CELBAN Listening 2

Question 1

A charge nurse says during handover: 'Mr. Osei in Room 12 had a restless night — he was up three times complaining of epigastric pain, and his last set of vitals showed a BP of 148 over 92.' What is the primary concern being communicated?

Accepted Answer

The patient experienced disrupted sleep with elevated blood pressure and abdominal pain

Answer

The handover clearly reports disturbed sleep, epigastric pain, and hypertensive blood pressure readings as the night's key concerns.

Question 2

During a team huddle a physician says: 'We'll hold the metformin today — her creatinine came back at 180 and we're sending her for a contrast CT this afternoon.' What is the reason for withholding the medication?

Accepted Answer

Elevated creatinine and upcoming contrast imaging increase the risk of lactic acidosis with metformin

Answer

Metformin is held before contrast CT in patients with elevated creatinine to prevent contrast-induced nephropathy and metformin-associated lactic acidosis.

Question 3

A patient says to a nurse: 'Every time I use this inhaler I get a bit shaky and my heart races for about twenty minutes.' Which CELBAN listening skill is most directly being tested when the nurse must summarize this back accurately?

Accepted Answer

Extracting specific detail about medication side effects and their duration

Answer

The CELBAN Listening section frequently tests the ability to extract precise clinical detail — here the side effect (tremor, tachycardia) and its timeframe (20 minutes).

Question 4

A nurse educator presents a case: 'The patient's O2 sats were hovering around 91 percent on room air, so we up-titrated her oxygen to four litres via nasal prongs and reassessed in fifteen minutes.' What intervention was taken and why?

Accepted Answer

Oxygen flow was increased from room air to 4 L/min because saturations were below the acceptable threshold

Answer

Oxygen was up-titrated to 4 L/min via nasal prongs in response to SpO2 of 91%, which is below the typical target range, with a 15-minute reassessment planned.

Question 5

During a recorded medical dialogue used in a CELBAN practice task, a surgeon says: 'We'll book her for an elective laparoscopic cholecystectomy once the acute inflammation settles — probably in six to eight weeks.' What does the patient need to understand?

Accepted Answer

Her gallbladder surgery will be scheduled in approximately six to eight weeks after inflammation resolves

Answer

The surgeon's statement indicates a planned (elective) minimally invasive gallbladder removal after the current inflammation subsides, with a 6–8 week timeline.

(CELBAN) Canadian English Language Benchmark Assessment for Nurses Practice Test

(CELBAN) Canadian English Language Benchmark Assessment for Nurses Practice Test

CELBAN Listening 2