TEAS Reading Comprehension Practice Test offers 45 questions designed to enhance reading skills for nursing candidates. This test focuses on critical reading strategies, comprehension of complex passages, and the ability to analyze and interpret information. Ideal for students preparing for the TEAS exam, it includes various topics relevant to healthcare and nursing. Each passage is accompanied by multiple-choice questions that test understanding and inference skills, making it a valuable resource for exam preparation.

Key Points

  • Includes 45 reading comprehension questions tailored for TEAS exam preparation.
  • Features passages on topics relevant to healthcare and nursing practices.
  • Tests critical reading skills and the ability to analyze complex texts.
  • Ideal for nursing students seeking to improve their reading comprehension for the TEAS.
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r
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s
ed
on
t
he
f
ollow
i
n
g
p
a
ss
age
:
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nt
ibi
ot
ic
s
ha
v
e
r
e
volut
i
on
i
z
ed
mo
de
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ry
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h
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l
e
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n
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l
e
m
i
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g
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s
accide
nt
a
l
di
s
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ry
o
f
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e
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ici
ll
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n
i
n
1928
m
a
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ked
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l
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m
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nt
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r
e
s
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st
a
n
ce
.
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n
bac
t
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r
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c
om
ba
t
t
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ssu
e
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lt
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prov
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must
pr
e
s
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a
nt
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u
dici
ously
,
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n
d
p
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must
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e
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r
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c
ours
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o
f
tr
ea
tm
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nt
e
v
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n
w
he
n
fee
l
i
n
g
be
tt
e
r
.
1.
W
ha
t
i
s
t
he
m
ai
n
idea
o
f
t
hi
s
p
a
ss
age
?
A
)
A
l
e
x
a
n
de
r
F
l
e
m
i
n
g
di
s
c
ov
e
r
ed
p
e
n
ici
ll
i
n
i
n
1928
B
)
A
nt
ibi
ot
ic
s
a
r
e
t
he
most
i
mport
a
nt
m
edica
l
di
s
c
ov
e
ry
C
)
A
nt
ibi
ot
ic
r
e
s
i
st
a
n
ce
i
s
a
s
e
r
i
ous
pro
b
l
e
m
r
e
qu
i
r
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n
g
ca
r
ef
ul
a
nt
ibi
ot
ic
us
e
D
)
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he
W
orl
d
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ea
lt
h
O
r
ga
n
i
z
a
t
i
on
mon
i
tors
g
lo
ba
l
hea
lt
h
t
h
r
ea
ts
2.
A
cc
or
di
n
g
to
t
he
p
a
ss
age
,
w
ha
t
ca
us
e
s
a
nt
ibi
ot
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r
e
s
i
st
a
n
ce
?
A
)
F
l
e
m
i
n
g
'
s
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s
c
ov
e
ry
o
f
p
e
n
ici
ll
i
n
B
)
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e
p
ea
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ed
e
xposur
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to
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C
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t
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nts
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l
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n
g
tr
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tm
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nt
D
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ea
lt
hca
r
e
prov
ide
rs
pr
e
s
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r
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g
n
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w
m
edica
t
i
ons
3.
T
he
a
ut
h
or
'
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n
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hi
s
p
a
ss
age
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s
:
A
)
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pt
i
m
i
st
ic
B
)
C
on
ce
rn
ed
C
)
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e
l
eb
r
a
tory
D
)
A
n
g
ry
4.
W
hich
o
f
t
he
f
ollow
i
n
g
ca
n
be
i
n
fe
rr
ed
f
rom
t
he
p
a
ss
age
?
A
)
A
ll
bac
t
e
r
ia
a
r
e
r
e
s
i
st
a
nt
to
a
nt
ibi
ot
ic
s
B
)
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nt
ibi
ot
ic
r
e
s
i
st
a
n
ce
de
v
e
lop
ed
r
ece
ntly
C
)
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rop
e
r
a
nt
ibi
ot
ic
us
e
ca
n
he
lp
r
ed
u
ce
r
e
s
i
st
a
n
ce
D
)
F
l
e
m
i
n
g
i
nt
e
n
ded
to
di
s
c
ov
e
r
p
e
n
ici
ll
i
n
PASSAGE
2
Q
u
e
st
i
ons
5-8
a
r
e
ba
s
ed
on
t
he
f
ollow
i
n
g
p
a
ss
age
:
T
he
h
um
a
n
b
r
ai
n
c
onsum
e
s
a
pprox
i
m
a
t
e
ly
20
%
o
f
t
he
b
o
d
y
'
s
tot
a
l
e
n
e
r
g
y
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de
sp
i
t
e
r
e
pr
e
s
e
nt
i
n
g
only
2
%
o
f
b
o
d
y
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eigh
t
.
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hi
s
high
e
n
e
r
g
y
de
m
a
n
d
i
s
n
ece
ss
a
ry
to
m
ai
nt
ai
n
t
he
bi
ll
i
ons
o
f
n
e
urons
t
ha
t
pro
ce
ss
i
n
f
orm
a
t
i
on
c
ont
i
nuously
.
D
ur
i
n
g
sl
ee
p
,
t
he
b
r
ai
n
d
o
e
sn
'
t
r
e
st
b
ut
r
a
t
he
r
p
e
r
f
orms
c
r
i
t
ica
l
m
ai
nt
e
n
a
n
ce
f
un
c
t
i
ons
.
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he
g
lymp
ha
t
ic
syst
e
m
,
di
s
c
ov
e
r
ed
r
e
l
a
t
i
v
e
ly
r
ece
ntly
,
ac
ts
l
ike
a
c
l
ea
n
i
n
g
s
e
rv
ice
f
or
t
he
b
r
ai
n
.
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e
r
eb
rosp
i
n
a
l
f
lu
id
w
a
s
he
s
t
h
rou
gh
b
r
ai
n
t
i
ssu
e
s
,
r
e
mov
i
n
g
m
e
t
ab
ol
ic
w
a
st
e
pro
d
u
c
ts
t
ha
t
acc
umul
a
t
e
d
ur
i
n
g
w
aki
n
g
h
ours
.
T
hi
s
pro
ce
ss
i
s
most
ac
t
i
v
e
d
ur
i
n
g
dee
p
sl
ee
p
,
w
hich
e
xpl
ai
ns
w
h
y
ade
qu
a
t
e
sl
ee
p
i
s
e
ss
e
nt
ia
l
f
or
c
o
g
n
i
t
i
v
e
f
un
c
t
i
on
a
n
d
lon
g
-
t
e
rm
b
r
ai
n
hea
lt
h
.
5.
W
ha
t
p
e
r
ce
nt
age
o
f
t
he
b
o
d
y
'
s
e
n
e
r
g
y
d
o
e
s
t
he
b
r
ai
n
us
e
?
A
)
2
%
B
)
10
%
C
)
20
%
D
)
50
%
6.
W
ha
t
i
s
t
he
pr
i
m
a
ry
f
un
c
t
i
on
o
f
t
he
g
lymp
ha
t
ic
syst
e
m
?
A
)
P
ro
ce
ss
i
n
g
i
n
f
orm
a
t
i
on
B
)
M
ai
nt
ai
n
i
n
g
n
e
urons
C
)
R
e
mov
i
n
g
b
r
ai
n
w
a
st
e
pro
d
u
c
ts
D
)
R
eg
ul
a
t
i
n
g
sl
ee
p
c
y
c
l
e
s
7.
B
a
s
ed
on
t
he
p
a
ss
age
,
w
he
n
i
s
t
he
g
lymp
ha
t
ic
syst
e
m
most
ac
t
i
v
e
?
A
)
D
ur
i
n
g
w
aki
n
g
h
ours
B
)
D
ur
i
n
g
l
igh
t
sl
ee
p
C
)
D
ur
i
n
g
dee
p
sl
ee
p
D
)
D
ur
i
n
g
p
h
ys
ica
l
e
x
e
r
ci
s
e
8.
T
he
a
ut
h
or
us
e
s
t
he
p
h
r
a
s
e
"
c
l
ea
n
i
n
g
s
e
rv
ice
"
to
:
A
)
D
e
s
c
r
ibe
t
he
b
r
ai
n
'
s
e
n
e
r
g
y
c
onsumpt
i
on
B
)
E
xpl
ai
n
t
he
g
lymp
ha
t
ic
syst
e
m
'
s
f
un
c
t
i
on
C
)
C
omp
a
r
e
sl
ee
p
to
r
e
st
D
)
I
llustr
a
t
e
n
e
uron
pro
ce
ss
i
n
g
PASSAGE
3
Q
u
e
st
i
ons
9-12
a
r
e
ba
s
ed
on
t
he
f
ollow
i
n
g
p
a
ss
age
:
C
l
i
m
a
t
e
cha
n
ge
r
efe
rs
to
lon
g
-
t
e
rm
s
hif
ts
i
n
g
lo
ba
l
t
e
mp
e
r
a
tur
e
s
a
n
d
w
ea
t
he
r
p
a
tt
e
rns
.
W
hi
l
e
c
l
i
m
a
t
e
v
a
r
ia
t
i
ons
a
r
e
n
a
tur
a
l
,
s
cie
nt
ific
e
v
ide
n
ce
s
h
ows
t
ha
t
h
um
a
n
ac
t
i
v
i
t
ie
s
s
i
n
ce
t
he
I
n
d
ustr
ia
l
R
e
volut
i
on
ha
v
e
bee
n
t
he
d
om
i
n
a
nt
d
r
i
v
e
r
o
f
c
l
i
m
a
t
e
cha
n
ge
.
T
he
b
urn
i
n
g
o
f
f
oss
i
l
f
u
e
ls
r
e
l
ea
s
e
s
g
r
ee
n
h
ous
e
ga
s
e
s
l
ike
ca
r
b
on
di
ox
ide
i
nto
t
he
a
tmosp
he
r
e
,
tr
a
pp
i
n
g
hea
t
a
n
d
w
a
rm
i
n
g
t
he
pl
a
n
e
t
.
C
ons
e
qu
e
n
ce
s
i
n
c
lu
de
r
i
s
i
n
g
s
ea
l
e
v
e
ls
,
mor
e
f
r
e
qu
e
nt
e
xtr
e
m
e
w
ea
t
he
r
e
v
e
nts
,
a
n
d
s
hif
ts
i
n
pr
eci
p
i
t
a
t
i
on
p
a
tt
e
rns
.
A
dd
r
e
ss
i
n
g
c
l
i
m
a
t
e
cha
n
ge
r
e
qu
i
r
e
s
b
ot
h
m
i
t
iga
t
i
on
str
a
t
egie
s
to
r
ed
u
ce
g
r
ee
n
h
ous
e
ga
s
e
m
i
ss
i
ons
a
n
d
ada
pt
a
t
i
on
m
ea
sur
e
s
to
c
op
e
w
i
t
h
un
a
vo
idab
l
e
cha
n
ge
s
.
9.
A
cc
or
di
n
g
to
t
he
p
a
ss
age
,
w
ha
t
i
s
t
he
pr
i
m
a
ry
ca
us
e
o
f
r
ece
nt
c
l
i
m
a
t
e
cha
n
ge
?
A
)
N
a
tur
a
l
c
l
i
m
a
t
e
v
a
r
ia
t
i
ons
B
)
R
i
s
i
n
g
s
ea
l
e
v
e
ls
C
)
H
um
a
n
ac
t
i
v
i
t
ie
s
s
i
n
ce
t
he
I
n
d
ustr
ia
l
R
e
volut
i
on
D
)
E
xtr
e
m
e
w
ea
t
he
r
e
v
e
nts
10.
W
ha
t
a
r
e
g
r
ee
n
h
ous
e
ga
s
e
s
c
omp
a
r
ed
to
i
n
t
hei
r
f
un
c
t
i
on
?
A
)
A
b
l
a
n
ke
t
tr
a
pp
i
n
g
hea
t
B
)
I
n
d
ustr
ia
l
pollut
i
on
C
)
N
a
tur
a
l
c
l
i
m
a
t
e
v
a
r
ia
t
i
ons
D
)
T
he
p
a
ss
age
d
o
e
sn
'
t
m
ake
t
hi
s
c
omp
a
r
i
son
11.
T
he
p
a
ss
age
su
gge
sts
t
ha
t
add
r
e
ss
i
n
g
c
l
i
m
a
t
e
cha
n
ge
r
e
qu
i
r
e
s
:
A
)
O
nly
r
ed
u
ci
n
g
e
m
i
ss
i
ons
B
)
O
nly
ada
pt
a
t
i
on
m
ea
sur
e
s
C
)
B
ot
h
m
i
t
iga
t
i
on
a
n
d
ada
pt
a
t
i
on
str
a
t
egie
s
D
)
S
topp
i
n
g
a
ll
i
n
d
ustr
ia
l
ac
t
i
v
i
t
ie
s
12.
T
he
or
ga
n
i
z
a
t
i
on
a
l
p
a
tt
e
rn
o
f
t
hi
s
p
a
ss
age
i
s
:
A
)
C
h
ronolo
gica
l
or
de
r
B
)
P
ro
b
l
e
m
a
n
d
solut
i
on
C
)
C
a
us
e
a
n
d
effec
t
D
)
C
omp
a
r
e
a
n
d
c
ontr
a
st
PASSAGE
4
Q
u
e
st
i
ons
13-16
a
r
e
ba
s
ed
on
t
he
f
ollow
i
n
g
p
a
ss
age
:
T
e
l
e
m
edici
n
e
,
t
he
pr
ac
t
ice
o
f
prov
idi
n
g
hea
lt
hca
r
e
r
e
mot
e
ly
t
h
rou
gh
t
ech
nolo
g
y
,
ha
s
e
xp
e
r
ie
n
ced
unpr
ecede
nt
ed
g
rowt
h
,
p
a
rt
ic
ul
a
rly
d
ur
i
n
g
t
he
CO
V
ID
-19
p
a
n
de
m
ic
.
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ide
o
c
onsult
a
t
i
ons
,
r
e
mot
e
mon
i
tor
i
n
g
de
v
ice
s
,
a
n
d
mo
bi
l
e
hea
lt
h
a
ppl
ica
t
i
ons
ha
v
e
m
ade
hea
lt
hca
r
e
mor
e
acce
ss
ib
l
e
to
p
a
t
ie
nts
i
n
rur
a
l
a
r
ea
s
a
n
d
t
h
os
e
w
i
t
h
mo
bi
l
i
ty
l
i
m
i
t
a
t
i
ons
.
H
ow
e
v
e
r
,
t
e
l
e
m
edici
n
e
a
lso
pr
e
s
e
nts
cha
ll
e
n
ge
s
.
T
ech
n
ica
l
diffic
ult
ie
s
,
l
i
m
i
t
ed
p
h
ys
ica
l
e
x
a
m
i
n
a
t
i
on
ca
p
abi
l
i
t
ie
s
,
a
n
d
c
on
ce
rns
ab
out
da
t
a
pr
i
v
ac
y
a
r
e
s
ig
n
ifica
nt
c
ons
ide
r
a
t
i
ons
.
A
ddi
t
i
on
a
lly
,
t
he
digi
t
a
l
di
v
ide
m
ea
ns
t
ha
t
som
e
popul
a
t
i
ons
m
a
y
ha
v
e
l
i
m
i
t
ed
acce
ss
to
t
he
t
ech
nolo
g
y
r
e
qu
i
r
ed
f
or
t
e
l
e
m
edici
n
e
s
e
rv
ice
s
.
A
s
hea
lt
hca
r
e
syst
e
ms
c
ont
i
nu
e
to
i
nt
eg
r
a
t
e
t
e
l
e
m
edici
n
e
,
add
r
e
ss
i
n
g
t
he
s
e
cha
ll
e
n
ge
s
w
hi
l
e
m
a
x
i
m
i
z
i
n
g
be
n
efi
ts
w
i
ll
be
c
ru
cia
l
.
13.
W
ha
t
i
s
t
he
a
ut
h
or
'
s
purpos
e
i
n
wr
i
t
i
n
g
t
hi
s
p
a
ss
age
?
A
)
T
o
promot
e
t
e
l
e
m
edici
n
e
s
e
rv
ice
s
B
)
T
o
c
r
i
t
ici
z
e
t
e
l
e
m
edici
n
e
t
ech
nolo
g
y
C
)
T
o
prov
ide
a
ba
l
a
n
ced
v
ie
w
o
f
t
e
l
e
m
edici
n
e
D
)
T
o
e
xpl
ai
n
h
ow
to
us
e
t
e
l
e
m
edici
n
e
14.
A
cc
or
di
n
g
to
t
he
p
a
ss
age
,
w
hich
g
roup
ha
s
p
a
rt
ic
ul
a
rly
be
n
efi
t
ed
f
rom
t
e
l
e
m
edici
n
e
?
A
)
H
ea
lt
hca
r
e
prov
ide
rs
B
)
T
ech
nolo
g
y
c
omp
a
n
ie
s
C
)
P
a
t
ie
nts
i
n
rur
a
l
a
r
ea
s
D
)
H
osp
i
t
a
l
ad
m
i
n
i
str
a
tors
15.
W
ha
t
d
o
e
s
"
digi
t
a
l
di
v
ide
"
r
efe
r
to
i
n
t
hi
s
c
ont
e
xt
?
A
)
D
iffe
r
e
nt
typ
e
s
o
f
t
e
l
e
m
edici
n
e
t
ech
nolo
g
y
B
)
U
n
e
qu
a
l
acce
ss
to
t
ech
nolo
g
y
C
)
P
r
i
v
ac
y
c
on
ce
rns
ab
out
da
t
a
D
)
T
ech
n
ica
l
diffic
ult
ie
s
w
i
t
h
de
v
ice
s
16.
T
he
p
a
ss
age
su
gge
sts
t
ha
t
t
he
f
utur
e
o
f
t
e
l
e
m
edici
n
e
de
p
e
n
d
s
on
:
A
)
E
l
i
m
i
n
a
t
i
n
g
a
ll
cha
ll
e
n
ge
s
B
)
R
e
pl
aci
n
g
tr
adi
t
i
on
a
l
hea
lt
hca
r
e
C
)
B
a
l
a
n
ci
n
g
be
n
efi
ts
a
n
d
cha
ll
e
n
ge
s
D
)
I
n
c
r
ea
s
i
n
g
t
ech
nolo
g
y
c
osts
PASSAGE
5
Q
u
e
st
i
ons
17-20
a
r
e
ba
s
ed
on
t
he
f
ollow
i
n
g
i
n
f
orm
a
t
i
on
a
l
g
r
a
p
hic
:
H
osp
i
t
a
l
E
m
e
r
ge
n
c
y
D
e
p
a
rtm
e
nt
W
ai
t
T
i
m
e
s
b
y
D
a
y
o
f
W
eek
M
on
da
y
:
A
v
e
r
age
45
m
i
nut
e
s
T
u
e
s
da
y
:
A
v
e
r
age
38
m
i
nut
e
s
W
ed
n
e
s
da
y
:
A
v
e
r
age
35
m
i
nut
e
s
T
h
urs
da
y
:
A
v
e
r
age
42
m
i
nut
e
s
F
r
ida
y
:
A
v
e
r
age
55
m
i
nut
e
s
S
a
tur
da
y
:
A
v
e
r
age
72
m
i
nut
e
s
S
un
da
y
:
A
v
e
r
age
68
m
i
nut
e
s
17.
O
n
w
hich
da
y
i
s
t
he
e
m
e
r
ge
n
c
y
de
p
a
rtm
e
nt
w
ai
t
t
i
m
e
s
h
ort
e
st
?
A
)
T
u
e
s
da
y
B
)
W
ed
n
e
s
da
y
C
)
T
h
urs
da
y
D
)
M
on
da
y
18.
W
ha
t
i
s
t
he
diffe
r
e
n
ce
i
n
w
ai
t
t
i
m
e
s
be
tw
ee
n
t
he
lon
ge
st
a
n
d
s
h
ort
e
st
da
ys
?
A
)
35
m
i
nut
e
s
B
)
37
m
i
nut
e
s
C
)
40
m
i
nut
e
s
D
)
45
m
i
nut
e
s
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