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Mr. Lionel Ramamurthy, a 63-year-old widowed man, is being discharged from Newtown Public Hospital after being admitted for pneumonia on February 4th. [He] has made good progress and is now able to walk independently and care for himself, though he will need help monitoring his diet. The discharge letter informs the resident nurse at his retirement home of his medical history, hospital treatment, and provides recommendations for his care upon returning home.

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Mr. Lionel Ramamurthy, a 63-year-old widowed man, is being discharged from Newtown Public Hospital after being admitted for pneumonia on February 4th. [He] has made good progress and is now able to walk independently and care for himself, though he will need help monitoring his diet. The discharge letter informs the resident nurse at his retirement home of his medical history, hospital treatment, and provides recommendations for his care upon returning home.

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Occupational English Test

WRITING SUB-TEST: NURSING


TIME ALLOWED: READING TIME: 5 MINUTES
WRITING TIME: 40 MINUTES

Read the case notes and complete the writing task which follows.

Notes:
Assume that today's date is 11 February 2019

Mr Lionel Ramamurthy, a 63-year-old, is a patient in the medical ward of which you are Charge Nurse.

Hospital: Newtown Public Hospital, 41 Main Street, Newtown

PATIENT DETAILS:
Name: Lionel Ramamurthy (Mr)
Marital status: Widowed – spouse dec. 6 mths

Residence: Community Retirement Home, Newtown


Next of kin: Jake, engineer (37, married, 3 children <10)
Sean, teacher (30, married, working overseas, 1 infant)

Admission date: 04 Feb 2019

Discharge date: 11 Feb 2019

Diagnosis: Pneumonia

Past medical history:


Osteoarthritis (mainly fingers) – Voltaren (diclofenac)
Eyesight Ô due to cataracts removed 16 mths ago – needs check-up

Social background:
Retired school teacher (history, maths). Financially independent. Lonely since wife died.
Weight loss approx. 4 kg in 6 months – associated with poor diet.

Medical history: 2007: Type 2 diabetes diagnosed (controlled by diet)


04 Mar 2018 Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) diagnosed

Medical background:
Admitted with pneumonia – acute shortness of breath (SOB), inspiratory and expiratory wheezing,
persistent cough ( Ò chest & abdominal pain), fever, rigors, sleeplessness, generalised ache. On
admission – mobilising with pick-up frame, assist with ADLs

(e.g., showering, dressing, etc.), very weak, ambulating only short distances with increasing
shortness of breath on exertion (SOBOE).

Medical progress:
Afebrile.
Inflammatory markers back to normal.
Slow but independent walk & shower/toilet.
Dry cough, some chest & abdom. pain.
Weight gain (1.5kg) post r/v by dietitian.
Nursing management:
Encourage oral fluids, proper nutrition.
Ambulant as per physio r/v.
Encourage chest physio (deep breathing & coughing exercises).
Sitting preferred to lying down to ensure postural drainage.

Assessment: Good progress overall

Discharge plan: Paracetamol if necessary for chest/abdom. pain.


Keep warm.
Good nutrition – Ó fluids, eggs, fruit, veg (needs help monitoring diet).

Writing Task:

Using the information given in the case notes, write a discharge letter to Ms Georgine Ponsford, Resident
Community Nurse at the Community Retirement Home, 103 Light Street, Newtown. This letter will accompany Mr
Ramamurthy back to the retirement home upon his discharge tomorrow.
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 approximately 180–200 words.

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