CHAMBERLAIN COLLEGE OF NURSING
(HESI A2) TEST BANK ENTRANCE EXAM
- QUESTIONS & ANSWERS (SCORED A+)
UPDATED VERSION
, Abstain - CORRECT ANSWERS-To voluntarily refrain from something.
(The dental hygeienist instructed the patient to _____ from smoking to improve his
breath odor.)
Accountable - CORRECT ANSWERS-To be responsible.
(Paramedics are _____ for maintaining up-to-date knowledge of resuscitation
techniques.)
Acute - CORRECT ANSWERS-Sudden, intense.
(The nurse administered the prescribed pain medication to the patient who was
experiencing _____ pain after surgery.)
Adhere - CORRECT ANSWERS-To hold fast or stick together.
(The tape must _____ to the patient's skin to hold the bandage in place.)
Adverse - CORRECT ANSWERS-Undesired, possibly harmful.
(Vomiting is an _____ effect of many medications.)
Aegis - CORRECT ANSWERS-Control, protection
(Unit staffing decisions are under the _____ of the nurse manager)
Ambibalent - CORRECT ANSWERS-Uncertain, having contradictory feelings
(After learning that she had breast cancer, the patient was _____ about having a
mastectomy.)
Apply - CORRECT ANSWERS-To place, put on, or spread something.
(The nurse will _____ a medication to the wound before covering the wound with a
bandage.)
Assent - CORRECT ANSWERS-To give consent; to agree
(The attention was asked to _____ to the surgery by signing the informed consent
document.)
Audible - CORRECT ANSWERS-Able to be heard
(The respiratory therapist noted the patient's _____ wheezing as a symptom of the
patient's asthma.)
Bacteria - CORRECT ANSWERS-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 - CORRECT ANSWERS-Present on two sides.
(The unlicensed assistive personnel reported to the nurse that the patient had _____
weakness int he legs when walking.)
Cardiac - CORRECT ANSWERS-Of or relating to the heart
(HESI A2) TEST BANK ENTRANCE EXAM
- QUESTIONS & ANSWERS (SCORED A+)
UPDATED VERSION
, Abstain - CORRECT ANSWERS-To voluntarily refrain from something.
(The dental hygeienist instructed the patient to _____ from smoking to improve his
breath odor.)
Accountable - CORRECT ANSWERS-To be responsible.
(Paramedics are _____ for maintaining up-to-date knowledge of resuscitation
techniques.)
Acute - CORRECT ANSWERS-Sudden, intense.
(The nurse administered the prescribed pain medication to the patient who was
experiencing _____ pain after surgery.)
Adhere - CORRECT ANSWERS-To hold fast or stick together.
(The tape must _____ to the patient's skin to hold the bandage in place.)
Adverse - CORRECT ANSWERS-Undesired, possibly harmful.
(Vomiting is an _____ effect of many medications.)
Aegis - CORRECT ANSWERS-Control, protection
(Unit staffing decisions are under the _____ of the nurse manager)
Ambibalent - CORRECT ANSWERS-Uncertain, having contradictory feelings
(After learning that she had breast cancer, the patient was _____ about having a
mastectomy.)
Apply - CORRECT ANSWERS-To place, put on, or spread something.
(The nurse will _____ a medication to the wound before covering the wound with a
bandage.)
Assent - CORRECT ANSWERS-To give consent; to agree
(The attention was asked to _____ to the surgery by signing the informed consent
document.)
Audible - CORRECT ANSWERS-Able to be heard
(The respiratory therapist noted the patient's _____ wheezing as a symptom of the
patient's asthma.)
Bacteria - CORRECT ANSWERS-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 - CORRECT ANSWERS-Present on two sides.
(The unlicensed assistive personnel reported to the nurse that the patient had _____
weakness int he legs when walking.)
Cardiac - CORRECT ANSWERS-Of or relating to the heart
