HESI Vocab, HESI Entrance Exam
Vocabulary
lethargic - correct answer Difficult to arouse
febrile - correct answer Having a fever
circuit - correct answer a circular journey or one beginning and ending at the same place; a
round.
initial - correct answer of, relating to, or occurring at the beginning; first:
implement - correct answer Cause it to happen
Abrupt - correct answer Sudden
Example: The nurse noticed an abrupt change in the patient's level of pain.
Abstain - correct answer To voluntarily refrain from something; FORGO
Example: The patient decided to abstain from alcohol for the rest of his life, which his family
agreed was for the better.
Access - correct answer A means to obtain entry or a means of approach.
Accountable - correct answer Responsible
Adhere - correct answer To hold fast or stick together.
Adverse - correct answer Undesired, possibly harmful, unfavorable
Example: Vomiting is an adverse effect of many medications.
Affect - correct answer Appearance of observable emotions.
Example: The nurse noticed that a depressed patient exhibited no obvious emotion and
reported that the patient had a flat affect.
Annual - correct answer Occurring every year.
Apply - correct answer To place, put on, or spread something
Audible - correct answer Able to be heard
, HESI Vocab, HESI Entrance Exam
Vocabulary
Example: The respiratory therapist noticed that when the patient was having difficulty
breathing, the therapist could hear an audible wheezing sound.
Bilateral - correct answer Present on both sides
Cardiac - correct answer Of or relating to the heart
Cast - correct answer Hard protective device applied to protect a broken bone while the bone
heals.
Cavity - correct answer An opening or empty area.
Cease - correct answer Come to an end or bring to an end.
Compensatory - correct answer Offsetting or making up for something; corrective, balancing
Example: When the patient's blood pressure decreased, the paramedic noted that the heart
rate increased, which the paramedic recognized as a compensatory action.
Complication - correct answer An undesired problem that is a result of some other event.
Comply - correct answer Do as directed
Concave - correct answer Rounded inward;bowed inward
Concise - correct answer Brief, to the point, succinct
Example: When teaching a patient, the nurse tried to be concise, so the instructions would be
easy to remember.
Consistency - correct answer Degree of viscosity; how thick or thin a fluid is; TEXTURE
Example: The drainage coming from the wound had the consistency of mucus but looked like
blood.
Constrict - correct answer To draw together or become smaller.
Contingent - correct answer Dependent; reliant
Example: The hygienist told the patient that a healthy mouth is contingent on careful daily
brushing and flossing.
Contour - correct answer Shape or outline of a shape
Vocabulary
lethargic - correct answer Difficult to arouse
febrile - correct answer Having a fever
circuit - correct answer a circular journey or one beginning and ending at the same place; a
round.
initial - correct answer of, relating to, or occurring at the beginning; first:
implement - correct answer Cause it to happen
Abrupt - correct answer Sudden
Example: The nurse noticed an abrupt change in the patient's level of pain.
Abstain - correct answer To voluntarily refrain from something; FORGO
Example: The patient decided to abstain from alcohol for the rest of his life, which his family
agreed was for the better.
Access - correct answer A means to obtain entry or a means of approach.
Accountable - correct answer Responsible
Adhere - correct answer To hold fast or stick together.
Adverse - correct answer Undesired, possibly harmful, unfavorable
Example: Vomiting is an adverse effect of many medications.
Affect - correct answer Appearance of observable emotions.
Example: The nurse noticed that a depressed patient exhibited no obvious emotion and
reported that the patient had a flat affect.
Annual - correct answer Occurring every year.
Apply - correct answer To place, put on, or spread something
Audible - correct answer Able to be heard
, HESI Vocab, HESI Entrance Exam
Vocabulary
Example: The respiratory therapist noticed that when the patient was having difficulty
breathing, the therapist could hear an audible wheezing sound.
Bilateral - correct answer Present on both sides
Cardiac - correct answer Of or relating to the heart
Cast - correct answer Hard protective device applied to protect a broken bone while the bone
heals.
Cavity - correct answer An opening or empty area.
Cease - correct answer Come to an end or bring to an end.
Compensatory - correct answer Offsetting or making up for something; corrective, balancing
Example: When the patient's blood pressure decreased, the paramedic noted that the heart
rate increased, which the paramedic recognized as a compensatory action.
Complication - correct answer An undesired problem that is a result of some other event.
Comply - correct answer Do as directed
Concave - correct answer Rounded inward;bowed inward
Concise - correct answer Brief, to the point, succinct
Example: When teaching a patient, the nurse tried to be concise, so the instructions would be
easy to remember.
Consistency - correct answer Degree of viscosity; how thick or thin a fluid is; TEXTURE
Example: The drainage coming from the wound had the consistency of mucus but looked like
blood.
Constrict - correct answer To draw together or become smaller.
Contingent - correct answer Dependent; reliant
Example: The hygienist told the patient that a healthy mouth is contingent on careful daily
brushing and flossing.
Contour - correct answer Shape or outline of a shape
