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ose s only . Offi cial OET e~a

: · This is a moc k exa m writ ten for edu cati ona l purp se trea t this
Plea se note ical kno wled ge. Plea
ess iona ls with exte nsiv e med
are writ ten by med ical prof enti c exa mpl e of the real OET exa m.
as an auth
task as a lear ning tool , NOT

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O C C U PA TI O N A L EN G LI SH
WR ITI NG SU B-T ES T: NU RS ING

TIM E AL LO WE D:
RE AD ING TIM E: 5 MIN UT ES
WR ITI NG TIM E: 40 MIN UT ES

'\
plet e the writ ing task whi ch follo ws.
Rea d the cas e note s belo w and com

No tes :
d of whi ch you are Cha r~e Nurs~.
_ Allis on Wa tson , a 6-ye ar-o ld, is a pati ent in the med ical war
Miss
Adm itted afte r nea r dro wni ng.

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Hos pita l: We stm ond Pub lic Hos pita l, 22 Hig

Pat ien t det ails

Nam e: Alli son Wa tson

Ag e: 6 yea rs
Nex t of kin: Ma rge Wa tso n (mo the r)
Ad mis sio n dat e:
21 Feb rua ry 201 6
3 Ma rch 201 6
Dis cha rge dat e: in inju ry
Nea r drowning, potential hypoxic bra
Dia gno sis : )
Live s with mo the r and fath er (Tim
Fam ily:

Me dic al his tor yan d medications:

Chicken pox (3yo)
Fractured collar bone (4yo)
Mil d ast hm a

Primary scho"ol student (grade 1)

Social background:
Enjoys sport (soccer, athletics)

holiday with father.

Fell into fresh water lake while on fishing
Background:
Found 15-20 minutes later face down.
basic life support started
Paramedics arrived 10 minutes later,
On admission to ED: cyanotic,
1'>

' pulseless,
~ apnoeic,
.\ ,, fixed & dilated pupils,
tympanic temp 27.7°C
T
 Nu rs in g M an ag em en t an d p rogress:

21 /2 /1 6: CP R Performed
cheal tub ing inserted
Ve nt ila to r & endotra d' t
H ea te d hu mi dif ier r nkets applied
ric ve nt ila t~ /u ~: ~ warmer, preheated bla
Pa ed iat
84 / 36 / 19 / 78 %
Blood Ga s) = 7.04 /
Initial AB G (Art~rial ion achieved
Sp on ta ne ou s circulat

/ 23 / 97%
23 /2 /1 6 AB G = 7.44 / 34 / 94
BP 98 /6 4
°c
Ty m pa ni c te m p 34.8 ne ra l wa rd
fe rre d fro m ICU to ge
Pa tie nt sta ble - tra ns
\

al
25 /2 /1 6 Te m pe ra tu re no rm
e to co m m an d
Un re sp on siv
be d
M ov in g ar ou nd th e tio n
en tila te d fo r IC P pr ot ec
No lo ng er hy pe rv be gu n
nic al ve nt ila tio n
W ea ni ng of f m ec ha

m an ds
Re sp on siv e to co m d sp ee ch
29 /2 /1 6 n po ss ibl e - slu rre
Ba sic co m m un ica tio
m m en ce d
Sp ee ch th er ap y co
tin g
Di ffi cu lty co nc en tra
da ily fo r he ad ac he s
Pa ra ce ta m ol 3x
sp ut um
Co ug hi ng up pi nk
tio n st op pe d
M ec ha ni ca l ve nt ila

ng of speech
oving, still some slurri
Communication impr pears ok
3/3/16 en tra tio n impr ov ing , cognitive function ap for delayed
Conc
am s cl~ ar - need more tests to check
Neurological ex
tion itive effects
pr ob le m s as precau rm an ent speech and cogn
ne d ab ou t pe
Pa re nt s concer
en needed
Pa ra ce ta m ol given wh
Occasional cough
R ea dy for discharge

ac he s
Pa ra ce ta m ol fo r he ad rs en s
Discharge plan: r co ug h, re tu rn to hospital AS AP if wo
M on ito
speech W'3ek
Sp ee ch th er ap y fo r ps yc ho lo gi ca l, vi su al-spatial, IQ) in on e
(neuro
Ne ur ol og is t fo r tests I •

he ad ac he s D r if minor
G P to ch ec k cough, he ad ac he s, co nc en tra tio n . Call
co ug h,
Pa re nt s to m on ito r
if se ve re ef0
issues, bring to ER
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Writing Task:

Please choose 1 only (as instructed by your teacher)

A: Using th e information provided in the case notes , write a referral letter to the GP, Dr Anne Si,n ons,
Southern Medical Centre , 15 Eltham Place, Curtai~-

8 : Using the information provided in the case notes , write a letter detailing the post-dischar ge q:ire
required for the patient to the patient's mother, Mrs Marge Watson, 34 View Rd, Tenningway~
1

C: Using the information provided in the case notes, write a referral letter to the neurologist, Dr Frank
Rivers , Head Neurologist at Western Neurology Group , 95 Fitzroy St, Green Valley.

In your answer:
• Expand the relevant notes into complete sentences
• Do not use note form
• Use letter format
The body of the letter should be approximate ly 180-200 words.

Please note: It's not common for a nurse to write a letter to a Neurologi st in the rET
exam . However, adapting your w riting to suit the needs of different profession s s a
useful learning tool.
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