HESI ENTRANCE EXAM REVIEW
QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
ANSWERS
\.1 cubic centimeters - Answer-How many milliliters are in a cubic centimeter? (METRIC)
\.1,000 grams - Answer-How many kilograms in a gram? (METRIC)
\.1,000 milligrams - Answer-How many grams in a milligram? (METRIC)
\.1,000 milliliters - Answer-How many liters are in a milliliter? (METRIC)
\.1,760 yards - Answer-How many miles are in a yard?
\.10 millimeters - Answer-How many centimeters are in a millimeter? (METRIC)
\.100 centimeters - Answer-How many meters are in a centimeter? (METRIC)
\.1000 meters - Answer-How many kilometers are in a meter? (METRIC)
\.12 inches - Answer-How many inches are in a foot?
\.128 ounces - Answer-How many gallons are in an ounce?
,\.16 ounces - Answer-How many ounces in a pound?
\.2 cups - Answer-How many pints are in a cup?
\.2 pints - Answer-How many quarts are in a pint?
\.2,000 pounds - Answer-How many pounds in a ton?
\.2.2 pounds - Answer-How many kilograms are in a pound?
\.3 feet - Answer-How many feet in a yard?
\.30 milliliters (cubic centimeters) - Answer-How many ounces are in milliliters(cubic
centimeters)?
\.4 quarts - Answer-How many gallons in a quart?
\.5,280 feet - Answer-How many feet in a mile?
\.8 ounces - Answer-How many cups are in an ounce?
\.A characteristic or constant factor
Example: The dietician explained that the number of calories needed for energy is one of the
important parameters of a healthy diet - Answer-Parameter
\.A deficiency or lack of something
, Example: The therapist explained that the patient will experience a fluid deficit if the patient
continues to perspire heavily during exercise without drinking enough fluids - Answer-Deficit
\.A reason why something is not advisable or why it should not be done
Example: The patient's excessive bleeding was a contraindication for discharge from the hospital
- Answer-Contraindication
\.Able to be heard
Example: The respiratory therapist noticed that when the patient was having a difficulty
breathing, the therapist could hear an audible wheezing sound - Answer-Audible
\.Adverse or negative
Example: The patient became very confused, which was an untoward effect of the medication
received - Answer-Untoward
\.Already present
Example: The nurse notified the physician that the patient has a preexisting condition that
might lead to complications during the emergency surgery - Answer-Preexisting
\.Amount of space occupied by a fluid
Example: The nurse recorded the volume of cough syrup administered to the patient - Answer-
Volume
\.An indication of a problem
Example: The nurse recognized that the patient's weakness was a symptom of bleeding after
surgery - Answer-Symptom
\.An indication or sign of a condition
QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
ANSWERS
\.1 cubic centimeters - Answer-How many milliliters are in a cubic centimeter? (METRIC)
\.1,000 grams - Answer-How many kilograms in a gram? (METRIC)
\.1,000 milligrams - Answer-How many grams in a milligram? (METRIC)
\.1,000 milliliters - Answer-How many liters are in a milliliter? (METRIC)
\.1,760 yards - Answer-How many miles are in a yard?
\.10 millimeters - Answer-How many centimeters are in a millimeter? (METRIC)
\.100 centimeters - Answer-How many meters are in a centimeter? (METRIC)
\.1000 meters - Answer-How many kilometers are in a meter? (METRIC)
\.12 inches - Answer-How many inches are in a foot?
\.128 ounces - Answer-How many gallons are in an ounce?
,\.16 ounces - Answer-How many ounces in a pound?
\.2 cups - Answer-How many pints are in a cup?
\.2 pints - Answer-How many quarts are in a pint?
\.2,000 pounds - Answer-How many pounds in a ton?
\.2.2 pounds - Answer-How many kilograms are in a pound?
\.3 feet - Answer-How many feet in a yard?
\.30 milliliters (cubic centimeters) - Answer-How many ounces are in milliliters(cubic
centimeters)?
\.4 quarts - Answer-How many gallons in a quart?
\.5,280 feet - Answer-How many feet in a mile?
\.8 ounces - Answer-How many cups are in an ounce?
\.A characteristic or constant factor
Example: The dietician explained that the number of calories needed for energy is one of the
important parameters of a healthy diet - Answer-Parameter
\.A deficiency or lack of something
, Example: The therapist explained that the patient will experience a fluid deficit if the patient
continues to perspire heavily during exercise without drinking enough fluids - Answer-Deficit
\.A reason why something is not advisable or why it should not be done
Example: The patient's excessive bleeding was a contraindication for discharge from the hospital
- Answer-Contraindication
\.Able to be heard
Example: The respiratory therapist noticed that when the patient was having a difficulty
breathing, the therapist could hear an audible wheezing sound - Answer-Audible
\.Adverse or negative
Example: The patient became very confused, which was an untoward effect of the medication
received - Answer-Untoward
\.Already present
Example: The nurse notified the physician that the patient has a preexisting condition that
might lead to complications during the emergency surgery - Answer-Preexisting
\.Amount of space occupied by a fluid
Example: The nurse recorded the volume of cough syrup administered to the patient - Answer-
Volume
\.An indication of a problem
Example: The nurse recognized that the patient's weakness was a symptom of bleeding after
surgery - Answer-Symptom
\.An indication or sign of a condition
