HESI WCU ENTRANCE EXAM
WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS
GRADED A+ (2026 BRAND NEW)
Abrupt - answer-Sudden
Example: The nurse noticed an abrupt change in the patient's level of pain
Abstain - answer-To voluntarily refrain from something
Example: The dental hygienist instructed the patient to abstain from smoking to improve
his breath odor
Access - answer-A means to obtain entry or a means of approach
Example: to administer medications into the patient's vein, the nurse must access the
vein with a special needle
Accountable - answer-Responsible
Example: Paramedic are accountable for maintaining up-to-date knowledge of
resuscitation techniques
Adhere - answer-To hold fast or stick together
Example: the tape must adhere to the patient's skin to hold the bandage in place
Adverse - answer-Undesired, possibly harmful
Example: Vomiting is an adverse effect of many medications
Affect - answer-Appearance of observable emotions
Example: The nurse observed that a depressed patient exhibited no obvious emotion
and reported that the patient had a flat affect
, Annual - answer-Occurring every year
Example: The patient told the nurse that she had scheduled her annual mammogram,
as she had been instructed
Apply - answer-To place, put on, or spread something
Example: The physical therapist will apply a medication to the wound before covering
the wound with a bandage
Audible - answer-Able to be heard
Example: The respiratory therapist noticed that when the patient was having a difficulty
breathing, the therapist could hear an audible wheezing sound
Bilateral - answer-Present on two sides
Example: The unlicensed assistive personnel reported to the nurse that the patient had
bilateral weakness in the legs when walking
Cast - answer-Hard protective device applied to protect a broken bone while the bone
heals
Example: The nurse instructed the child that he could not go swimming while the cast
was on his broken arm
Cease - answer-Come to an end or bring to an end
Example: Because the patient's breathing had ceased, the paramedic began
resuscitation measures
Compensatory - answer-Offsetting or making up for something
Example: When the patient's blood pressure decreased, the paramedic noted that the
heart rate increased, which the paramedic recognized as a compensatory action
Complication - answer-An undesired problem that is the result of some other event
WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS
GRADED A+ (2026 BRAND NEW)
Abrupt - answer-Sudden
Example: The nurse noticed an abrupt change in the patient's level of pain
Abstain - answer-To voluntarily refrain from something
Example: The dental hygienist instructed the patient to abstain from smoking to improve
his breath odor
Access - answer-A means to obtain entry or a means of approach
Example: to administer medications into the patient's vein, the nurse must access the
vein with a special needle
Accountable - answer-Responsible
Example: Paramedic are accountable for maintaining up-to-date knowledge of
resuscitation techniques
Adhere - answer-To hold fast or stick together
Example: the tape must adhere to the patient's skin to hold the bandage in place
Adverse - answer-Undesired, possibly harmful
Example: Vomiting is an adverse effect of many medications
Affect - answer-Appearance of observable emotions
Example: The nurse observed that a depressed patient exhibited no obvious emotion
and reported that the patient had a flat affect
, Annual - answer-Occurring every year
Example: The patient told the nurse that she had scheduled her annual mammogram,
as she had been instructed
Apply - answer-To place, put on, or spread something
Example: The physical therapist will apply a medication to the wound before covering
the wound with a bandage
Audible - answer-Able to be heard
Example: The respiratory therapist noticed that when the patient was having a difficulty
breathing, the therapist could hear an audible wheezing sound
Bilateral - answer-Present on two sides
Example: The unlicensed assistive personnel reported to the nurse that the patient had
bilateral weakness in the legs when walking
Cast - answer-Hard protective device applied to protect a broken bone while the bone
heals
Example: The nurse instructed the child that he could not go swimming while the cast
was on his broken arm
Cease - answer-Come to an end or bring to an end
Example: Because the patient's breathing had ceased, the paramedic began
resuscitation measures
Compensatory - answer-Offsetting or making up for something
Example: When the patient's blood pressure decreased, the paramedic noted that the
heart rate increased, which the paramedic recognized as a compensatory action
Complication - answer-An undesired problem that is the result of some other event
