Scheda di esercizi di Vocabolario sanitario (test di ammissione) con soluzioni

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “Rinse the area thoroughly with clean water.”

1. ACompletely
2. BOnce every few days
3. CQuickly and lightly
4. DOnly with cold water

What does the suffix -ostomy mean, as in “colostomy”?

1. AAbnormal enlargement of an organ
2. BSurgically removing an organ
3. CSurgically creating an opening
4. DInflammation of an organ

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The patient felt dizzy when she stood up.”

1. ASick to the stomach and about to vomit
2. BShort of breath
3. CLight-headed and unsteady
4. DVery sleepy

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The patient’s skin felt clammy.”

1. ACool and damp
2. BHot and dry
3. CRough and scaly
4. DItchy and red

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “On a busy shift the nurse must prioritise patient care.”

1. ADecide what is most important first
2. BWrite down everything that has been done
3. CPut off tasks until later
4. DHand tasks over to others

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The nurse cleaned the abrasion on the child’s knee.”

1. AA deep puncture wound from a nail
2. BA swollen joint
3. CA scrape of the skin surface
4. DA bite from an animal

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The aetiology of the disease is still unknown.”

1. ACause or origin
2. BRate of spread
3. CLikely outcome
4. DUsual treatment

What does the term haematoma mean?

1. AA tumour made of many small blood vessels
2. BA collection of blood in the tissues
3. CThe presence of blood in the urine
4. DBleeding from the nose