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2025 LATEST UPDATED HESI A2 ENTRANCE EXAM ALL SECTION WITH QUESTIONS & ANSWERS |GET IT CORRECT!!

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2025 LATEST UPDATED HESI A2 ENTRANCE EXAM ALL SECTION WITH QUESTIONS & ANSWERS |GET IT CORRECT!! To voluntarily refrain from something. (The dental hygeienist instructed the patient to _____ from smoking to improve his breath odor.) Abstain To be responsible. (Paramedics are _____ for maintaining up-to-date knowledge of resuscitation techniques.) Accountable Sudden, intense. (The nurse administered the prescribed pain medication to the patient who was experiencing _____ pain after surgery.) Acute To hold fast or stick together. (The tape must _____ to the patient's skin to hold the bandage in place.) Adhere Undesired, possibly harmful. (Vomiting is an _____ effect of many medications.) Adverse Control, protection (Unit staffing decisions are under the _____ of the nurse manager) Aegis Uncertain, having contradictory feelings (After learning that she had breast cancer, the patient was _____ about having a mastectomy.) Ambibalent To place, put on, or spread something. (The nurse will _____ a medication to the wound before covering the wound with a bandage.) Apply To give consent; to agree (The attention was asked to _____ to the surgery by signing the informed consent document.) Assent Able to be heard (The respiratory therapist noted the patient's _____ wheezing as a symptom of the patient's asthma.) Audible Single-called, microscopic organisms (The physician ordered a laboratory test to confirm that the patient's illness was caused by _____ rather than a virus.) Bacteria Present on two sides. (The unlicensed assistive personnel reported to the nurse that the patient had _____ weakness int he legs when walking.) Bilateral Of or relating to the heart (Smoking increases the risk of _____disease.) Cardiac An opening or an empty area. (The nurse inspected the patient's oral _____ for lesions.) Cavity Come to an end or bring to an end (Because the patient's breathing had _____, the paramedic began resuscitation measures.) Cease Order of events as they occurred; timeline. (The police interviewed witnesses and first responders to determine the _____ of the accident.) Chronology Offsetting 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.) Compensatory Rounded inward (The dietician noticed that the patient was very thin and that the patient's abdomen appeared _____.) Concave Brief, to the point. (When teaching a patient, the nurse tried to be _____ so that the instructions would be easy to remember.) Concise Degree 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 _____.) Consistency To draw together or become smaller. (The nurse knows that the small blood vessels of the skin will _____ when ice is applied to the skin.) Constrict Dependent (The hygienist told the patient that a healthy mouth is _____ on careful daily brushing and flossing.) Contingent A reason something is not advisable or should not be done. (The patient's excessive bleeding was a _____ for discharge front eh hospital.) Contraindication Having or causing convulsions, i.e., violent shaking of the body. (Epilepsy is a _____ disorder) Convulsive Quick, perfunctory, not thorough. (During triage, the paramedic gave each accident victim a _____ examination.) Cursory Expel feces. (The unlicensed assistive personnel helped the patient to the toilet when the patient needed to _____.) Defecate A deficiency or lack of something. (The therapist explained that the patient will experience a fluid _____ if the patient continues to perspire heavily during exercise without drinking enough fluids.) Deficit Press downward (The nurse will _____ the patient's skin to see if any swelling is present.) Depress Downward measurement from a surface (The physician measures the _____ of a wound by inserting a cotton swab into the wound.) Depth Worsening (The dental hygienist explains that the condition of the patient's gums is deteriorating and treatment by the dentist is needed right away.) Deteriorating Tool or piece of equipment (A thermometer is a _____ used to measure the patient's body temperature) Device Identification of an injury or disease. (The patient received a _____ of pancreatitis.) Diagnosis To enlarge or expand (When shining a light in the patient's eyes, the nurse looks to see if both pupils _____ in response to the light.) Dilate To make a liquid less concentrated. (The pharmacy technician suggests that the patient use fruit juice to _____ a foul-tasting drug so that the medication will be easier to swallow.) Dilute Distinct, separate (The paramedic observed several _____ bruise marks on the patient's body.) Discrete Distant; away from the center (such as of the body) (The paramedic suspected that the patient had a dislocated knee and knew it was important to check a _____ pulse in the ankle.) Distal Enlarged or expanded from pressure. (When a blood vessel is _____, the laboratory technician can easily insert a needle to obtain a blood sample.) Distended Impaired or abnormal functioning. (Family _____ may increase when a member experiences an acute physical illness.) Dysfunction Ability to share what others are feeling; understanding the feelings of another. (After being diagnosed with cancer, the physician felt more _____ toward patients with cancer.) Empathy Balance (The nurse suspected that an ear infection was the cause of the patient's lack of _____.) Equilibrium The origin or cause of a disease or condition (The nurse interviewed the patient to determine the _____ of the patient's food poisoning.) Etiology To make worse or more severe. (The physical therapist recognized that too much exercise would _____ the patient's breathing difficulties.) Exacerbate To increase in size or amount (The unlicensed assistive personnel turned the patient frequently so that the skin sore would not _____ any further.) Expand To come in contact (The nurse taught the parents of a new born to avoid _____ to people with severe infections.) Exposure Lengthening; unbending a joint. (The physical therapist helped the patient perform _____ and flexion exercises.) Extension Located outside the body (The unlicensed assistive personnel measured the amount of blood in the _____ drain after the patient's surgery.) External Resulting in death (The emergency epically technicians arrived too late to save any lives at the scene of a _____ car accident.) Fatal Extreme tiredness, exhaustion. (The dietician explained to the patient that eating more iron-rich foods may help reduce feelings of _____.) Fatigue Bending a joint (Arthritis can make _____ of the fingers difficult.) Flexion Reddened or ruddy appearance (The therapist observed that the patient's face was _____ after the patient completed the exercises.) Flushed Of or relating to the stomach and the intestines. (The patient was diagnosed with a _____ disease. Gastrointestinal Of or relating to blood. (Pregnancy can put a woman at risk for anemia, which is a _____ disorder.) Hematologic Maintenance of body fluid balance. (The medical assistant explains that adequate _____ helps keep skin soft and supple) Hydration Measures contributing to cleanliness and good health. (The dental assistant teaches patients about good _____ practices to maintain strong teeth.) Hygiene Diminished or lacking some usual quality or level. (The paramedic stated that the patient's _____ speech was obvious in the way she slurred her words.) Impaired Occurring in the near future, about to happen. (The nurse manager increased the emergency room staffing in anticipation of accidents being caused by the _____ snowstorm.) Impending Impenetrable, not allowing anything to pass through. (Standard precautions require that use of _____ gloves when bodily fluids are handled.) Impervious To suggest without explicitly stating. (The look on the administrator's face _____ that she was happy about the results of the inspection.) Imply Occurrence (In recent years there has been an increased _____ of infections that do not respond to antibiotics.) Incidence Contamination or invasion of body tissue by pathogenic organisms. (The doctor prescribed antibiotics for the patient with a bacterial _____.) Infection To conclude or deduce. (When the patient started crying while receiving and injection, the nurse _____ that the patient was in pain.) Infer Reddened, swollen, warm, and often tender (The nurse observed that the skin around the patient's wound was _____.) Inflamed To swallow for digestion. (The paramedic may contact the poison control center when providing emergency care for a child who has _____ cleaning fluid.) Ingest To begin or put into practice. (The nurse decided to _____ safety measures to prevent injury because the patient was very weak.) Initiate So gradual as to not become apparent for a long time. (The physician explained that the cancer probably started years ago but had not been detected because its spread was _____.) Insidious In place, unharmed (The nurse observed that the patient's bandage was _____.) Intact Located within the body. (The paramedic reported that the patient was unconscious because of _____ bleeding.) Internal Inserting or entering into a body part. (The laboratory technician is careful when obtaining blood samples because this _____ procedure may cause problems such as infection or bruising.) Invasive Of or related to movement (_____ energy from the battery of the medical assistant's tablet caused the device to feel warm to the touch.) 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2025 LATEST UPDATED HESI A2
ENTRANCE EXAM ALL SECTION WITH
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS |GET IT
CORRECT!!
To voluntarily refrain from something.
(The dental hygeienist instructed the patient to _____ from smoking to improve his
breath odor.) - answerAbstain

To be responsible.
(Paramedics are _____ for maintaining up-to-date knowledge of resuscitation
techniques.) - answerAccountable

Sudden, intense.
(The nurse administered the prescribed pain medication to the patient who was
experiencing _____ pain after surgery.) - answerAcute

To hold fast or stick together.
(The tape must _____ to the patient's skin to hold the bandage in place.) -
answerAdhere

Undesired, possibly harmful.
(Vomiting is an _____ effect of many medications.) - answerAdverse

Control, protection
(Unit staffing decisions are under the _____ of the nurse manager) - answerAegis

Uncertain, having contradictory feelings
(After learning that she had breast cancer, the patient was _____ about having a
mastectomy.) - answerAmbibalent

To place, put on, or spread something.
(The nurse will _____ a medication to the wound before covering the wound with a
bandage.) - answerApply

To give consent; to agree
(The attention was asked to _____ to the surgery by signing the informed consent
document.) - answerAssent

Able to be heard

, (The respiratory therapist noted the patient's _____ wheezing as a symptom of the
patient's asthma.) - answerAudible

Single-called, microscopic organisms
(The physician ordered a laboratory test to confirm that the patient's illness was caused
by _____ rather than a virus.) - answerBacteria

Present on two sides.
(The unlicensed assistive personnel reported to the nurse that the patient had _____
weakness int he legs when walking.) - answerBilateral

Of or relating to the heart
(Smoking increases the risk of _____disease.) - answerCardiac

An opening or an empty area.
(The nurse inspected the patient's oral _____ for lesions.) - answerCavity

Come to an end or bring to an end
(Because the patient's breathing had _____, the paramedic began resuscitation
measures.) - answerCease

Order of events as they occurred; timeline.
(The police interviewed witnesses and first responders to determine the _____ of the
accident.) - answerChronology

Offsetting 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.) - answerCompensatory

Rounded inward
(The dietician noticed that the patient was very thin and that the patient's abdomen
appeared _____.) - answerConcave

Brief, to the point.
(When teaching a patient, the nurse tried to be _____ so that the instructions would be
easy to remember.) - answerConcise

Degree 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 _____.) - answerConsistency

To draw together or become smaller.
(The nurse knows that the small blood vessels of the skin will _____ when ice is applied
to the skin.) - answerConstrict

Dependent

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