Werkblad Woordenschat voor de gezondheidszorg (toelatingsexamens) met antwoorden

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “Mr Lee is now independent with bathing.”

1. AAble to do it without help
2. BIn need of full help
3. CRefusing to do it
4. DAfraid of doing it

What does the prefix tri- mean, as in “triceps”?

1. AThree
2. BFour
3. CTwo
4. DMany

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “This drug can cause frequent urination.”

1. AHappening rarely
2. BPainful and burning
3. CDark in colour
4. DHappening often

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The nurse treated the dying patient with great compassion.”

1. ACare for suffering and a wish to help
2. BStrictness and firm discipline
3. CIndifference and a complete lack of interest
4. DImpatience and a need to hurry

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The surgeon will excise the mole.”

1. ACut out
2. BPhotograph
3. CFreeze
4. DExamine

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The nurse will percuss the patient’s chest.”

1. APress firmly with the palm
2. BListen with a stethoscope
3. CTap to produce sounds
4. DLook at closely

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The patient’s seizures were refractory to standard treatment.”

1. ACaused directly
2. BPartly hidden
3. CResponding quickly
4. DNot responding

Choose the word that best completes the sentence: “Because her condition was ___, the nurse checked her every 15 minutes.”

1. Astable
2. Btrivial
3. Cprecarious
4. Dresolved