HESI ADMISSION ASSESSMENT WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS
Abstain r- rCORRECT✅✅To rvoluntarily rrefrain rfrom rsomething. rEXAMPLE r: rThe
rdental rhygienist rinstructed rthe rpatient rto rabstain rfrom rsmoking rto rimprove rhis rbreath
rodor
Accountable r- rCORRECT✅✅To rbe rresponsible rEXAMPLE r: rParamedics rare
raccountable rfor rmaintaining rup-to-date rknowledge rof rresuscitation rtechniques.
Acute r- rCORRECT✅✅Sudden, rintense rEXAMPLE r: rThe rnurse radministered rpain
rmedication rto rthe rpatient rwho rwas rexperiencing racute rpain rafter rsurgery.
Adhere r- rCORRECT✅✅To rhold rfast ror rstitch rtogether. rEXAMPLE: rThe rtape rmust
radhere rto rthe rpatient's rskin rto rhold rthe rbandage rin rplace
Adverse r- rCORRECT✅✅Undesired, rpossibly rharmful. rExample r: rVomiting ris ran
radverse reffect rof rmany rmedications
Aegis r- rCORRECT✅✅Control, rprotection. rEXAMPLE r: runit rstaffing rdecisions rare
runder rthe raegis rof rthe rnursing rmanager.
Ambivalent r- rCORRECT✅✅Uncertain, rhaving rcontradictory rfeelings. rEXAMPE r:
rAfter rlearning rthat rshe rhad rbreast rcancer, rthe rpatient rwas rambivalent rabout rhaving
ra rmastectomy.
Apply r- rCORRECT✅✅To rplace, rput ron r, ror rspread rsomething. rEXAMPLE r: rThe
rnurse rwill rapply ra rmedication rto rthe rwound rbefore rcovering rthe rwound rwith ra
rbandage
Assent r- rCORRECT✅✅To rgive rconsent; rto ragree. rEXAMPLE r: rThe rpatient rwas
rasked rto rassent rto rthe rsurgery rby rsigning rthe rinformed rconsent rdocument
Audible r- rCORRECT✅✅Able rto rbe rheard. rEXAMPLE r: rThe rrespiratory rtherapist
rnoted rthe rpatient raudible rwheezing ras ra rsymptom rof rthe rpatients rasthma
Bacteria r- rCORRECT✅✅Single-celled, rmicroscopic rorganisms. rEXAMPLE r: rThe
rphysician rordered ra rlaboratory rtest rto rconfirm rthat rpatients rillness rwas rcaused rby
rbacteria rrather rthan rviruses
Bilateral r- rCORRECT✅✅Present ron rtwo rsides. rEXAMPLE r: rThe runlicensed
rassistive rpersonnel rreported rto rthe rnurse rthat rthe rpatient rhad rbilateral rweakness rin
rthe rlegs rwhen rwalking.
CORRECT ANSWERS
Abstain r- rCORRECT✅✅To rvoluntarily rrefrain rfrom rsomething. rEXAMPLE r: rThe
rdental rhygienist rinstructed rthe rpatient rto rabstain rfrom rsmoking rto rimprove rhis rbreath
rodor
Accountable r- rCORRECT✅✅To rbe rresponsible rEXAMPLE r: rParamedics rare
raccountable rfor rmaintaining rup-to-date rknowledge rof rresuscitation rtechniques.
Acute r- rCORRECT✅✅Sudden, rintense rEXAMPLE r: rThe rnurse radministered rpain
rmedication rto rthe rpatient rwho rwas rexperiencing racute rpain rafter rsurgery.
Adhere r- rCORRECT✅✅To rhold rfast ror rstitch rtogether. rEXAMPLE: rThe rtape rmust
radhere rto rthe rpatient's rskin rto rhold rthe rbandage rin rplace
Adverse r- rCORRECT✅✅Undesired, rpossibly rharmful. rExample r: rVomiting ris ran
radverse reffect rof rmany rmedications
Aegis r- rCORRECT✅✅Control, rprotection. rEXAMPLE r: runit rstaffing rdecisions rare
runder rthe raegis rof rthe rnursing rmanager.
Ambivalent r- rCORRECT✅✅Uncertain, rhaving rcontradictory rfeelings. rEXAMPE r:
rAfter rlearning rthat rshe rhad rbreast rcancer, rthe rpatient rwas rambivalent rabout rhaving
ra rmastectomy.
Apply r- rCORRECT✅✅To rplace, rput ron r, ror rspread rsomething. rEXAMPLE r: rThe
rnurse rwill rapply ra rmedication rto rthe rwound rbefore rcovering rthe rwound rwith ra
rbandage
Assent r- rCORRECT✅✅To rgive rconsent; rto ragree. rEXAMPLE r: rThe rpatient rwas
rasked rto rassent rto rthe rsurgery rby rsigning rthe rinformed rconsent rdocument
Audible r- rCORRECT✅✅Able rto rbe rheard. rEXAMPLE r: rThe rrespiratory rtherapist
rnoted rthe rpatient raudible rwheezing ras ra rsymptom rof rthe rpatients rasthma
Bacteria r- rCORRECT✅✅Single-celled, rmicroscopic rorganisms. rEXAMPLE r: rThe
rphysician rordered ra rlaboratory rtest rto rconfirm rthat rpatients rillness rwas rcaused rby
rbacteria rrather rthan rviruses
Bilateral r- rCORRECT✅✅Present ron rtwo rsides. rEXAMPLE r: rThe runlicensed
rassistive rpersonnel rreported rto rthe rnurse rthat rthe rpatient rhad rbilateral rweakness rin
rthe rlegs rwhen rwalking.
