12.5 - BVS.Ch.5 Quiz Form B

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Note from the author:

Fill in the blanks using each word from the list only once. 

Instructions

Fill in the blanks using each word from the list only once. 

   Endorse
   Erode
   Gruesome
   Hypocrite
   Idealistic
   Illusion
   Impact
   Imply
   Novice
   Obstacle
 

 I'm no __________, so I'll acknowledge I should never have taken the job of nurse on the midnight shift in a hospital emergency room. Not a single person in my family would __________  my career decision, and maybe my family was right. I wasn't naive, I had no __________s about the difficulty of the work. I knew the emergency room would be tough, but I wasn't going to let that be a(n) __________. Still, I did start out more __________ about helping the world than I am now, ten months later. I don't mean to __________ that I've given up on nursing, becuase I haven't. However, when I first rushed a stretcher off an ambulance-as a(n) __________ at the job, disappointment and regret had not yet started to __________ my hopeful outlook. 
     I work at one of the biggest urban hospitals in the state. More often than not, each shift brings a series of __________  injuries, caused by everytin from shootings to household accidents, but mostly by car crashes. One effect of my job has been to make me always wear a seat belt - I've seen first-hand the damage caused by the __________ of a human head hitting a windshield. 
   Emergency-room workers seem to follow one of two routes. Either they become accustomed to the difficult sights and stay in the field for years, or they quickly burn out and find refuge in another line of work. I;m in the second category. Next week, I'm Applying for a job in a doctor's office.  