HESI A2 Entrance Exam
Abstain - ANSTo voluntarily refrain from something.
(The dental hygeienist instructed the patient to _____ from smoking to improve his breath odor.)
Accountable - ANSTo be responsible.
(Paramedics are _____ for maintaining up-to-date knowledge of resuscitation techniques.)
Acute - ANSSudden, intense.
(The nurse administered the prescribed pain medication to the patient who was experiencing
_____ pain after surgery.)
Adhere - ANSTo hold fast or stick together.
(The tape must _____ to the patient's skin to hold the bandage in place.)
Adverse - ANSUndesired, possibly harmful.
(Vomiting is an _____ effect of many medications.)
Aegis - ANSControl, protection
(Unit staffing decisions are under the _____ of the nurse manager)
Ambibalent - ANSUncertain, having contradictory feelings
(After learning that she had breast cancer, the patient was _____ about having a mastectomy.)
Apply - ANSTo place, put on, or spread something.
(The nurse will _____ a medication to the wound before covering the wound with a bandage.)
Assent - ANSTo give consent; to agree
(The attention was asked to _____ to the surgery by signing the informed consent document.)
Audible - ANSAble to be heard
(The respiratory therapist noted the patient's _____ wheezing as a symptom of the patient's
asthma.)
Bacteria - ANSSingle-called, microscopic organisms
(The physician ordered a laboratory test to confirm that the patient's illness was caused by
_____ rather than a virus.)
Bilateral - ANSPresent on two sides.
(The unlicensed assistive personnel reported to the nurse that the patient had _____ weakness
int he legs when walking.)
, Cardiac - ANSOf or relating to the heart
(Smoking increases the risk of _____disease.)
Cavity - ANSAn opening or an empty area.
(The nurse inspected the patient's oral _____ for lesions.)
Cease - ANSCome to an end or bring to an end
(Because the patient's breathing had _____, the paramedic began resuscitation measures.)
Chronology - ANSOrder of events as they occurred; timeline.
(The police interviewed witnesses and first responders to determine the _____ of the accident.)
Compensatory - ANSOffsetting or making up for something.
(When the patient's blood pressure decreased, the paramedic noted that the heart rate
increased, which the paramedic recognized as a _____ action.)
Concave - ANSRounded inward
(The dietician noticed that the patient was very thin and that the patient's abdomen appeared
_____.)
Concise - ANSBrief, to the point.
(When teaching a patient, the nurse tried to be _____ so that the instructions would be easy to
remember.)
Consistency - ANSDegree of viscosity; how thick or thin a fluid is in relation to how it flows.
(The respiratory therapist noticed that the mucus the patient was coughing was of a thin, watery
_____.)
Constrict - ANSTo draw together or become smaller.
(The nurse knows that the small blood vessels of the skin will _____ when ice is applied to the
skin.)
Contingent - ANSDependent
(The hygienist told the patient that a healthy mouth is _____ on careful daily brushing and
flossing.)
Contraindication - ANSA reason something is not advisable or should not be done.
(The patient's excessive bleeding was a _____ for discharge front eh hospital.)
Convulsive - ANSHaving or causing convulsions, i.e., violent shaking of the body.
(Epilepsy is a _____ disorder)
Cursory - ANSQuick, perfunctory, not thorough.
(During triage, the paramedic gave each accident victim a _____ examination.)
Abstain - ANSTo voluntarily refrain from something.
(The dental hygeienist instructed the patient to _____ from smoking to improve his breath odor.)
Accountable - ANSTo be responsible.
(Paramedics are _____ for maintaining up-to-date knowledge of resuscitation techniques.)
Acute - ANSSudden, intense.
(The nurse administered the prescribed pain medication to the patient who was experiencing
_____ pain after surgery.)
Adhere - ANSTo hold fast or stick together.
(The tape must _____ to the patient's skin to hold the bandage in place.)
Adverse - ANSUndesired, possibly harmful.
(Vomiting is an _____ effect of many medications.)
Aegis - ANSControl, protection
(Unit staffing decisions are under the _____ of the nurse manager)
Ambibalent - ANSUncertain, having contradictory feelings
(After learning that she had breast cancer, the patient was _____ about having a mastectomy.)
Apply - ANSTo place, put on, or spread something.
(The nurse will _____ a medication to the wound before covering the wound with a bandage.)
Assent - ANSTo give consent; to agree
(The attention was asked to _____ to the surgery by signing the informed consent document.)
Audible - ANSAble to be heard
(The respiratory therapist noted the patient's _____ wheezing as a symptom of the patient's
asthma.)
Bacteria - ANSSingle-called, microscopic organisms
(The physician ordered a laboratory test to confirm that the patient's illness was caused by
_____ rather than a virus.)
Bilateral - ANSPresent on two sides.
(The unlicensed assistive personnel reported to the nurse that the patient had _____ weakness
int he legs when walking.)
, Cardiac - ANSOf or relating to the heart
(Smoking increases the risk of _____disease.)
Cavity - ANSAn opening or an empty area.
(The nurse inspected the patient's oral _____ for lesions.)
Cease - ANSCome to an end or bring to an end
(Because the patient's breathing had _____, the paramedic began resuscitation measures.)
Chronology - ANSOrder of events as they occurred; timeline.
(The police interviewed witnesses and first responders to determine the _____ of the accident.)
Compensatory - ANSOffsetting or making up for something.
(When the patient's blood pressure decreased, the paramedic noted that the heart rate
increased, which the paramedic recognized as a _____ action.)
Concave - ANSRounded inward
(The dietician noticed that the patient was very thin and that the patient's abdomen appeared
_____.)
Concise - ANSBrief, to the point.
(When teaching a patient, the nurse tried to be _____ so that the instructions would be easy to
remember.)
Consistency - ANSDegree of viscosity; how thick or thin a fluid is in relation to how it flows.
(The respiratory therapist noticed that the mucus the patient was coughing was of a thin, watery
_____.)
Constrict - ANSTo draw together or become smaller.
(The nurse knows that the small blood vessels of the skin will _____ when ice is applied to the
skin.)
Contingent - ANSDependent
(The hygienist told the patient that a healthy mouth is _____ on careful daily brushing and
flossing.)
Contraindication - ANSA reason something is not advisable or should not be done.
(The patient's excessive bleeding was a _____ for discharge front eh hospital.)
Convulsive - ANSHaving or causing convulsions, i.e., violent shaking of the body.
(Epilepsy is a _____ disorder)
Cursory - ANSQuick, perfunctory, not thorough.
(During triage, the paramedic gave each accident victim a _____ examination.)
