OCCUPATIONAL ENGLISH TEST

WRITING SUB-TEST: 02 NURSING

TIME ALLOWED:

READING TIME: 5 MINUTES

WRITING TIME: 40 MINUTES

Read the case notes below and complete the writing task which folloves:

Patient History:

Olivia Charlie is a patient in your General Practice

DOB: 08.08.1976, Married, 3 adult children

21.1.06

Subjective:

Complains of inflamed, sticky and weeping eyes.

Thyroidism-diagnosed Feb 04

High blood pressure June 06

Hipreplacement - July 06

Medications-thyroxine I mg daily, Atacand 4 mg daily Fosamax 10 mg daily

No Known allergies

Objective:

BP 145/85 Pulse 76

Both eyes red, watery discharge right worse than left

Assessment:

Bilateral conjunctivitis-likely viral

Chlorsig eye drops daily

3.3.96

Subjective: No improvement to eyes, blurred vision

Objective:
Odema eye lids++marked conjunctival congestion

Plan:
Chloramphenicol 0.5% sterile 1 drop 3 times daily

Bion Tears 1 drop each eyes 4 hely

Review two weeks

5.6.96

Subjective:

Accompanied by husband. Very distressed Has lost most siglit in both eyes, can make out light or
dark shapes but unable to read or watch TV.

Objective:

Marked oedema upper and lower lids

White sticky discharge, unable to read eye chatt

Plan:

Refer immediately Emergency Dept., Alfred Melbourne Eye Hospital

Husband will drive to hospital

WRITING TASK
Use the information in the case notes, write a letter of referral to the Registrar, Emergency
Departnient, Alfred Melbourne Eye Hospital, commercial Rd, Melbourne VIC 3054

In your answer:

Expand the relevant case notes into complete sentences

Do not use note form

• The body of the letter not be more than 200 words

Use correct letter format