HESI ENTRANCE EXAM 2025 MOST RECENT
UPDATED QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS
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Abrupt - answer ✔✔-Sudden
Example: The nurse noticed an abrupt change in the patient's level of pain
Abstain - answer ✔✔-To voluntarily refrain from something
Example: The dental hygienist instructed the patient to abstain from smoking to improve his breath odor
Accountable - answer ✔✔-Responsible
Example: Paramedic are accountable for maintaining up-to-date knowledge of resuscitation techniques
Adhere - answer ✔✔-To hold fast or stick together
Example: the tape must adhere to the patient's skin to hold the bandage in place
Adverse - answer ✔✔-Undesired, possibly harmful
Example: Vomiting is an adverse effect of many medications
Aegis - answer ✔✔-Control, protection
EXAMPLE: Unit Staffing decisions are under the aegis of the nurse manager
Ambivalent - answer ✔✔-Uncertain, having contradictory feelings.
(EX: After learning that she had breast cancer, the patient was ambivalent about having a mastectomy.)
Apply - answer ✔✔-To place, put on, or spread something
, Example: The physical therapist will apply a medication to the wound before covering the wound with a
bandage
Assent - answer ✔✔-to give consent; to agree
example: The patient was asked to assent to the surgery by signing the informed consent document.
Audible - answer ✔✔-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
Bacteria - answer ✔✔-Single -celled, microscopic organism.
Example: The physician ordered a lab test to confirm that the patients illness was caused by bacteria
rather than a virus.
Bilateral - answer ✔✔-Present on two sides
Example: The unlicensed assistive personnel reported to the nurse that the patient had bilateral
weakness in the legs when walking
Cavity - answer ✔✔-An opening or an empty area
example: The nurse inspected the patient's oral cavity for lesions
Cease - answer ✔✔-Come to an end or bring to an end
Example: Because the patient's breathing had ceased, the paramedic began resuscitation measures
chronology - answer ✔✔-Order of events as the occurred; timeline
example: The police interviewed witnesses and first responders to determine the chronology of the
accident
Compensatory - answer ✔✔-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
UPDATED QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS
100% CORRECT
Abrupt - answer ✔✔-Sudden
Example: The nurse noticed an abrupt change in the patient's level of pain
Abstain - answer ✔✔-To voluntarily refrain from something
Example: The dental hygienist instructed the patient to abstain from smoking to improve his breath odor
Accountable - answer ✔✔-Responsible
Example: Paramedic are accountable for maintaining up-to-date knowledge of resuscitation techniques
Adhere - answer ✔✔-To hold fast or stick together
Example: the tape must adhere to the patient's skin to hold the bandage in place
Adverse - answer ✔✔-Undesired, possibly harmful
Example: Vomiting is an adverse effect of many medications
Aegis - answer ✔✔-Control, protection
EXAMPLE: Unit Staffing decisions are under the aegis of the nurse manager
Ambivalent - answer ✔✔-Uncertain, having contradictory feelings.
(EX: After learning that she had breast cancer, the patient was ambivalent about having a mastectomy.)
Apply - answer ✔✔-To place, put on, or spread something
, Example: The physical therapist will apply a medication to the wound before covering the wound with a
bandage
Assent - answer ✔✔-to give consent; to agree
example: The patient was asked to assent to the surgery by signing the informed consent document.
Audible - answer ✔✔-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
Bacteria - answer ✔✔-Single -celled, microscopic organism.
Example: The physician ordered a lab test to confirm that the patients illness was caused by bacteria
rather than a virus.
Bilateral - answer ✔✔-Present on two sides
Example: The unlicensed assistive personnel reported to the nurse that the patient had bilateral
weakness in the legs when walking
Cavity - answer ✔✔-An opening or an empty area
example: The nurse inspected the patient's oral cavity for lesions
Cease - answer ✔✔-Come to an end or bring to an end
Example: Because the patient's breathing had ceased, the paramedic began resuscitation measures
chronology - answer ✔✔-Order of events as the occurred; timeline
example: The police interviewed witnesses and first responders to determine the chronology of the
accident
Compensatory - answer ✔✔-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
