HESI A2 ENTRANCE EXAM ACTUAL COMPLETE REAL
EXAM (2026 UPDATE) | COMPREHESIVE STUDY GUIDE
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Abstain - ANSWER-To voluntarily refrain from something.
(The dental hygienist instructed the patient to _____ from smoking
to improve his breath odor.)
Accountable - ANSWER-To be responsible.
(Paramedics are _____ for maintaining up-to-date knowledge of
resuscitation techniques.)
Acute - ANSWER-Sudden, intense.
(The nurse administered the prescribed pain medication to the
patient who was experiencing _____ pain after surgery.)
Adhere - ANSWER-To hold fast or stick together.
(The tape must _____ to the patient's skin to hold the bandage in
place.)
Adverse - ANSWER-Undesired, possibly harmful.
(Vomiting is an _____ effect of many medications.)
Aegis - ANSWER-Control, protection
(Unit staffing decisions are under the _____ of the nurse manager)
Ambibalent - ANSWER-Uncertain, having contradictory feelings
,(After learning that she had breast cancer, the patient was _____
about having a mastectomy.)
Apply - ANSWER-To place, put on, or spread something.
(The nurse will _____ a medication to the wound before covering the
wound with a bandage.)
Assent - ANSWER-To give consent; to agree
(The attention was asked to _____ to the surgery by signing the
informed consent document.)
Audible - ANSWER-Able to be heard
(The respiratory therapist noted the patient's _____ wheezing as a
symptom of the patient's asthma.)
Bacteria - 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 - ANSWER-Present on two sides.
(The unlicensed assistive personnel reported to the nurse that the
patient had
_____ weakness int he legs when walking.)
Cardiac - ANSWER-Of or relating to the heart
(Smoking increases the risk of _____disease.)
Cavity - ANSWER-An opening or an empty area.
(The nurse inspected the patient's oral _____ for lesions.)
Cease - ANSWER-Come to an end or bring to an end
(Because the patient's breathing had _____, the paramedic began
resuscitation measures.)
Chronology - ANSWER-Order of events as they occurred; timeline.
, (The police interviewed witnesses and first responders to determine
the _____ of the accident.)
Compensatory - 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 - ANSWER-Rounded inward
(The dietician noticed that the patient was very thin and that the
patient's abdomen appeared _____.)
Concise - ANSWER-Brief, to the point.
(When teaching a patient, the nurse tried to be _____ so that the
instructions would be easy to remember.)
Consistency - 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 - 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 - ANSWER-Dependent
(The hygienist told the patient that a healthy mouth is _____ on
careful daily brushing and flossing.)
Contraindication - ANSWER-A reason something is not advisable or
should not be done.
(The patient's excessive bleeding was a _____ for discharge front
eh hospital.)
EXAM (2026 UPDATE) | COMPREHESIVE STUDY GUIDE
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS ( EXPERT
VERIFIED AND DETAILED ANSWERS) FOR QUARANTEED
PASS | ALREADY A+ GRADED | GET IT 100% ACCURATE!!
(JUST RELEASED)
Abstain - ANSWER-To voluntarily refrain from something.
(The dental hygienist instructed the patient to _____ from smoking
to improve his breath odor.)
Accountable - ANSWER-To be responsible.
(Paramedics are _____ for maintaining up-to-date knowledge of
resuscitation techniques.)
Acute - ANSWER-Sudden, intense.
(The nurse administered the prescribed pain medication to the
patient who was experiencing _____ pain after surgery.)
Adhere - ANSWER-To hold fast or stick together.
(The tape must _____ to the patient's skin to hold the bandage in
place.)
Adverse - ANSWER-Undesired, possibly harmful.
(Vomiting is an _____ effect of many medications.)
Aegis - ANSWER-Control, protection
(Unit staffing decisions are under the _____ of the nurse manager)
Ambibalent - ANSWER-Uncertain, having contradictory feelings
,(After learning that she had breast cancer, the patient was _____
about having a mastectomy.)
Apply - ANSWER-To place, put on, or spread something.
(The nurse will _____ a medication to the wound before covering the
wound with a bandage.)
Assent - ANSWER-To give consent; to agree
(The attention was asked to _____ to the surgery by signing the
informed consent document.)
Audible - ANSWER-Able to be heard
(The respiratory therapist noted the patient's _____ wheezing as a
symptom of the patient's asthma.)
Bacteria - 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 - ANSWER-Present on two sides.
(The unlicensed assistive personnel reported to the nurse that the
patient had
_____ weakness int he legs when walking.)
Cardiac - ANSWER-Of or relating to the heart
(Smoking increases the risk of _____disease.)
Cavity - ANSWER-An opening or an empty area.
(The nurse inspected the patient's oral _____ for lesions.)
Cease - ANSWER-Come to an end or bring to an end
(Because the patient's breathing had _____, the paramedic began
resuscitation measures.)
Chronology - ANSWER-Order of events as they occurred; timeline.
, (The police interviewed witnesses and first responders to determine
the _____ of the accident.)
Compensatory - 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 - ANSWER-Rounded inward
(The dietician noticed that the patient was very thin and that the
patient's abdomen appeared _____.)
Concise - ANSWER-Brief, to the point.
(When teaching a patient, the nurse tried to be _____ so that the
instructions would be easy to remember.)
Consistency - 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 - 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 - ANSWER-Dependent
(The hygienist told the patient that a healthy mouth is _____ on
careful daily brushing and flossing.)
Contraindication - ANSWER-A reason something is not advisable or
should not be done.
(The patient's excessive bleeding was a _____ for discharge front
eh hospital.)
