HESI vocabulary questions and answers well illustrated.
HESI vocabulary questions and answers well illustrated. Abstain - correct answers.To voluntarily refrain from something. (EX: The dental hygienist instructed the patient to abstain from smoking to improve his breath odor.) Accountable - correct answers.To be responsible. (Ex: Paramedics are accountable for maintaining up-to-date knowledge of Resuscitation techniques) Acute - correct answers.Sudden, intense. (Ex: The nurse administer the prescribed pain medicine to the patient who is experiencing acute pain after surgery) Adhere - correct answers.To hold fast or stick together. (EX: The tape must adhere to the patient's skin to hold the bandage in place.) Adverse - correct answers.Undesired, possibly harmful. (EX: Vomiting is an adverse effect of many medications.) Ambivalent - correct tain, having contradictory feelings. (Ex: after learning that she had breast cancer, the patient was ambivalent about having a mastectomy ) Ambulate - correct answers.To walk. (Ex: The patient left the hospital as soon as he was able to ambulate independently) Apply - correct place, to put on, or spread something. (Ex: The physical therapist will apply a medication to the wound before covering the wound with a b
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