HESI A2 VOCABULARY QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.
1. What word meaning “once a year” fits best in the sentence?
The family reunion picnic was held at the Jones farm instead of the county park.
A. regular
B. annual
C. biennial
D. holiday
2. Docile is best defined as being .
A. defiant
B. disobedient
C. firm
D. compliant
3. Select the meaning of the underlined word in the sentence.
Because the patient had an occluded artery, the physician decided to perform
cardiovascular surgery.
A. Obstructed
B. Open
C. Broken
D. Cloudy
4. Select the word that means “an undesired problem that is the result of some other
event.”
The complication of the surgery caused the patient to remain in the hospital to have an
additional complement of testing procedures implemented.
A. Complication
B. Complement
C. Procedures
D. Implemented
, 5. Select the meaning of the underlined word in the sentence.
The dog developed bilateral weakness in its hindquarters, so the veterinarian created a
wheeled cart to help the dog walk.
A. Present on two sides
B. Available for exercise
C. Affecting the left side
D. Affecting the right side
6. Select the correct definition of the underlined word.
The doctor’s prognosis gave the patient and his family reason to feel optimistic about the
surgery.
A. Instructions
B. Estimate
C. Behavior
D. Outcome statement
7. Select the meaning of the underlined word in the sentence.
The child developed a labile condition that worried the parents, so they brought the child
to the doctor’s office for a checkup.
A. Fevered
B. Volatile
C. Stomach
D. Vision
8. The nurse noted in the chart, “The patient is lethargic.” How was the patient
behaving?
A. Pacing the halls, yelling at the staff
B. Difficult to arouse
C. Shaking uncontrollably
D. Not responding to painful stimuli
9. Select the meaning of the underlined word in the sentence. The doctor made an
initial examination of the patient.
1. What word meaning “once a year” fits best in the sentence?
The family reunion picnic was held at the Jones farm instead of the county park.
A. regular
B. annual
C. biennial
D. holiday
2. Docile is best defined as being .
A. defiant
B. disobedient
C. firm
D. compliant
3. Select the meaning of the underlined word in the sentence.
Because the patient had an occluded artery, the physician decided to perform
cardiovascular surgery.
A. Obstructed
B. Open
C. Broken
D. Cloudy
4. Select the word that means “an undesired problem that is the result of some other
event.”
The complication of the surgery caused the patient to remain in the hospital to have an
additional complement of testing procedures implemented.
A. Complication
B. Complement
C. Procedures
D. Implemented
, 5. Select the meaning of the underlined word in the sentence.
The dog developed bilateral weakness in its hindquarters, so the veterinarian created a
wheeled cart to help the dog walk.
A. Present on two sides
B. Available for exercise
C. Affecting the left side
D. Affecting the right side
6. Select the correct definition of the underlined word.
The doctor’s prognosis gave the patient and his family reason to feel optimistic about the
surgery.
A. Instructions
B. Estimate
C. Behavior
D. Outcome statement
7. Select the meaning of the underlined word in the sentence.
The child developed a labile condition that worried the parents, so they brought the child
to the doctor’s office for a checkup.
A. Fevered
B. Volatile
C. Stomach
D. Vision
8. The nurse noted in the chart, “The patient is lethargic.” How was the patient
behaving?
A. Pacing the halls, yelling at the staff
B. Difficult to arouse
C. Shaking uncontrollably
D. Not responding to painful stimuli
9. Select the meaning of the underlined word in the sentence. The doctor made an
initial examination of the patient.
