Ielts mock Test 018 October Listening Practice Test how to use you have ways to access the listening audio

Section 3
Mrs Lam: Hello, Andrew. I believe you want lo know about visiting hours?
Andrew: Yes, I do Mrs Lam. I have to fill this form out, and I'd like to have some
idea why the different parts of the hospital, have different times for visiting.
Mrs Lam: I see. Well, let’s start with an obvious one. Intensive care. People in
intensive cure are Q21 very sick indeed, and for that reason we say
that visitors can come between 6:00am and midnight.
Andrew: I can understand that.
Mrs Lam: At the other end of the scale, our maternity patients are usually quite
well, but we restrict their visiting hours from Q22 8:00 am to 8:00 pm. We find
they get very tired if we permit visitors all the time.
Andrew: I see. What about the Q23 surgical wards?
Mrs Lam: The doctors prefer to do their rounds early in surgical, so visiting
hours are 9:00am to 9:00 pm. Surgical patients are often on very heavy
Q24 painkillers, and they aren't really very good company for their visitors!
Andrew: But surely the visitors come to cheer up the patient, not the other way
round?
Mrs Lam: Of course. And often the visitors are able to help the patient a lot.
That's why we allow visitors Q25 all day, the full 24 hours, in the emergency
ward. They help comfort the patient while they're waiting to be diagnosed. It's
not just everyone who can visit a sick patient. People in intensive care can only
be visited by their immediate family. What's more, we only allow two people in
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at any time. We let children of the immediate family in to visit people in
intensive care, but we don't like to do it. It's very hard on the children, and it
may Q26 distress the patient. However, if the patient asks for the child, and
the family agrees, that's okay.
Andrew: What about children in maternity?
Mrs Lam: Of course we let them in! They're very pleased to see their mothers.
The rule in maternity is everyone may visit, up to Q27 six people at a time.
The maternity ward is quite sociable, after all.
Mrs Lam: Now I have your schedule for the next Week's observation sessions.
Are you ready?
Andrew: Yes. Where do I start?
Mrs Lam: On Monday you'll be in male surgical in the morning, and in female
surgical in the afternoon. You'll be following Dr Shay on her rounds.
Andrew: Thank you. And on Tuesday?
Mrs Lam: On Tuesday you will be Q28 with Dr Thomas in the morning and Dr
Robertson in the afternoon. No, that can't be right... you're with Dr Thomas in
the afternoon and Dr Robertson in the morning.
Andrew: Do I ever get to see Dr Kim?
Mrs Lam: Yes, you'll be with Dr Kim on Thursday and Friday. She'll take you
through the children's ward and through our new teenage ward for 12 to 15
year olds.
Andrew: Great! I've read a lot about that new ward. Will I see the school room?
Mrs Lam: Maybe another time.
Andrew: And what will I do on Wednesday?
Mrs Lam: On Wednesday you'll join the other students for lectures. You'll be in
the Q29 Redmore Lecture Room between 8 and 10 am and later between 2
and 3 pm.
Andrew: Thank you. Do you know how big my class is?
Mrs Lam: The intake this term is two hundred first year students. I’m pleased
to say about Q30 one third are men, which is good. Nursing used to be an
almost entirely female occupation.
Andrew: I know. My father trained as a nurse, and he was considered very
unusual.
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Mrs Lam: Is he still working as a nurse?
Andrew: Yes. He's working in a hospital in the country. I guess I just wanted to
follow his example.