PAAET Nursing and Health Sciences Aptitude Test case studies
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The PAAET Nursing and Health Sciences Aptitude Test is an admission screening instrument used by the Public Authority for Applied Education and Training in Kuwait to gauge whether applicants have the scientific and reasoning foundation needed for its nursing and allied health programmes. It is aimed at secondary-school graduates and other applicants seeking entry to diploma and degree tracks in nursing, medical laboratory sciences, radiologic technology, and related fields. The PAAET Nursing and Health Sciences Aptitude Test case studies are 5 cases and about 3,763 words.
1The man with three days of diarrhoea: reading the volume deficit
A 62-year-old man is admitted after 3 days of profuse watery diarrhoea. On arrival: temperature 38.2 °C, pulse 112/min regular, blood pressure 96/60 mmHg lying and 84/55 mmHg sitting, respirations 22/min, weight 67 kg (his usual weight is 70 kg).
797 words, about 4 min2Making up 1 L of paediatric fluid from stock solutions
A pharmacy technician must prepare 1 L of intravenous fluid containing 4.5 g/L sodium chloride and 50 g/L glucose for a paediatric ward. The only stocks available are 3% w/v sodium chloride (30 g/L), 10% w/v glucose (100 g/L) and sterile water for injection.
733 words, about 4 min3Two days of waiting times: mean, median and how many nurses
A clinic records the waiting times in minutes for nine patients seen on Monday: 12, 15, 18, 20, 22, 25, 28, 31, 96. The 96-minute wait followed a single emergency that stopped the clinic for over an hour.
739 words, about 4 min4A gravity infusion and a ward circuit: pressure and current
A nurse sets up a gravity infusion for a patient in a ward. The bag contains 500 mL, to run over 4 hours.
748 words, about 4 min5Reading the quality report: rates, bases and a causal claim
A hospital quality report gives the following figures for one month. Clinic B, with fewer than half of C's incidents, is the safest.
746 words, about 4 min