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HESI A2 ENTRANCE EXAM
2026/2027 ACTUAL QUESTIONS
WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS.
Abstain - ANSWER-To voluntarily refrain from something.
(The dental hygeienist instructed the patient to _____ from
smoking to improve his breath odor.)
Accountable - ANSWER-To be responsible.
(Paramedics are _____ for maintaining up-to-date knowledge
of resuscitation techniques.)
Acute - ANSWER-Sudden, intense.
(The nurse administered the prescribed pain medication to the
patient who was experiencing _____ pain after surgery.)
Adhere - ANSWER-To hold fast or stick together.
(The tape must _____ to the patient's skin to hold the bandage
in place.)
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Adverse - ANSWER-Undesired, possibly harmful.
(Vomiting is an _____ effect of many medications.)
Aegis - ANSWER-Control, protection
(Unit staffing decisions are under the _____ of the nurse
manager)
Ambibalent - ANSWER-Uncertain, having contradictory feelings
(After learning that she had breast cancer, the patient was
_____ about having a mastectomy.)
Apply - ANSWER-To place, put on, or spread something.
(The nurse will _____ a medication to the wound before
covering the wound with a bandage.)
Assent - ANSWER-To give consent; to agree
(The attention was asked to _____ to the surgery by signing the
informed consent document.)
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Audible - ANSWER-Able to be heard
(The respiratory therapist noted the patient's _____ wheezing
as a symptom of the patient's asthma.)
Bacteria - ANSWER-Single-called, microscopic organisms
(The physician ordered a laboratory test to confirm that the
patient's illness was caused by _____ rather than a virus.)
Bilateral - ANSWER-Present on two sides.
(The unlicensed assistive personnel reported to the nurse that
the patient had _____ weakness int he legs when walking.)
Cardiac - ANSWER-Of or relating to the heart
(Smoking increases the risk of _____disease.)
Cavity - ANSWER-An opening or an empty area.
(The nurse inspected the patient's oral _____ for lesions.)
Cease - ANSWER-Come to an end or bring to an end
HESI A2 ENTRANCE EXAM
2026/2027 ACTUAL QUESTIONS
WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS.
Abstain - ANSWER-To voluntarily refrain from something.
(The dental hygeienist instructed the patient to _____ from
smoking to improve his breath odor.)
Accountable - ANSWER-To be responsible.
(Paramedics are _____ for maintaining up-to-date knowledge
of resuscitation techniques.)
Acute - ANSWER-Sudden, intense.
(The nurse administered the prescribed pain medication to the
patient who was experiencing _____ pain after surgery.)
Adhere - ANSWER-To hold fast or stick together.
(The tape must _____ to the patient's skin to hold the bandage
in place.)
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Adverse - ANSWER-Undesired, possibly harmful.
(Vomiting is an _____ effect of many medications.)
Aegis - ANSWER-Control, protection
(Unit staffing decisions are under the _____ of the nurse
manager)
Ambibalent - ANSWER-Uncertain, having contradictory feelings
(After learning that she had breast cancer, the patient was
_____ about having a mastectomy.)
Apply - ANSWER-To place, put on, or spread something.
(The nurse will _____ a medication to the wound before
covering the wound with a bandage.)
Assent - ANSWER-To give consent; to agree
(The attention was asked to _____ to the surgery by signing the
informed consent document.)
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Audible - ANSWER-Able to be heard
(The respiratory therapist noted the patient's _____ wheezing
as a symptom of the patient's asthma.)
Bacteria - ANSWER-Single-called, microscopic organisms
(The physician ordered a laboratory test to confirm that the
patient's illness was caused by _____ rather than a virus.)
Bilateral - ANSWER-Present on two sides.
(The unlicensed assistive personnel reported to the nurse that
the patient had _____ weakness int he legs when walking.)
Cardiac - ANSWER-Of or relating to the heart
(Smoking increases the risk of _____disease.)
Cavity - ANSWER-An opening or an empty area.
(The nurse inspected the patient's oral _____ for lesions.)
Cease - ANSWER-Come to an end or bring to an end
