HESI vocabulary questions and answers well illustrated.

HESI vocabulary questions and answers well illustrated. Abstain - correct answers.To voluntarily refrain from something. (EX: The dental hygienist instructed the patient to abstain from smoking to improve his breath odor.) Accountable - correct answers.To be responsible. (Ex: Paramedics are accountable for maintaining up-to-date knowledge of Resuscitation techniques) Acute - correct answers.Sudden, intense. (Ex: The nurse administer the prescribed pain medicine to the patient who is experiencing acute pain after surgery) Adhere - correct answers.To hold fast or stick together. (EX: The tape must adhere to the patient's skin to hold the bandage in place.) Adverse - correct answers.Undesired, possibly harmful. (EX: Vomiting is an adverse effect of many medications.) Ambivalent - correct tain, having contradictory feelings. (Ex: after learning that she had breast cancer, the patient was ambivalent about having a mastectomy ) Ambulate - correct answers.To walk. (Ex: The patient left the hospital as soon as he was able to ambulate independently) Apply - correct place, to put on, or spread something. (Ex: The physical therapist will apply a medication to the wound before covering the wound with a bandage.) Assent - correct answers.To give Consent; To agree. (Ex: The patient was asked to assent to the surgery by signing the informed consent document) Audible - correct to be heard. (Ex: The respiratory therapist noted the patient audible wheezing as a symptom of the patient's asthma) Bacteria - correct e-celled, microscopic organisms. (Ex: The healthcare provider ordered a laboratory test to confirm that the patient's illness was called by bacteria rather than a virus) Bilateral - correct answers.Present on two sides. (Ex: The unlicensed assistive personnel reported to the nurse that the patient had bilateral weakness in the legs when walking) Cardiac - correct answers.Of or relating to the heart. (Ex: smoking increases the risk of cardiac disease) Cavity - correct answers.An opening or an empty area. (Example: The nurse inspected the patient's oral cavity for lesions.) Cease - correct answers.Come to an end or bring to an end. (Ex: Because the patient's breathing had ceased, the paramedic began resuscitation measures.) Chronic - correct answers.Lasting or recurring over a long period of time. (Ex: The patient has suffered from chronic headaches ever since a car accident six months ago) chronology - correct answers.Order of events as they occurred; timeline. (Ex: The police interviewed witnesses and first responders to determine the chronology) compensatory - correct answers.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.) Concave - correct answers.Rounded inward. (Ex: The dietitian noticed that the patient was very thin and that the patient's abdomen appeared concave) Concise - correct , to the point. (Ex: when teaching a patient, the nurse tried to be concise so that the instructions would be easy to remember) Congenital - correct nt at birth. (Ex: The patient had surgery as a child to correct a congenital heart defect) Consistency - correct e of viscosity; how thick or thin a fluid is in relation to how it flows. (Ex: The respiratory therapist noticed that the mucus the patient was coughing was a thin, watery consistency) Constrict - correct answers.To draw together or become smaller. (Ex: The nurse knows that the small blood vessels of the skin will constrict when ice is applied to the skin) Contingent - correct dent. (Ex: The hygienist told the patient that a healthy mouth is contingent on careful daily brushing and flossing) Contradiction - correct answers.a reason something is not advisable or should not be done. (Ex: The patient's excessive bleeding was a contradiction for discharge from the hospital) convulsive - correct g or causing convulsions, i.e., violent shaking of the body. (Ex: Epilepsy is A convulsive disorder) Cursory - correct , perfunctory, not thorough. (Ex: during triage, the paramedic gave each accident victim a cursory examination) Defecate - correct feces. (Ex:The unlicensed assistive personnel helped the patient to the toilet when he needed to defecate.) deficit - correct answers.A deficiency or lack of something. (Ex: The therapist explained that the patient will experience a fluid deficit if the patient continues to perspire heavily during exercise without drinking enough fluids) Depress - correct answers.Press downward. (Example: The nurse will depress the patient's skin to see if any swelling is present.) Depth - correct answers.Downward measurement from a surface. (Example: The nurse measures the depth of a wound by inserting a cotton swab into the wound.) Deteriorating - correct answers.Worsening. (Example: The dental hygienist explains that the condition of the patients gums is deteriorating and treatment by the dentist is needed right away.) Diagnosis - correct answers.Identification of an injury or disease. (Ex: The patient received a diagnosis of pancreatitis) Diffuse - correct answers.Spread over a large area; generalized. (Ex: The patient swelling was originally limited to a small area but is now diffuse) Dilate - correct answers.To enlarge or expand. (Ex: When shining a light in the patient's eyes, the nurse looked to see if both peoples dilate in response to the light)