HESI Nursing Entrance Exam Study Guide Review Questions With Answers 2024/2025: Math, Vocabulary, Anatomy and Physiology, Reading Comprehension (GRADED)

HESI Nursing Entrance Exam Study Guide Review Questions With Answers 2024/2025: Math, Vocabulary, Anatomy and Physiology, Reading Comprehension. Select the meaning of the underlined word in the sentence, The proliferation of resistant bacteria has alarmed medical professionals. A. increase B. reduction C. strength D. appearance 3. What is the best description of the word laceration? A. The means by which nursing mothers produce milk for their babies. B. A deep, ragged tear. C. A medical term used to describe the removal of the tear ducts. D. An intolerance of dairy products. 4. 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. 5. What is the best description of the word contraction? A. spasm B. decrease C. treaty D. moderate 6. What is another word for skull? A. spine B. ability C. cranium D. zygote HESI Nursing Entrance Exam Study Guide Review Questions With Answers 2024/2025: Math, Vocabulary, Anatomy and Physiology, Reading Comprehension. 2 7. Select the meaning of the underlined word in the sentence. In medicine, the desired outcome is recovery. A. expectation B. analysis C. wished for D. diagnosis 8. What is the best description for the word distal? A. the part of the heart that receives blood from the lungs B. urgent C. the part of the body furthest from the injury D. empathetic 9. What is the best description for the term triage? A. the stand with three legs used to support an IV pump B. the order in which patients are to be treated C. the physician’s prescription for a drug to be taken three times per day D. the shift for nursing duty beginning at 3 PM and ending at 11 PM 10. Which word means “the thickness of a liquid”? A. viscosity B. zygote C. sublingual D. adhesion 11. Select the meaning of the underlined word in the sentence. The client’s condition was exacerbated in the fall. A. improved B. made worse C. eliminated D. created a scar 3 Vocabulary Answer Key 1. B 2. A 3. B 4. B 5. A 6. C 7. C 8. C 9. B 10. A 11. B 4 Word part (prefix, suffix, root) Meaning Examples a-/an- Without Anaerobic, abiotic Aero- Oxygen Aerobic -ase Related to enzyme Amylase, lactase Auto- Self Autosome, autotrophic Bio- Life Biology, biosphere, biotic Chloro- Color Chloroplast, chlorophyll Cyto-/kary- Cell Cytoplasm, cytotoxic, eukaryotic, Karyotype di-/dipl- Two, double Diploid, dichotomy Eco- Environment Ecology, ecosystem Exo- Outside Exoskeleton, exocytosis -gen/gen- That which produces Genotype, genetics, hydrogen Hapl- Half Haploid Heter- Different, other Heterogeneous, heterotrophic Homo- Same Homologous, homogeneous, homeostatis Hydro- Water Hydrogen, hydrosphere, hydrophobic Kine- Energy, movement Kinetics, kinesthesiology Meta- Among, changed Metaphase, metastasis -morph- Form, shape Morphology, anthropomorphic -neuro- Nerve Neuroscience, neuron -ology Study of Biology, geology, ecology -path- Feeling, suffering Pathology -phase Stage Anaphase, metaphase, prophase Phen- Appearing, seeming Phenotype (genetic traits you can see outwardly, eye color, etc.) Phob- Fear of Hydrophobic Pro-/proto- First, before Prophase, prokaryotic, photoplasm -sis- State or condition of Homeostasis, metastatis, phagocytosis Sym-/syn- With, together Symbiotic, synthesis Tele- Distance Telephase Therm- Heat Thermometer, exotherm Trans- Across Transpiration, translation, transcription -vac- Empty Vacuole, evacuate, vaccine 5 Mathematics 1. A newborn weighs 3,459 grams. There are 453.59 grams per pound. What is the infant’s weight in pounds and ounces? A. 7 lb 10 oz B. 10 lb 7 oz C. 13 lb 3 oz D. 3 lb 13 oz 2. What temperature in Celsius is 98.6 Fahrenheit? (Enter numeric value only. If rounding is necessary, round to the whole number.) ___________________________________________ 3. A nurse works in a military hospital from 1300 to 2000. What time of day does this nurse work? A. early morning to early afternoon B. lunchtime to midnight C. early afternoon to bedtime D. midnight to sunrise 4. A nurse is reviewing the daily intake and output (I&O) of a patient consuming a clear diet. The drainage bag denotes a total of 1,000 mL for the past 24 hours. The total intake is: 2 8 oz cups of coffee 1 16 oz serving of clear soup 1 pint of water consumed throughout the day How much is the deficit in milliliters? (Enter numeric value only. If rounding is necessary, round to the whole number.) _____________________________________________________ 5. To convert pounds to kilograms, what factor is used? A. 2.2 B. 0.334 C. 10 D. 22 6. How many milliliters are in 1 liter? A. 30 B. 10 C. 100 D. 1,000 6 7. A hospital day staff consists of 25 registered nurses, 75 unlicensed assistants, five phlebologists, six receptionists and office staff, and 45 physicians. One summer day the staff was at only 68% strength. How many people were working that day? (Enter numeric value only. If rounding is necessary, round to the whole number.)