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Question 1

a long piece of soft cloth that you tie around an injury

Answer 1

bandage

Question 2

a group of cells which cannot survive because they don’t

have a blood supply

Answer 2

dead tissue

Question 3

title e.g. Registered Nurse

Answer 3

designation

Question 4

a liquid, often infected, which comes out of the body or

wound

Answer 4

discharge

Question 5

a nurse who manages the care of people in a particular

area

Answer 5

District Nurse

Question 6

a measured amount of a medication

Answer 6

dose

Question 7

for the attention of

Answer 7

FAO

Question 8

General Practitioner, a doctor who works in a particular

area

Answer 8

GP

Question 9

a long piece of metal attached to a wall near a shower or

bath that you can hold for extra stability

Answer 9

grab bar

Question 10

a nurse who gives advice about physical and mental health

to people in their own homes

Answer 10

Health Visitor

Question 11

Intra Muscular; an injection into the muscle

Answer 11

IM

Question 12

red, painful and swollen

Answer 12

inflamed

Question 13

the smallest unit of weight which is usually used, equal to

1/1000th of a milligram, abbreviation mcg

Answer 13

microgram

Question 14

a nurse who cares for women before, during and after child

birth

Answer 14

Midwife

Question 15

a device that converts liquid medication into a fine mist,

which is then breathed in through a mask or mouthpiece

Answer 15

nebuliser

Question 16

a mat to use in the shower to stop you slipping over

Answer 16

non-slip mat

Question 17

smell, usually unpleasant

Answer 17

odour

Question 18

a person who dispenses and gives advice on medications

Answer 18

Pharmacist

Question 19

a nurse who works at a GP’s surgery

Answer 19

Practice Nurse

Question 20

a specialist in caring for patients which emotional or

behavioural problems

Answer 20

Psychologist

Question 21

a yellowish fluid that comes from an infected wound

Answer 21

pus

Question 22

a toilet seat which is high enough for patients with mobility
problems to sit on easily

Answer 22

raised toilet

seat

Question 23

inserted into the rectum

Answer 23

rectal

Question 24

Senior House Officer; a junior doctor who is doing specialist
training while working as a hospital doctor

Answer 24

SHO

Question 25

a plastic chair with wheels which can be used in the shower

for patients who cannot stand up on their own

Answer 25

shower chair

Question 26

the skin around a wound

Answer 26

surrounding

skin

Question 27

surgical stitches used to close a wound

Answer 27

sutures

Question 28

The cells which make up the skin

Answer 28

tissue

Question 29

An injury to the skin, also called a sore or lesion

Answer 29

wound