HESI A2 Vocab (5th Edition) questions and answers A+ Grade
Abstain
- correct answer To voluntarily refrain from something.
(EX: The dental hygienist instructed the patient to ____ from smoking to improve his breath odor.)
Accountable
- correct answer To be responsible.
(EX: Paramedics are _____ for maintaining up-to-date knowledge of resuscitation techniques.)
Acute
- correct answer Sudden, intense
(EX: The nurse administered the prescribed pain medication to the patient who was experiencing ____
pain after surgery.)
Adhere
- correct answer To hold fast or stick together.
(EX: The tape must ____ to the patient's skin to hold the bandage in place.)
Adverse
- correct answer Undesired, possibly harmful. (EX: Vomiting is an ____ effect of many medications.)
Ambivalent
- correct answer Uncertain, having contradictory feelings
(EX: After learning that she had breast cancer, the patient was ____ about having a mastectomy)
Ambulate
- correct answer To walk
(EX: The patient left the hospital as soon as he was able to ____ independently)
,Antigen
- correct answer 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 answer 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 answer appreciated
(Ex: The child _____ her father's authority and behaved herself in church)
Assent
- correct answer To give consent; to agree
(EX: The patient was asked to ____ to the surgery by signing the informed consent document)
Audible
- correct answer Able to be heard
(EX: The respiratory therapist noted the patient's _______wheezing as a symptom of the patient's
asthma)
Bacteria
- correct answer Single-celled, microscopic organisms
(EX: The health care provider ordered a laboratory test to confirm that the patient's illness was caused
by ____ rather than a virus)
Bilateral
- correct answer Present on two sides
(EX: The unlicensed assistive personnel reported to the nurse that the patient had ____ weakness in the
legs when walking)
, Cardiac
- correct answer Of or relating to the heart
(EX: Smoking increases the risk of ____ disease)
Cavity
- correct answer An opening or an empty area
(EX: The nurse inspected the patient's oral ____ for lesions)
Cease
- correct answer Come to an end or bring to an end
(EX: Because the patient's breathing had ____, the paramedic began resuscitation measures)
Chronic
- correct answer Lasting or recurring over a long period of time
(EX: The patient has suffered from ___ headaches ever since a car accident 6 months ago)
Chronology
- correct answer Order of events as they occurred; timeline
(EX: The police interviewed witnesses and first responders to determine the _________ of the accident)
Compensatory
- correct answer Offsetting or making up for something
(Ex: When the patient's blood pressure decreased, the paramedic noted that the heart rate increased,
which was recognized as a ____ action)
Concave
- correct answer Rounded inward
(EX: The dietician noticed that the patient was very thin and the patient's abdomen appeared ____)
Convex
- correct answer Rounded outward
Abstain
- correct answer To voluntarily refrain from something.
(EX: The dental hygienist instructed the patient to ____ from smoking to improve his breath odor.)
Accountable
- correct answer To be responsible.
(EX: Paramedics are _____ for maintaining up-to-date knowledge of resuscitation techniques.)
Acute
- correct answer Sudden, intense
(EX: The nurse administered the prescribed pain medication to the patient who was experiencing ____
pain after surgery.)
Adhere
- correct answer To hold fast or stick together.
(EX: The tape must ____ to the patient's skin to hold the bandage in place.)
Adverse
- correct answer Undesired, possibly harmful. (EX: Vomiting is an ____ effect of many medications.)
Ambivalent
- correct answer Uncertain, having contradictory feelings
(EX: After learning that she had breast cancer, the patient was ____ about having a mastectomy)
Ambulate
- correct answer To walk
(EX: The patient left the hospital as soon as he was able to ____ independently)
,Antigen
- correct answer 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 answer 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 answer appreciated
(Ex: The child _____ her father's authority and behaved herself in church)
Assent
- correct answer To give consent; to agree
(EX: The patient was asked to ____ to the surgery by signing the informed consent document)
Audible
- correct answer Able to be heard
(EX: The respiratory therapist noted the patient's _______wheezing as a symptom of the patient's
asthma)
Bacteria
- correct answer Single-celled, microscopic organisms
(EX: The health care provider ordered a laboratory test to confirm that the patient's illness was caused
by ____ rather than a virus)
Bilateral
- correct answer Present on two sides
(EX: The unlicensed assistive personnel reported to the nurse that the patient had ____ weakness in the
legs when walking)
, Cardiac
- correct answer Of or relating to the heart
(EX: Smoking increases the risk of ____ disease)
Cavity
- correct answer An opening or an empty area
(EX: The nurse inspected the patient's oral ____ for lesions)
Cease
- correct answer Come to an end or bring to an end
(EX: Because the patient's breathing had ____, the paramedic began resuscitation measures)
Chronic
- correct answer Lasting or recurring over a long period of time
(EX: The patient has suffered from ___ headaches ever since a car accident 6 months ago)
Chronology
- correct answer Order of events as they occurred; timeline
(EX: The police interviewed witnesses and first responders to determine the _________ of the accident)
Compensatory
- correct answer Offsetting or making up for something
(Ex: When the patient's blood pressure decreased, the paramedic noted that the heart rate increased,
which was recognized as a ____ action)
Concave
- correct answer Rounded inward
(EX: The dietician noticed that the patient was very thin and the patient's abdomen appeared ____)
Convex
- correct answer Rounded outward
