HESI Vocabulary Practice Questions
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Because the patient had an (occluded) artery, the physician decided to perform
cardiovascular surgery.
a. obstructed
b. open
c. broken
d. cloudy CORRECT ANSWERS a. obstructed
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 CORRECT ANSWERS a. complication
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 CORRECT ANSWERS volatile
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 CORRECT ANSWERS b. difficult to arouse
the doctor made an (initial) examination of the patient.
a. complete
b. first
c. incomplete
d. discharge CORRECT ANSWERS b. first
What is the best description for the term febrile?
, a. metal incompetence
b. having a fever
c. pregnant
d. having clogged sinuses CORRECT ANSWERS b. having a fever
Decomposition is the process of enzymes digesting food. Another name for this process
is _____________________.
a. degeneration
b. dialysis
c. lysis
d. lymph CORRECT ANSWERS c. lysis
The nurse observed that the skin around the sore was (inflamed).
a. blanched
b. covered with a scab
c. cool to the touch
d. reddened CORRECT ANSWERS d. reddened
Which word is not spelled correctly in the context of the sentence?
The ICU nurse-manger wanted all staff to sign the letter complaining about working
hours at the unit. CORRECT ANSWERS manger
The (parameters) of medical ethics require the nurse to report instances of suspected
child abuse.
a. laws
b. limits
c. common sense
d. structure CORRECT ANSWERS b. limits
The patient was diagnosed with a psychiatric (disorder).
a. rule
b. system
c. organization
d. illness CORRECT ANSWERS d. illness
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 farthest from the injury
d. empathetic CORRECT ANSWERS c. the part of the body farthest from the injury
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Because the patient had an (occluded) artery, the physician decided to perform
cardiovascular surgery.
a. obstructed
b. open
c. broken
d. cloudy CORRECT ANSWERS a. obstructed
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 CORRECT ANSWERS a. complication
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 CORRECT ANSWERS volatile
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 CORRECT ANSWERS b. difficult to arouse
the doctor made an (initial) examination of the patient.
a. complete
b. first
c. incomplete
d. discharge CORRECT ANSWERS b. first
What is the best description for the term febrile?
, a. metal incompetence
b. having a fever
c. pregnant
d. having clogged sinuses CORRECT ANSWERS b. having a fever
Decomposition is the process of enzymes digesting food. Another name for this process
is _____________________.
a. degeneration
b. dialysis
c. lysis
d. lymph CORRECT ANSWERS c. lysis
The nurse observed that the skin around the sore was (inflamed).
a. blanched
b. covered with a scab
c. cool to the touch
d. reddened CORRECT ANSWERS d. reddened
Which word is not spelled correctly in the context of the sentence?
The ICU nurse-manger wanted all staff to sign the letter complaining about working
hours at the unit. CORRECT ANSWERS manger
The (parameters) of medical ethics require the nurse to report instances of suspected
child abuse.
a. laws
b. limits
c. common sense
d. structure CORRECT ANSWERS b. limits
The patient was diagnosed with a psychiatric (disorder).
a. rule
b. system
c. organization
d. illness CORRECT ANSWERS d. illness
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 farthest from the injury
d. empathetic CORRECT ANSWERS c. the part of the body farthest from the injury
