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Abstain - correct answer To voluntarily refrain from something.
(The dental hygeienist instructed the patient to _____ from smoking to improve his breath
odor.)
Accountable - correct answer To be responsible.
(Paramedics are _____ for maintaining up-to-date knowledge of resuscitation techniques.)
Acute - correct answer Sudden, intense.
(The nurse administered the prescribed pain medication to the patient who was experiencing
_____ pain after surgery.)
Adhere - correct answer To hold fast or stick together.
(The tape must _____ to the patient's skin to hold the bandage in place.)
Adverse - correct answer Undesired, possibly harmful.
(Vomiting is an _____ effect of many medications.)
Aegis - correct answer Control, protection
(Unit staffing decisions are under the _____ of the nurse manager)
Ambibalent - correct answer Uncertain, having contradictory feelings
(After learning that she had breast cancer, the patient was _____ about having a mastectomy.)
Apply - correct answer To place, put on, or spread something.
(The nurse will _____ a medication to the wound before covering the wound with a bandage.)
Assent - correct answer To give consent; to agree
(The attention was asked to _____ to the surgery by signing the informed consent document.)
Audible - correct answer Able to be heard
(The respiratory therapist noted the patient's _____ wheezing as a symptom of the patient's
asthma.)
Bacteria - correct answer Single-called, microscopic organisms
,(The physician ordered a laboratory test to confirm that the patient's illness was caused by
_____ rather than a virus.)
Bilateral - correct answer Present on two sides.
(The unlicensed assistive personnel reported to the nurse that the patient had _____ weakness
int he legs when walking.)
Cardiac - correct answer Of or relating to the heart
(Smoking increases the risk of _____disease.)
Cavity - correct answer An opening or an empty area.
(The nurse inspected the patient's oral _____ for lesions.)
Cease - correct answer Come to an end or bring to an end
(Because the patient's breathing had _____, the paramedic began resuscitation measures.)
Chronology - correct answer Order of events as they occurred; timeline.
(The police interviewed witnesses and first responders to determine the _____ of the accident.)
Compensatory - correct answer 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.)
Concave - correct answer Rounded inward
(The dietician noticed that the patient was very thin and that the patient's abdomen appeared
_____.)
Concise - correct answer Brief, to the point.
(When teaching a patient, the nurse tried to be _____ so that the instructions would be easy to
remember.)
Consistency - correct answer 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 _____.)
Constrict - correct answer 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.)
Contingent - correct answer Dependent
, (The hygienist told the patient that a healthy mouth is _____ on careful daily brushing and
flossing.)
Contraindication - correct answer A reason something is not advisable or should not be done.
(The patient's excessive bleeding was a _____ for discharge front eh hospital.)
Convulsive - correct answer Having or causing convulsions, i.e., violent shaking of the body.
(Epilepsy is a _____ disorder)
Cursory - correct answer Quick, perfunctory, not thorough.
(During triage, the paramedic gave each accident victim a _____ examination.)
Defecate - correct answer Expel feces.
(The unlicensed assistive personnel helped the patient to the toilet when the patient needed to
_____.)
Deficit - correct answer 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.)
Depress - correct answer Press downward
(The nurse will _____ the patient's skin to see if any swelling is present.)
Depth - correct answer Downward measurement from a surface
(The physician measures the _____ of a wound by inserting a cotton swab into the wound.)
Deteriorating - correct answer Worsening
(The dental hygienist explains that the condition of the patient's gums is deteriorating and
treatment by the dentist is needed right away.)
Device - correct answer Tool or piece of equipment
(A thermometer is a _____ used to measure the patient's body temperature)
Diagnosis - correct answer Identification of an injury or disease.
(The patient received a _____ of pancreatitis.)
Dilate - correct answer 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.)
Dilute - correct answer To make a liquid less concentrated.