HESI Vocab, HESI Entrance Exam Vocabulary Questions And Answers
Correct/verified {Latest 2024/2025} Graded A+
1. lethargic Difficult to arouse
2. febrile Having a fever
3. circuit a circular journey or one beginning and end-
ing at the same place; a round.
4. initial of, relating to, or occurring at the beginning;
first:
5. implement Cause it to happen
6. Abrupt Sudden
Example: The nurse noticed an abrupt
change in the patient's level of pain.
7. Abstain To voluntarily refrain from something; FOR-
GO
Example: The patient decided to abstain from
alcohol for the rest of his life, which his family
agreed was for the better.
8. Access A means to obtain entry or a means of ap-
proach.
9. Accountable Responsible
10. Adhere To hold fast or stick together.
11. Adverse Undesired, possibly harmful, unfavorable
Example: Vomiting is an adverse effect of
many medications.
12. Affect Appearance of observable emotions.
Example: The nurse noticed that a depressed
, HESI Vocab, HESI Entrance Exam Vocabulary
patient exhibited no obvious emotion and re-
ported that the patient had a flat affect.
13. Annual Occurring every year.
14. Apply To place, put on, or spread something
15. Audible Able to be heard
Example: The respiratory therapist noticed
that when the patient was having difficulty
breathing, the therapist could hear an audible
wheezing sound.
16. Bilateral Present on both sides
17. Cardiac Of or relating to the heart
18. Cast Hard protective device applied to protect a
broken bone while the bone heals.
19. Cavity An opening or empty area.
20. Cease Come to an end or bring to an end.
21. Compensatory Offsetting or making up for something; cor-
rective, balancing
Example: When the patient's blood pressure
decreased, the paramedic noted that the
heart rate increased, which the paramedic
recognized as a compensatory action.
22. Complication An undesired problem that is a result of some
other event.
23. Comply Do as directed
24. Concave Rounded inward;bowed inward
25. Concise
Correct/verified {Latest 2024/2025} Graded A+
1. lethargic Difficult to arouse
2. febrile Having a fever
3. circuit a circular journey or one beginning and end-
ing at the same place; a round.
4. initial of, relating to, or occurring at the beginning;
first:
5. implement Cause it to happen
6. Abrupt Sudden
Example: The nurse noticed an abrupt
change in the patient's level of pain.
7. Abstain To voluntarily refrain from something; FOR-
GO
Example: The patient decided to abstain from
alcohol for the rest of his life, which his family
agreed was for the better.
8. Access A means to obtain entry or a means of ap-
proach.
9. Accountable Responsible
10. Adhere To hold fast or stick together.
11. Adverse Undesired, possibly harmful, unfavorable
Example: Vomiting is an adverse effect of
many medications.
12. Affect Appearance of observable emotions.
Example: The nurse noticed that a depressed
, HESI Vocab, HESI Entrance Exam Vocabulary
patient exhibited no obvious emotion and re-
ported that the patient had a flat affect.
13. Annual Occurring every year.
14. Apply To place, put on, or spread something
15. Audible Able to be heard
Example: The respiratory therapist noticed
that when the patient was having difficulty
breathing, the therapist could hear an audible
wheezing sound.
16. Bilateral Present on both sides
17. Cardiac Of or relating to the heart
18. Cast Hard protective device applied to protect a
broken bone while the bone heals.
19. Cavity An opening or empty area.
20. Cease Come to an end or bring to an end.
21. Compensatory Offsetting or making up for something; cor-
rective, balancing
Example: When the patient's blood pressure
decreased, the paramedic noted that the
heart rate increased, which the paramedic
recognized as a compensatory action.
22. Complication An undesired problem that is a result of some
other event.
23. Comply Do as directed
24. Concave Rounded inward;bowed inward
25. Concise
