HESI A2 VOCAB (5TH EDITION) QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

HESI A2 VOCAB (5TH EDITION)
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

Abstains-sans✔✔Tosvoluntarilysrefrainsfromssomething.s

(EX:sThesdentalshygienistsinstructedsthespatientstos____sfromssmokingstosimproveshissbreat
hsodor.)

Accountables-sans✔✔Tosbesresponsible.
(EX:sParamedicssares_____sforsmaintainingsup-to-
datesknowledgesofsresuscitationstechniques.)

Acutes-sans✔✔Sudden,sintenses
(EX:sThesnursesadministeredsthesprescribedspainsmedicationstosthespatientswhoswassexperi
encings____spainsafterssurgery.)

Adheres-sans✔✔Tosholdsfastsorsstickstogether.s
(EX:sThestapesmusts____stosthespatient'ssskinstosholdsthesbandagesinsplace.)

Adverses-
sans✔✔Undesired,spossiblysharmful.s(EX:sVomitingsissans____seffectsofsmanysmedications

.)

Ambivalents-sans✔✔Uncertain,shavingscontradictorysfeelings
(EX:sAfterslearningsthatssheshadsbreastscancer,sthespatientswass____saboutshavingsasmaste
ctomy)

Ambulates-sans✔✔Toswalk
(EX:sThespatientsleftstheshospitalsasssoonsassheswassablestos____sindependently)

Antigens-
sans✔✔Astoxin sorsothersforeignssubstancesthatsinducessansimmunesresponsesinsthesbody,se

speciallysthesproductionsofsantibodies
(Antis=sagainst;sGens=speople)

Applys-sans✔✔Tosplace,sputson,sorsspreadssomething
(EX:sThesnurseswills____sasmedicationstostheswoundsbeforescoveringstheswoundswithsasban
dage)

, Apprizeds-sans✔✔appreciated
(Ex:sTheschilds_____shersfather'ssauthoritysandsbehavedsherselfsinschurch)

Assents-sans✔✔Tosgivesconsent;stosagree
(EX:sThespatientswassaskedstos____stosthessurgerysbyssigningsthesinformedsconsentsdocum
ent)

Audibles-sans✔✔Ablestosbesheard
(EX:sThesrespiratorystherapistsnotedsthespatient'ss_______wheezingsassassymptomsofsthes
patient'ssasthma)

Bacterias-sans✔✔Single-celled,smicroscopicsorganisms
(EX:sTheshealthscaresprovidersorderedsaslaboratorysteststosconfirmsthatsthespatient'ssillnesss
wasscausedsbys____srathersthansasvirus)

Bilaterals-sans✔✔Presentsonstwossides
(EX:sThesunlicensedsassistivespersonnelsreportedstosthesnursesthatsthespatientshads____sw
eaknesssinstheslegsswhenswalking)

Cardiacs-sans✔✔Ofsorsrelatingstosthesheart
(EX:sSmokingsincreasessthesrisksofs____sdisease)

Cavitys-sans✔✔Ansopeningsorsansemptysarea
(EX:sThesnursesinspectedsthespatient'ssorals____sforslesions)

Ceases-sans✔✔Comestosansendsorsbringstosansend
(EX:sBecausesthespatient'ssbreathingshads____,sthesparamedicsbegansresuscitationsmeas
ures)

Chronics-sans✔✔Lastingsorsrecurringsoversaslongsperiodsofstime
(EX:sThespatientshasssufferedsfroms___sheadachesseverssincesascarsaccidents6smonthssag
o)

Chronologys-sans✔✔Ordersofseventssasstheysoccurred;stimeline
(EX:sThespolicesinterviewedswitnessessandsfirstsrespondersstosdeterminesthes_________so
fsthesaccident)

Compensatorys-sans✔✔Offsettingsorsmakingsupsforssomething
(Ex:sWhensthespatient'ssbloodspressuresdecreased,sthesparamedicsnotedsthatsthesheartsrat
esincreased,swhichswassrecognizedsassas____saction)

Concaves-sans✔✔Roundedsinward
(EX:sThesdieticiansnoticedsthatsthespatientswassverysthinsandsthespatient'ssabdomensappear
eds____)