HESI A2 Vocab (5th Edition)

HESI A2 Vocab (5th
Edition)

, Abstain - CORRECT ANSWERS-To voluntarily refrain from something.
(EX: The dental hygienist instructed the patient to ____ from smoking to improve his
breath odor.)

Accountable - CORRECT ANSWERS-To be responsible.
(EX: Paramedics are _____ for maintaining up-to-date knowledge of resuscitation
techniques.)

Acute - CORRECT ANSWERS-Sudden, intense
(EX: 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.
(EX: The tape must ____ to the patient's skin to hold the bandage in place.)

Adverse - CORRECT ANSWERS-Undesired, possibly harmful. (EX: Vomiting is an
____ effect of many medications.)

Ambivalent - CORRECT ANSWERS-Uncertain, having contradictory feelings
(EX: After learning that she had breast cancer, the patient was ____ about having a
mastectomy)

Ambulate - CORRECT ANSWERS-To walk
(EX: The patient left the hospital as soon as he was able to ____ independently)

Antigen - CORRECT ANSWERS-A toxin or other foreign substance that induces an
immune response in the body, especially the production of antibodies
(Anti = against; Gen = people)

Apply - CORRECT ANSWERS-To place, put on, or spread something
(EX: The nurse will ____ a medication to the wound before covering the wound with a
bandage)

Apprized - CORRECT ANSWERS-appreciated
(Ex: The child _____ her father's authority and behaved herself in church)

Assent - CORRECT ANSWERS-To give consent; to agree
(EX: The patient was asked to ____ to the surgery by signing the informed consent
document)

Audible - CORRECT ANSWERS-Able to be heard
(EX: The respiratory therapist noted the patient's _______wheezing as a symptom of
the patient's asthma)