Writing Grammar and Vocabulary Flashcards
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Which sentence correctly uses a semicolon?
Answer: The patient was stable; however, the nurse continued monitoring vital signs.
A semicolon correctly joins two independent clauses, and 'however' as a conjunctive adverb is properly preceded by a semicolon and followed by a comma.
Which option is the correct plural form of 'diagnosis'?
Answer: Diagnoses
'Diagnoses' is the correct Greek-derived plural, formed by changing '-sis' to '-ses'.
In formal nursing documentation, which phrase is most appropriate?
Answer: Patient reports a pain level of 7/10.
Formal nursing documentation requires precise, objective language with measurable data such as a numeric pain scale.
Choose the correctly punctuated sentence:
Answer: Before administering the medication, the nurse checked the patient's allergies.
An introductory adverbial clause is followed by a comma before the main clause, and the possessive 'patient's' requires an apostrophe.
Which word correctly fills the blank: 'The physician ___ the nurse to increase the IV flow rate.'
Answer: instructed
'Instructed' means directed or ordered someone to do something, which is appropriate for physician-to-nurse communication about clinical tasks.
Identify the sentence with a dangling modifier:
Answer: Having reviewed the chart, the medication was prepared by the nurse.
In the first sentence, the participial phrase 'Having reviewed the chart' incorrectly modifies 'the medication' rather than the nurse.
Which sentence uses 'adverse' correctly?
Answer: The patient experienced an adverse reaction to the antibiotic.
'Adverse reaction' is the standard clinical term for a harmful response to a medication or treatment.