HESI A2 Entrance Exam rated 5 stars

HESI A2 Entrance Exam rated 5 stars Abstain - To voluntarily refrain from something. (The dental hygeienist instructed the patient to _____ from smoking to improve his breath odor.) Accountable - To be responsible. (Paramedics are _____ for maintaining up-to-date knowledge of resuscitation techniques.) Acute - Sudden, intense. (The nurse administered the prescribed pain medication to the patient who was experiencing _____ pain after surgery.) Adhere - To hold fast or stick together. (The tape must _____ to the patient's skin to hold the bandage in place.) Adverse - Undesired, possibly harmful. (Vomiting is an _____ effect of many medications.) Aegis - Control, protection (Unit staffing decisions are under the _____ of the nurse manager) Ambibalent - Uncertain, having contradictory feelings (After learning that she had breast cancer, the patient was _____ about having a mastectomy.) Apply - To place, put on, or spread something. (The nurse will _____ a medication to the wound before covering the wound with a bandage.) Assent - To give consent; to agree (The attention was asked to _____ to the surgery by signing the informed consent document.) Audible - Able to be heard (The respiratory therapist noted the patient's _____ wheezing as a symptom of the patient's asthma.) Bacteria - Single-called, microscopic organisms (The physician ordered a laboratory test to confirm that the patient's illness was caused by _____ rather than a virus.) Bilateral - Present on two sides. (The unlicensed assistive personnel reported to the nurse that the patient had _____ weakness int he legs when walking.) Cardiac - Of or relating to the heart (Smoking increases the risk of _____disease.) Cavity - An opening or an empty area. (The nurse inspected the patient's oral _____ for lesions.) Cease - Come to an end or bring to an end (Because the patient's breathing had _____, the paramedic began resuscitation measures.) Chronology - Order of events as th