Nursing Elites

1. What punctuation is needed in the following sentence to make it correct? Harvey, please make sure that the patient is resting comfortably.

• A. Period
• B. Comma
• C. Question mark
• D. Exclamation mark

Correct answer: A

Rationale: The correct punctuation needed in the sentence is a period. A period is needed at the end of the sentence to indicate the completion of the thought and to make it a grammatically correct statement. The other options (comma, question mark, exclamation mark) do not fit the context of the sentence. In this case, a period is used to end a declarative sentence, stating a fact without needing any additional punctuation for the context provided.

2. What word is best to substitute for the underlined words in the following sentence? The coats hanging on the hooks are the patients’.

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

Correct answer: B

Rationale: The word 'their' is the correct possessive pronoun to use in this sentence because it indicates that the coats belong to multiple patients. 'Their' shows ownership by a plural group, which is the most suitable choice in this context. Choice A, 'his,' is singular and would imply that all the coats belong to one male patient, which is not the case. Choice C, 'them,' is a pronoun used for indicating objects or people and not possession. Choice D, 'theirs,' is a possessive pronoun but is used to refer to something that belongs to multiple people, not in this case where the coats belong to the patients.

3. He ___________ football games.

• A. Never almost attends
• B. Almost attends never
• C. Attends almost never
• D. Almost never attends

Correct answer: D

Rationale: The correct answer is 'Almost never attends.' In English, adverbs like 'almost' usually come before the main verb in a sentence. In this case, the adverb 'almost' should precede the verb 'attends.' Therefore, the correct word order is 'Almost never attends,' indicating that he rarely goes to football games. Choices A, B, and C have incorrect word order for the adverb 'almost' in relation to the verb 'attends,' making them grammatically incorrect and not conveying the intended meaning.

4. Select the phrase that makes the following sentence grammatically correct: 'Working ____ the mission of the entire committee.'

• A. to peace is
• B. toward peace was
• C. to peace was
• D. toward peace am

Correct answer: B

Rationale: The correct phrase to complete the sentence is 'toward peace was.' In this context, 'toward peace' is the appropriate prepositional phrase to indicate the direction or goal of the work being done. Additionally, the verb tense should be in the past tense ('was') to match the structure of the sentence. Choice A and C are incorrect because 'to peace' does not convey the intended sense of direction or goal. Choice D is incorrect as 'am' is present tense, which does not agree with the past tense structure of the sentence.

5. Select the phrase in the sentence that is not used correctly. Until his trip to Puerto Rico, Javier had never seen his ancestral home.

• A. Until his trip
• B. had never
• C. never seen
• D. his ancestral home

Correct answer: C

Rationale: The phrase 'never seen' in the sentence is not used correctly. The correct phrase should be 'never seen,' which is the past participle form of the verb 'see.' In this context, 'seen' is the correct past participle to use with 'had never.' Choice A, 'Until his trip,' is correct as it sets the time frame. Choice B, 'had never,' is also correct as it indicates the past perfect tense. Choice D, 'his ancestral home,' is also used correctly as it refers to the place Javier had never seen before.

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