HESI Entrance Exam Best Answers
2024/2025
Extreme tiredness, exhaustion
Example: The dietician explained to the patient that eating more
iron-rich foods mayhelp reduce feelings of fatigue
2
To voluntarily refrain from something
Example: The dental hygienist instructed the patient to abstain from
smoking to improvehis breath odor
3
1,000 milliliters
4
Uncertain, having contradictory feelings.
(EX: After learning that she had breast cancer, the patient was
ambivalent about havinga mastectomy.)
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Terms in this set (135)
Origi
nal
Sudde
n
Example: The nurse noticed an abrupt change in the
patient's level of painAbrupt
To voluntarily refrain from something
Example: The dental hygienist instructed the patient to abstain from
smoking to improvehis breath odor
Abstain
Responsi
ble
Example: Paramedic are accountable for maintaining up-to-
date knowledge ofresuscitation techniques
Accountable
To hold fast or stick together
Example: the tape must adhere to the patient's skin to hold the
,bandage in placeAdhere
Undesired, possibly harmful
Example: Vomiting is an adverse effect of many
medicationsAdverse
Control, protection
EXAMPLE: Unit Staffing decisions are under the aegis of the
nurse managerAegis
Uncertain, having contradictory feelings.
(EX: After learning that she had breast cancer, the patient was
ambivalent about havinga mastectomy.)
Ambivalent
, To place, put on, or spread something
Example: The physical therapist will apply a medication to the
wound before coveringthe wound with a bandage
Apply
to give consent; to agree
example: The patient was asked to assent to the surgery by
signing the informedconsent document.
Assent
Able to be heard
Example: The respiratory therapist noticed that when the patient
was having a difficultybreathing, the therapist could hear an audible
wheezing sound
Audible
Single -celled, microscopic organism.
Example: The physician ordered a lab test to confirm that the
patients illness wascaused by bacteria rather than a virus.
Bacteria
Present on two sides
Example: The unlicensed assistive personnel reported to the nurse
that the patient hadbilateral weakness in the legs when walking
Bilateral
An opening or an empty area
example: The nurse inspected the patient's oral cavity
for lesionsCavity
Come to an end or bring to an end
Example: Because the patient's breathing had ceased, the
paramedic beganresuscitation measures
Cease
Order of events as the occurred; timeline
example: The police interviewed witnesses and first responders to
determine thechronology of the accident
chronology
Offsetting or making up for something
Example: When the patient's blood pressure decreased, the
paramedic noted that theheart rate increased, which the paramedic
recognized as a compensatory action Compensatory
Rounded inward
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Extreme tiredness, exhaustion
Example: The dietician explained to the patient that eating more
iron-rich foods mayhelp reduce feelings of fatigue
2
To voluntarily refrain from something
Example: The dental hygienist instructed the patient to abstain from
smoking to improvehis breath odor
3
1,000 milliliters
4
Uncertain, having contradictory feelings.
(EX: After learning that she had breast cancer, the patient was
ambivalent about havinga mastectomy.)
Don't know?
Terms in this set (135)
Origi
nal
Sudde
n
Example: The nurse noticed an abrupt change in the
patient's level of painAbrupt
To voluntarily refrain from something
Example: The dental hygienist instructed the patient to abstain from
smoking to improvehis breath odor
Abstain
Responsi
ble
Example: Paramedic are accountable for maintaining up-to-
date knowledge ofresuscitation techniques
Accountable
To hold fast or stick together
Example: the tape must adhere to the patient's skin to hold the
,bandage in placeAdhere
Undesired, possibly harmful
Example: Vomiting is an adverse effect of many
medicationsAdverse
Control, protection
EXAMPLE: Unit Staffing decisions are under the aegis of the
nurse managerAegis
Uncertain, having contradictory feelings.
(EX: After learning that she had breast cancer, the patient was
ambivalent about havinga mastectomy.)
Ambivalent
, To place, put on, or spread something
Example: The physical therapist will apply a medication to the
wound before coveringthe wound with a bandage
Apply
to give consent; to agree
example: The patient was asked to assent to the surgery by
signing the informedconsent document.
Assent
Able to be heard
Example: The respiratory therapist noticed that when the patient
was having a difficultybreathing, the therapist could hear an audible
wheezing sound
Audible
Single -celled, microscopic organism.
Example: The physician ordered a lab test to confirm that the
patients illness wascaused by bacteria rather than a virus.
Bacteria
Present on two sides
Example: The unlicensed assistive personnel reported to the nurse
that the patient hadbilateral weakness in the legs when walking
Bilateral
An opening or an empty area
example: The nurse inspected the patient's oral cavity
for lesionsCavity
Come to an end or bring to an end
Example: Because the patient's breathing had ceased, the
paramedic beganresuscitation measures
Cease
Order of events as the occurred; timeline
example: The police interviewed witnesses and first responders to
determine thechronology of the accident
chronology
Offsetting or making up for something
Example: When the patient's blood pressure decreased, the
paramedic noted that theheart rate increased, which the paramedic
recognized as a compensatory action Compensatory
Rounded inward
