Nursing Elites

1. Select the word that makes the following sentence grammatically correct. She is very caring; ___________, she needs more training before she is ready to work in the hospital.

• A. also
• B. nevertheless
• C. hitherto
• D. otherwise

Correct answer: B

Rationale: The word 'nevertheless' is used to show contrast or contradiction between two ideas. In this sentence, acknowledging the positive quality of being caring but stating that more training is needed presents a contrast. Therefore, 'nevertheless' is the appropriate word to bridge the two ideas together logically. Choices A, C, and D do not convey the intended contrast between the two parts of the sentence, making them grammatically incorrect in this context.

2. What punctuation is needed in the following sentence to make it correct? Follow my lead, I have been performing this procedure for years.

• A. Period
• B. Comma
• C. Exclamation point
• D. Semicolon

Correct answer: B

Rationale: The correct punctuation needed in the sentence is a comma. The sentence should be: 'Follow my lead, I have been performing this procedure for years.' The comma is necessary to separate the introductory phrase 'Follow my lead' from the main clause that follows. The other choices are incorrect because a period would create two separate sentences, an exclamation point is not suitable for the context, and a semicolon would be too strong of a punctuation mark for this sentence structure.

3. Which word is used incorrectly in the following sentence? For whom was that email intended?

• A. For
• B. whom
• C. that
• D. intended

Correct answer: B

Rationale: The word 'whom' should be used instead of 'who' in the sentence to make it grammatically correct. 'Who' is used as the subject of a sentence, while 'whom' is used as the object. Therefore, the correct form of the sentence should be: 'For whom was that email intended?' Choices A, C, and D are used correctly in the sentence and do not need any changes.

4. Select the word that makes the following sentence grammatically correct. The hockey team ___________ traveling to Albany for the semifinals.

• A. is
• B. are
• C. be
• D. were

Correct answer: A

Rationale: The subject of the sentence 'The hockey team' is singular, so the correct verb to use is 'is' to maintain subject-verb agreement. In this case, 'is' agrees with the singular subject 'team,' making the sentence grammatically correct. Choices B, C, and D are incorrect as they do not agree with the singular subject 'team.' 'Are' is plural, 'be' is not the correct form of the verb to use in this context, and 'were' is past tense which is not suitable for the present tense sentence.

5. What word is best to substitute for the underlined words in the following sentence? You can hear the nurses’ laughter all the way down the hallway.

• A. his
• B. hers
• C. them
• D. their

Correct answer: D

Rationale: The phrase 'the nurses’ laughter' indicates possession by the nurses, a plural subject. Therefore, the appropriate possessive pronoun to use in this context is 'their,' which correctly reflects possession by multiple nurses. Choice A ('his') is singular and refers to a male subject, not suitable for a group of nurses. Choice B ('hers') is singular and refers to a female subject, not suitable for a group of nurses. Choice C ('them') is a pronoun used for a group of people, but it doesn't indicate possession as required in the sentence.

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