HESI A2 Vocabulary (5th Edition)
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Abstain - ANSWER-To voluntarily refrain from something.
(EX: The dental hygienist instructed the patient to ____ from smoking
to improve his breath nodor.)
Accountable - ANSWER-To be responsible.
(EX: Paramedics are _____ for maintaining up-to-date knowledge of
resuscitation techniques.)
Acute - ANSWER-Sudden, intense
(EX: The nurse administered the prescribed pain medication to the
patient who was experiencing ____ pain after surgery.)
Adhere - ANSWER-To hold fast or stick together.
,(EX: The tape must ____ to the patient's skin to hold the bandage in
place.)
Adverse - ANSWER-Undesired, possibly harmful. (EX: Vomiting is an
____ effect of many medications.)
Ambivalent - ANSWER-Uncertain, having contradictory feelings
(EX: After learning that she had breast cancer, the patient was ____
about having a mastectomy)
Ambulate - ANSWER-To walk
(EX: The patient left the hospital as soon as he was able to ____
independently)
Antigen - ANSWER-A toxin or other foreign substance that induces an
immune response in the body, especially the production of antibodies
(Anti = against; Gen = people)
Apply - ANSWER-To place, put on, or spread something
(EX: The nurse will ____ a medication to the wound before covering
the wound with a bandage)
Apprized - ANSWER-appreciated
(Ex: The child _____ her father's authority and behaved herself in
church)
Assent - ANSWER-To give consent; to agree
(EX: The patient was asked to ____ the surgery by signing the
informed consent document)
Audible - ANSWER-Able to be heard
, (EX: The respiratory therapist noted the patient's _______wheezing as
a symptom of the patient's asthma)
Bacteria - ANSWER-Single-celled, microscopic organisms
(EX: The health care provider ordered a laboratory test to confirm that
the patient's illness was caused by ____ rather than a virus)
Bilateral - ANSWER-Present on two sides
(EX: The unlicensed assistive personnel reported to the nurse that the
patient had ____ weakness in the legs when walking)
Cardiac - ANSWER-Of or relating to the heart
(EX: Smoking increases the risk of ____ disease)
Cavity - ANSWER-An opening or an empty area
(EX: The nurse inspected the patient's oral ____ for lesions)
Cease - ANSWER-Come to an end or bring to an end
(EX: Because the patient's breathing had ____, the paramedic began
resuscitation measures)
Chronic - ANSWER-Lasting or recurring over a long period of time
(EX: The patient has suffered from ___ headaches ever since a car
accident 6 months ago)
Chronology - ANSWER-Order of events as they occurred; timeline
(EX: The police interviewed witnesses and first responders to
determine the _________ of the accident)
Compensatory - ANSWER-Offsetting or making up for something
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Abstain - ANSWER-To voluntarily refrain from something.
(EX: The dental hygienist instructed the patient to ____ from smoking
to improve his breath nodor.)
Accountable - ANSWER-To be responsible.
(EX: Paramedics are _____ for maintaining up-to-date knowledge of
resuscitation techniques.)
Acute - ANSWER-Sudden, intense
(EX: The nurse administered the prescribed pain medication to the
patient who was experiencing ____ pain after surgery.)
Adhere - ANSWER-To hold fast or stick together.
,(EX: The tape must ____ to the patient's skin to hold the bandage in
place.)
Adverse - ANSWER-Undesired, possibly harmful. (EX: Vomiting is an
____ effect of many medications.)
Ambivalent - ANSWER-Uncertain, having contradictory feelings
(EX: After learning that she had breast cancer, the patient was ____
about having a mastectomy)
Ambulate - ANSWER-To walk
(EX: The patient left the hospital as soon as he was able to ____
independently)
Antigen - ANSWER-A toxin or other foreign substance that induces an
immune response in the body, especially the production of antibodies
(Anti = against; Gen = people)
Apply - ANSWER-To place, put on, or spread something
(EX: The nurse will ____ a medication to the wound before covering
the wound with a bandage)
Apprized - ANSWER-appreciated
(Ex: The child _____ her father's authority and behaved herself in
church)
Assent - ANSWER-To give consent; to agree
(EX: The patient was asked to ____ the surgery by signing the
informed consent document)
Audible - ANSWER-Able to be heard
, (EX: The respiratory therapist noted the patient's _______wheezing as
a symptom of the patient's asthma)
Bacteria - ANSWER-Single-celled, microscopic organisms
(EX: The health care provider ordered a laboratory test to confirm that
the patient's illness was caused by ____ rather than a virus)
Bilateral - ANSWER-Present on two sides
(EX: The unlicensed assistive personnel reported to the nurse that the
patient had ____ weakness in the legs when walking)
Cardiac - ANSWER-Of or relating to the heart
(EX: Smoking increases the risk of ____ disease)
Cavity - ANSWER-An opening or an empty area
(EX: The nurse inspected the patient's oral ____ for lesions)
Cease - ANSWER-Come to an end or bring to an end
(EX: Because the patient's breathing had ____, the paramedic began
resuscitation measures)
Chronic - ANSWER-Lasting or recurring over a long period of time
(EX: The patient has suffered from ___ headaches ever since a car
accident 6 months ago)
Chronology - ANSWER-Order of events as they occurred; timeline
(EX: The police interviewed witnesses and first responders to
determine the _________ of the accident)
Compensatory - ANSWER-Offsetting or making up for something
