CELBAN Writing Grammar and Vocabulary 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Which sentence uses the passive voice correctly to describe a nursing procedure?
- The medication was administered by the nurse at 0800. (Correct answer)
- The nurse administered the medication was at 0800.
- The medication administered was the nurse at 0800.
- The nurse was administered the medication at 0800.
Correct answer: The medication was administered by the nurse at 0800.
The passive voice is formed with 'was/were + past participle'; 'was administered by the nurse' is the correct construction.
Question 2: Choose the word that best completes the sentence: 'The patient's wound showed signs of ___ after the dressing change.'
- deterioration (Correct answer)
- deterrence
- determination
- detraction
Correct answer: deterioration
'Deterioration' means worsening, which accurately describes a wound that is getting worse after a dressing change.
Question 3: Which sentence correctly uses a relative clause?
- The patient who was admitted yesterday needs reassessment. (Correct answer)
- The patient which was admitted yesterday needs reassessment.
- The patient, who he was admitted yesterday, needs reassessment.
- The patient who he was admitted yesterday needs reassessment.
Correct answer: The patient who was admitted yesterday needs reassessment.
'Who' is the correct relative pronoun for people, and no double subject ('who he') is needed in standard English.
Question 4: Which word is the correct medical term for difficulty swallowing?
- Dysphagia (Correct answer)
- Dysphasia
- Dystonia
- Dysphonia
Correct answer: Dysphagia
Dysphagia refers specifically to difficulty swallowing, a common symptom documented in nursing notes.
Question 5: Select the sentence with correct subject-verb agreement:
- The results of the lab test were normal. (Correct answer)
- The results of the lab test was normal.
- The result of the lab tests were normal.
- The results of the lab test are been normal.
Correct answer: The results of the lab test were normal.
The subject is 'results' (plural), so the plural verb 'were' is correct despite the intervening prepositional phrase.
Question 6: Which transition word best connects these two ideas: 'The patient refused the injection. ___, the nurse documented the refusal.'
- Consequently (Correct answer)
- However
- Similarly
- In addition
Correct answer: Consequently
'Consequently' signals a cause-and-effect relationship, appropriate when one action leads to another.
Question 7: Which sentence uses the word 'contraindicated' correctly?
- Aspirin is contraindicated in patients with active bleeding disorders. (Correct answer)
- Aspirin is contraindicated to relieve mild headaches.
- The nurse contraindicated the prescription before administering the drug.
- Contraindicated aspirin was the patient's request.
Correct answer: Aspirin is contraindicated in patients with active bleeding disorders.
'Contraindicated' means a treatment should not be used; it is correctly used with 'in patients with' to specify the condition that makes it unsafe.
CELBAN Writing Grammar and Vocabulary 2
Which sentence uses the passive voice correctly to describe a nursing procedure?