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Find it fast in Part A, read closely in B and C
Part A is a speed test: four short texts, twenty answers, fifteen minutes, then it is collected. Parts B and C reward careful reading of what a text actually says. Every answer here comes with the words that decide it.
- Real section
- 60 minutes, 42 questions
- Part A
- 15 minutes, 20 questions
- Parts B and C
- 45 minutes, 22 questions
- Written here
- 104 questions
Part A: expeditious reading
- Supporting a patient using a walking aidA. Initial mobility assessment · B. Walking-aid equipment checks · C. Levels of assistance: ward recording key · D. Preparing the home handover15 minutes · 20 questions
- Collecting and transporting outpatient specimensA. Before collecting a specimen · B. Labelling and accompanying information · C. Collection-desk transport timetable · D. Leaks, rejection and recollection15 minutes · 20 questions
- Planning an accessible discharge conversationA. Identify communication needs early · B. Conducting the discharge discussion · C. Information format and supply table · D. Follow-up and unresolved questions15 minutes · 20 questions
Part B: short workplace texts
- Six workplace extracts, group 1Revised handover sheet · Loan tablet cleaning notice · Interpreter booking reminder · New stock cabinet trial · Discharge transport briefing · Incident review invitation6 questions · about 12 minutes
- Six workplace extracts, group 2Updated patient leaflet · Protected conversation room · Checking a medicine list · Training session evaluation · Home visit access arrangements · Audit data collection6 questions · about 12 minutes
Part C: longer articles
- When a discharge letter arrives but the message does notWhen a small hospital replaced its paper discharge summaries with an electronic system, the first dashboard appeared reassuring. A...8 questions · about 16 minutes
- The patients who disappeared from the appointment dashboardA community clinic introduced video appointments to reduce the effort involved in attending routine reviews. For several patients,...8 questions · about 16 minutes
- What an incident report cannot tell us on its ownWhen a ward introduced a simpler incident-reporting form, the number of reports rose. A local newsletter described the increase as...8 questions · about 16 minutes
- Asking patients to explain the planA nurse educator noticed that the same discharge question often brought the same answer. Asked whether everything was clear, patie...8 questions · about 16 minutes