POLTEKKES MEDAN

MID-TERM TEST EVEN SEMESTER

ACADEMIC YEAR OF 2024/2025
Subject : English For Nurses 1 Checked & Approved by
Lecturer : Ramot Simanjuntak, S.S, M.Pd Head of Study Lecturer
Study Program : Nursing Program
Date :
Time :
Type of Test : Closed book & No gadget
Student’s Name : Student’s Signature
NIM :
No. of test :
Attention: Students are asked to obey all the rules of test in Polytechnic Health of Medan based on the Students’
Handbook. All the test papers should be handed in to the examiners.
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I. GRAMMAR FOCUS

1. The settings for delivery of care are rapidly expanding and challenge nurses to think outside the
box in __________ best practices based on current research.
a. to apply b. applied c. application
d. apply e. applying
2. The Nursing Care Plan guides you through the process of planning care, performing interventions,
and ___________ the outcomes of your plan of care.
a. evaluating b. evaluation c. to evaluate
d. evaluated e. has evaluated
3. Nursing Checklists ____ your reference guide to using critical thinking in nursing and to
understanding the steps in the nursing process.
a. is b. am c. are d. was e. were
4. Pay careful attention to this feature as it _____ help you to begin to identify and respond to critical
situations on your own, both efficiently and effectively.
a. must b. will c. may d. might e. has to
5. This feature ______ you to develop sensitivity to issues about the caring and compassion,
legal/ethical, and professional components of nursing practice.
a. to help b. helped c. helping d. helps e. help
6. The Client Teaching Checklist ____ a great resource for ensuring success in teaching exercises and
procedures and in relaying critical information to clients.
a. are b. am c. is d. was e. were
7. Culturally competent care requires the nurse to work within the client’s cultural belief system to
resolve health problems. This means that the nurse ______ to hear the client and consider the
client’s world and daily experiences.
a. needs b. need c. to need d. needed e. has needed
8. With over 35 years of experience as an educator, clinician, and administrator, Sue Carter DeLaune
___________ fundamentals of nursing, psychiatric– mental health nursing, professionalism, and
nursing leadership in a variety of programs.
a. taught b. has taught c. had taught d. teaches e. to teach
9. Helena Fransiscan __________ a bachelor of science in nursing from Polytechnic of Health
Medan, North Sumatera in 2003.
 a. to obtain b. obtain c. obtaines d. has obtained e. obtained
10. Nursing requires a delicate balance of promoting clients’ independence and dependence. Nursing
________ not on illness but rather on the client’s response to illness.
a. focused b. Focus c. focusing d. to focus e. focuses
11. Nursing is an art and a science by which people are assisted in learning to care for ________
whenever possible and cared for by others when they are unable to meet their own needs.
a.them b. themselves c. theirs d. they e. they
12. By ________ nursing history, the nurse is better able to understand such issues as autonomy
(being self-directed), unity within the profession, supply and demand, salary, education, and
current practice.
a. study b. studies c. to study d. studying e. studied
13. Through consultation and exchange of information, nurses ____________ their roles as
autonomous professionals.
a. to demonstrate b. demonstrated c. demonstrating
d. demonstrate e. has demonstrated
14. ______ important are the qualities of autonomy and empowerment to a nurse’s career goals?
a. How b. What c. When d. Where e. Who
15. During the Civil War, women _____ instrumental in the effort to minimize the risk of spreading
contagious diseases among wounded soldiers.
a. is b. am c. are d. was e. were
16. Florence Nightingale is considered the founder of modern nursing. She _________ in a wealthy
upper-class family in England during the mid-1800s.
a. grows up b. was growing up c. grew up d. had grown up e. has grown up
17. The nursing profession supports an integration of public and private sector programs and
resources for health care delivery. The competition _________ the two types of settings has
encouraged quality and progress.
a. between b. among c. at d. in e. on
18. The principal goal of education is to create men and women ___ have minds ____ can be critical,
can verify, and not accept everything they are offered.
a. that-which b. who-which c. who-that d. that-who e. which-that
19. Critical thinkers are people who know how to think. They possess intellectual autonomy, in that
they refuse to accept conclusions without __________ the evidence (facts and reasons) for
themselves.
a. to evaluate b. evaluate c. evaluated d. evaluating e. evaluates
20.Think of all the ways you can use your senses when assessing patients. _____ type of information
____ you gather through vision, hearing, smell, and touch?
a. did-can b. what-can c. do-can d. does-can e. what-could

II. WRITING FOCUS

 Mr. Jona is a client on your unit. He is a 70-year-old widower, admitted 2 days ago with a
broken left hip. While bowling with his church bowling league, Mr. Jona tripped, fell, fractured
his hip, and sprained his right wrist. He has recently retired from an administrative position with a
large company and moved to Florida from his home in Iowa. He has two children, who both live
about 500 miles away. Mr. Jona lives alone in a one-bedroom apartment about 10 blocks from the
hospital. In 2 days, Mr. Jona will be discharged and referred to the home health division for
follow-up care

Questions

(Please answer these questions in a paragraph, without numbers)

1. Is Mr.Jona right-handed?

2. What tasks can he perform with his left hand?

3. Will there be anyone to stay with him when he gets home?

4. Who will shop for and prepare food?

5. Does he live in an upstairs apartment? If yes, is there an elevator?

6. Is there someone in his church who could help with errands and food?

7. Can his children stay with him for a while?

8. Did you identify any other questions about Mr. Jona’s situation?

IV. A TASK BASED MISSION

Transporting Chickens, Fox and Seeds

Describe and explain briefly ; How will you transport those three items (chickens,
fox, seeds) from island A to island B safely? You can freely choose which one is
going to be the first to bring. In one condition, you are only allowed to transport one
item per trip or in return.