Nursing/Registered Nurse Interview and Selection Days Numeracy and literacy tests: information and sample questions

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1 FACULTY OF HEALTH, SOCIAL CARE AND EDUCATION Nursing/Registered Nurse Interview and Selection Days Numeracy and literacy tests: information and sample questions Nurses need to be both numerate and literate to register with the Nursing and Midwifery Council. During our interview and selection days you'll complete a numeracy test and a literacy test. What do the tests involve? The literacy and maths test last for 30 minutes. The literacy test is made up of multiple choice questions and circling incorrect use of grammar in a text. The numeracy test includes addition, subtraction, multiplication and division, as well as conversion of decimals to fractions, and fractions to decimals. You will be given a booklet with both the literacy and maths tests included. You will have a total of 30 minutes to complete 30 questions. It will be up to you how you manage the time so you may wish, for example, to spend 20 minutes on the maths test and 10 minutes on the literacy test. The pass mark is 8/15 for both the literacy and maths tests: you must pass both the literacy AND maths tests to be awarded an overall pass of the exam. You will also be required to write an essay; the title will relate to healthcare and the NHS. The maximum score for the essay test is 10 and the pass mark is 6/10. What happens if I don t pass the tests? You need to pass the tests to proceed to the interview stage. We are unable to consider applicants who do not achieve the pass mark in any of the tests. The decision not to grant an interview as a result of the tests is final and the University will be unable to enter into any individual discussion or correspondence with regards the result achieved. If you fail one or more parts of the test this will be indicated in the rejection information you will receive from UCAS.

2 For Office Use Only SCORE /15 Literacy Test CHECKED Name Date There are two sections, A and B (total marks: 15). A: IDENTIFYING GRAMMATICAL ERRORS. (7 marks) EXAMPLE Please read the following EXAMPLE extract. There are two grammatical errors. These may include errors in spelling punctuation and grammar. Put a circle around each mistake. You do not have to correct the error. Kieran went home after school and start his homework immediately. He had enjoyed the day with his new teacher and felt totally enthused by his new teacher approach to learning. His mother was so pleased to see her son enjoying school again. The two mistakes above which need to be encircled are the words: start, and the second teacher in the second sentence. The start should read started and the second teacher should be teacher s

3 THE TEST Please read the following extract. There are seven grammatical errors. These may include errors in spelling punctuation and grammar. Put a circle around each mistake. You do not have to correct the error. It was April 2015 and After living in the same house for seventeen year s, Jacinta decided it was time to sell her house in London and move to a smaller house in Brighton. Her daughter and husband and three children lived in Brighton. Jacinta always wanted to lived by the sea. Many family members thought she should of moved to the coast years ago. She struggled to maintain her large semi-detached house in London. By October 2015 Jacinta had moved and the move had went well. By April 2016 many family and friends thought that they seen a great improvement in her health? She began to socialise in her new area, making friends and enjoying trips to bingo and day trips to other coastal towns. The move to Brighton was clearly the start of a whole new life for her. Turn over for Section B

4 B: COMPREHENSION (8 Marks) Read the passage below and answer the questions which follow. Two hundred years or so ago, medicine, in this country, was a fairly limited affair. There were centres of refuge and care which had been established since the 12 th century, run by the church and funded by charitable donations but there was neither local nor national provision of health care. As medicine advanced as a science and treatments became more effective, it was called upon to play a much bigger role in the welfare of the population, not least because it was realised that a healthy nation was also a more productive one. The Crimean War (1854-6) highlighted the inadequacy of health care and although it may be disputed (Mary Seacole, from Jamaica, is certainly an unsung hero here) the reformation of nursing care may well have stemmed from the period following Florence Nightingale s arrival in the Crimea, to tend to injured soldiers. Certainly the death rate soon fell from 40% to 2% although it is uncertain as to how much should be attributed to adhering to her maxim that the first requirement of a hospital is that it should do no harm! Back in Britain and possibly following experiences in the Crimea, the 1860 s saw more responsibility given to local authorities to contain disease. This led to the provision of isolation hospitals for those suffering from illnesses such as smallpox and tuberculosis and to the idea of policing communicable diseases. The turn of the century brought growing pressure for more state involvement in health care and this resulted in the National Health Insurance Act which provided low-paid workers with money for treatment and limited sick benefit. This supported the new ideology that state medicine should help the under-privileged and, therefore, enhance social justice. Thought was also given to such matters as health education, the idea of prevention rather than cure and the care of the elderly and of the mentally impared. The Second World War ( ) necessitated more central government involvement and it was at this time that the Beveridge Report (1942) was published and whilst it was never really intended to embrace widespread welfare provision, the idea of care from the cradle to the grave, caught the public imagination. It was six years later that the National Health Service (NHS) was born. It was thought that high initial costs would gradually reduce as the nation became healthier. However, it was soon realised that better treatment did not mean less expenditure and that socialised medicine did not reduce inequalities. Nonetheless, despite problems of under-funding, the NHS remains a remarkably successful venture which continues to offer to all an acceptable standard of medicine in a reasonably efficient system. Questions on the next page

5 Put a ring round the letter which gives the most appropriate answer. 1. The style of writing in this essay could be described as a. satirical b. informative c. entertaining d. persuasive. 2. The main object of the essay is a. to provide a brief history of health care in Britain b. to highlight the inadequacy of health care in the Crimea c. to point out the futility of war d. to promote health care education 3. The first paragraph ends with the words a more productive one. Does this mean a. produces more offspring b. has less time off sick and therefore produces more c. is healthier d. sells more produce 4. Was Mary Seacole a. a hero who was unable to sing b. a fictional hero c. someone who has not featured in folksongs d. a person who s good work has not been celebrated

6 5. In the third paragraph, the expression communicable disease is used. Does this mean a. one which can be passed from person to person b. one which makes a person communicate more c. one which cannot be passed from one person to another d. one which makes communication impossible 6. A spelling mistake appears at the end of the third paragraph. Would you correct it by changing the word to a. prevension b. elderley c. mentaly d. impaired 7. The NHS was first established in a b c d From information in the last paragraph, which of these statements is true? a. the costs of the NHS will reduce in time b. less expenditure means a healthier nation c. better treatment means less money spent d. the better the treatment, the greater the expenditure END OF TEST

7 Literacy Test Answers A: COMPLETING THE PASSAGE (7 Marks) First paragraph 1. Line 1: After, no need for capital letter. 2. Line 1: year s, apostrophe not needed. 3. Line 4: Lived, should be live. 4. Line 4: of, should be have. Second paragraph 5. Line 1: went, should be gone. 6. Line 2: seen, should be saw or had seen. 7. Line 2:? should be full stop. B: COMPREHENSION (8 Marks) 1. b. 2. a. 3. b. 4. d. 5. a. 6. d. 7. d. 8. d.

8 For Office Use Only SCORE /15 CHECKED NUMERACY TEST EXAMPLE Name: (print).. Date... There are 15 questions to be answered. Write your answer clearly in the box provided. We would suggest that you spend 15 to 20 minutes on this test. CALCULATORS WILL BE PROVIDED. Convert the following: Use this space for your workings g mg mg g Litres ml 4. 4 to a percentage 5 Solve the following: biscuits weigh a total of 600grams. There are 200 calories in 100 grams of biscuits. How many calories are in each biscuit? 9. Anna went to the Shop and her shopping bill came to When she got to the checkout till the assistant told her that she could get a 10% discount voucher. Anna decided to use the voucher. How much was her final bill?

9 10. John goes to the gym three times a week. When he uses the bicycle, he burns 300 calories per hour. When he uses the rowing machine he burns 400 calories per hour. He does 20 minutes on the bicycle and 30 minutes on the rowing machine per visit. How many calories does he burn in one visit? Convert to decimals: Convert to simple fractions: Sequencing 14. Write the following numbers in order of size. Start with the smallest number. 0.61, 0.1, 0.16, Convert the following: pm to 24 hour clock time

10 ANSWERS Convert the following: g 450mg mg 13.5g Litres 1500 ml 4. 4 to a percentage 5 Solve the following: % 4 8 or 2 4 or biscuits weigh a total of 600grams. There are 200 calories in 100 grams of biscuits. How many calories are in each biscuit? 9. Anna went to the Shop and her shopping bill came to When she got to the checkout till the assistant told her that she could get a 10% discount voucher. Anna decided to use the voucher. How much was her final bill? 10. John goes to the gym three times a week. When he uses the bicycle, he burns 300 calories per hour. When he uses the rowing machine he burns 400 calories per hour. He does 20 minutes on the bicycle and 30 minutes on the rowing machine per visit. How many calories does he burn in one visit? Convert to decimals: Calories Calories 0.4

11 Convert to simple fractions: Sequencing 14. Write the following numbers in order of size. Start with the smallest number. 0.1, 0.106, 0.16, , 0.1, 0.16, Convert the following: pm to 24 hour clock time 16:45