HESI A2 Exam – Complete Nursing Entrance Test Bank – Comprehensive Study Guide and Practice Questions

This document contains comprehensive preparation material for the HESI A2 exam, covering all major sections required for nursing school admission. It includes key topics such as mathematics, reading comprehension, vocabulary, grammar, anatomy and physiology, and basic science concepts. The material is designed to support full exam readiness through structured review, practice questions, and concept reinforcement across all HESI A2 domains. 1. Abrupt Sudden 2. Abstain To voluntarily refrain from something 3. Access A means to obtain entry or a means to approach 4. Accountable Responsible 5. Adhere To hold fast or stick together 6. Adverse Undesired, possibly harmful 7. Affect Appearance of observable emotions 8. Annual Occurring every year 9. Apply To place, put on, or spread something 10. Audible Able to be heard 11. Bilateral Present on two sides 12. Cardiac Of or relating to the heart 13. Cast Hard protective device applied to protect a broken bone while the bone heals 14. Cavity An opening or an empty area 15. Cease Come to an end or bring to an end 16. Compensatory Offsetting or making up for something 17. Complication An undesired problem that is the result of some other event 18. Comply Do as directed 1 / 7 Hesi A2 Vocabulary Test Questions & Answers Hesi A2 Vocabulary Study online at 19. Concave Rounded inward 20. Concise Brief, to the point 21. Consistency Degree of viscosity, how thick or thin a fluid is 22. Constrict To draw together or become smaller 23. Contingent Dependent 24. Contour Shape or outline of a shape 25. Contract To draw together, to reduce in size 26. Contradiction A reason why something is not advisable or why it should not be done. 27. Defecate Expel feces 28. Deficit A deficiency or lack of something 29. Depress Press downward 30. Depth Downward measurement from a surface 31. Deteriorating Worsening 32. Device Tool or piece of equipment 33. Diagnosis Identification of an injury or disease 34. Diameter The distance across the center of an object 35. Dilate To enlarge or expand 36. Dilute To make a liquid less concentrated 2 / 7 Hesi A2 Vocabulary Test Questions & Answers Hesi A2 Vocabulary Study online at 37. Discrete Distinct, seperate 38. Distended Enlarged or expanded from pressure 39. Dysfunction Impaired or abnormal functions 40. Elevate To lift up or place in a higher position 41. Endogenous Produced within the body 42. Exacerbate To make worse or more severe 43. Excess More than what is needed or usual 44. Exogenous Produced outside the body 45. Expand To increase in size or amount 46. Exposure Contact 47. External Located outside the body 48. Fatal Resulting in death 49. Fatigue Extreme tiredness, exhaustion 50. Flaccid Limp, Lacking tone 51. Flushed Reddened or Ruddy appearance 52. Gaping Wide open 53. Gastrointestinal Of or relating to the stomach and the intestines 54. Gender Sex of an individual, as in Male or Female 3 / 7 Hesi A2 Vocabulary Test Questions & Answers Hesi A2 Vocabulary Study online at 55. Hematologic Of or relating to blood 56. Hygiene Measures contributing to cleanliness and good health 57. Impaired Diminished or lacking some usual quality or level 58. Impending Likely to occur soon 59. Incidence Occurence 60. Infection Contamination or invasion of body tissue by pathogenic organisms 61. Inflamed Reddened, swollen, warm, and often tender 62. Ingest To swallow for digestion 63. Initiate To begin or put into practice 64. Insidious So gradual as to not become apparent for a long time 65. Intact In place, unharmed 66. Internal Located within the body 67. Invasive Inserting or entering into a body part 68. Labile Changing rapidly and often 69. Laceration Cut/Tear 70. Latent Present but not active or visible 71. Lethargic Difficult to arouse 72. Manifestation An indication or sign of a condition 4 / 7 Hesi A2 Vocabulary Test Questions & Answers Hesi A2 Vocabulary Study online at 73. Musculoskeletal Of or relating to muscle and skeleton 74. Neurologic Of or relating to the nervous system 75. Neurovascular Of or relating to the nervous system and blood vessels 76. Nutrient Substance or ingredient that provides nourishment 77. Occluded Closed or obstructed 78. Ominous Significantly important and dangerous 79. Ongoing Continuous 80. Oral Given through or affecting the mouth 81. Overt Obvious, easily observed 82. Parameter A characteristic or constant factor, limit 83. Paroxsymal Beginning suddenly or abruptly;convulsive 84. Patent Open 85. Pathogenic Causing or able to disease 86. Pathology Processes, causes, and effects of a disease; abnormality 87. Posterior Located behind; in the back 88. Potent Producing a strong effect 89. Potential Capable of occurring or likely to occur 90. Precaution Preventive measure 5 / 7 Hesi A2 Vocabulary Test Questions & Answers Hesi A2 Vocabulary Study online at 91. Precipitous Rapid, uncontrolled 92. Predispose To make more susceptible or more likely to occur 93. Preexisting Already present 94. Primary First or most significant 95. Priority Of great importance 96. Prognosis The anticipated or expected course or outcome 97. Rationale The underlying reason 98. Recur To occur again 99. Renal Of or relating to the kidneys 100. Respiration Inhalation and exhalation of air 101. Restrict To limit 102. Retain To hold or keep 103. Site Location 104. Status Condition 105. Strict Stringent, exact, complete 106. Sublingual Under the tongue 107. Supplement To take in addition to or to complete 108. Suppress To stop or subdue 6 / 7 Hesi A2 Vocabulary Test Questions & Answers Hesi A2 Vocabulary Study online at 109. Symmetric Being equal or the same in size, shape, and relative position 110. Symptom An indication of a problem 111. Syndrome Group of symptoms that, when occurring together, reflect a specific disease or disorder 112. Therapeutic Of or relating to the treatment of a disease or a disorder 113. Transdermal Crossing through the skin 114. Transmission Transfer, such as of a disease, from one person to another 115. Trauma Injury, wound 116. Triage Process used to determine the priority of treatment for patients according to the severity of a patient's condition and likelihood of benefit from the treatment 117. Untoward Adverse or negative 118. Urinate Excrete or expel urine 119. Vascular Of or relating to blood vessels 120. Verbal Spoken, using words 121. Virus Microscopic infectious agent capable of replicating only in living cells, usually causing infectious disease 122. Void Excrete, or expel urine 123. Volume Amount of space occupied by a fluid 7 / 7 Hesi A2 Vocabulary Test Questions & Answers Hesi A2 math Study online at 1. Convert 5 3/4 to a decimal. Round to the nearest tenth A. 5.75 B. 5.7 C. 5.8 D. 6 C. 5.8 2. Ratio and proportion. 6:10::24:x A. 40 B. 25 C. 240 D. 4 A. 40 3. A class of 25 students has 44% of boys. How many boys are there? A. 10 boys B. 11 boys C. 9 boys D. 13 boys B. 11 boys 4. 3.44 divided by 0.6 A. 0.57 B. 5.73 C. 11.41 D. 2.33 B. 5.73 5. Solve if x=11. x+44/2x A. 55/22 B. 33 C. c D. 13 D. 13 1 / 7 Hesi A2 math Test Questions & Answers Hesi A2 math Study online at 6. 4 & 7/8 divided by 1 & 1/6 A. 4 & 5/28 B. 4 & 6/8 C. 4 & 7/8 D. 5 & 8/14 A. 4 & 5/28 7. Add. 6 & 3/4 + 8 & 1/6 A. 35/6 B. 14 & 2/5 C. 14 & 11/12 D. 12 & 3/24 C. 14 & 11/12 8. Solve for x. x/250=3/500 A. 1.5 B. 2.5 C. 1500 D. 25.5 A. 1.5 9. Convert to metric: 7 gram = x mg A. 700mg B. 0.007 mg C. 7,000 mg D. 0.0007 mg C. 7,000 mg 10. Sally eats 3/5 of her lunch. John eats 75%. Who ate more? A. John B. Sally A. John 2 / 7 Hesi A2 math Test Questions & Answers Hesi A2 math Study online at 11. How many ounces in 8 & 1/4 pints? A. 136 oz B. 128 oz C. 132 oz D. 2.25 oz C. 132 oz 12. A farmers productions statistics finds that it takes 2 chickens to produce 6 eggs in 24 hours. How many chickens will be needed to produce 24 eggs in 24 hours? A. 12 chickens B. 4 chickens C. 3 chickens D. 8 chickens D. 8 chickens 13. Add 7/8 + 9/10 + 6/5 as mixed. A. 3 & 39/40 B. 3 & 22/23 C. 22/23 D. 2 & 39/40 D. 2 & 39/40 14. A mother changes her baby 6 times a day. How many diapers will be needed in a year? A. 2190 diapers B. 2100 diapers C. 2160 diapers D. 2140 diapers A. 2190 diapers 15. C. 1 & 3/4 3 / 7 Hesi A2 math Test Questions & Answers Hesi A2 math Study online at Subtract 2 & 5/8 - 7/8 and reduce. A. 1 & 5/8 B. 1 & 6/8 C. 1 & 3/4 D. 1 & 1/4 16. 32 divided by 8/9. A. 4 & 1/9 B. 4 C. 36 D. 28 & 4/9 C. 36 17. A female ran a 24 mile course. Her first 6 miles she ran in 1 hour. The second set of 6 miles in 1.2 hours. The third set of 6 miles in 1.5 hours. The fourth set of 6 miles in 1.6 hours. How did long did it take her to complete the course? A. 5 hours B. 5.3 hours C. 4 hours D. 5.4 hours B. 5.3 hours 18. What is 54% of $789.56 A. $526.38 B. $426.37 C. $363.20 D. $426.36 D. $426.36 19. How many liters in 300 milliliters? C. 0.3 liters 4 / 7 Hesi A2 math Test Questions & Answers Hesi A2 math Study online at A. 0.03 liters B. 3 liters C. 0.3 liters D. 3.30 liters 20. Subtract 12 - 7 & 4/5 A. 4 & 4/5 B. 5 & 4/5 C. 4 & 1/5 D. 5 & 1/5 C. 4 & 1/5 21. Multiply 4/9 x 1 & 4/5 x 2/5 A. 1 & 32/45 B. 7/16 C. 8/25 D. 1 & 10/19 C. 8/25 22. Add 2/3 + 4/9 A. 8/15 B. 9/9 = 1 C. 10/9 = 1 & 1/9 D. 6/12 = 1/2 C. 10/9 = 1 & 1/9 23. Compare 0.045 is _____ to 0.054 A. Greater than B. Less than C. Less than or equal D. Equal B. Less than 24. C. 1:40 5 / 7 Hesi A2 math Test Questions & Answers Hesi A2 math Study online at Change 0.025 to a ratio A. 400:1 B. 4:1 C. 1:40 25. Change 0.004 to a ratio A. 1:250 B. 1:125 C. 4/1000 D. 2/500 A. 1:250 26. Largest? A. 3/8 B. 3/7 C. 3/9 D. 3/6 D. 3/6 27. Largest? A. 0.667 B. 0.68 C. 0.6 D. 0.0688 B. 0.68 28. A label states 1 mil contains 500 mg. How many mils if there are 1.5 grams? A. 9 B. 2 C. 3 D. 5 C. 3 6 / 7 Hesi A2 math Test Questions & Answers Hesi A2 math Study online at 29. A mother is planning a birthday part. She will give each child 15 balloons. There are 50 balloons per packet. How many packets does the mother need if there will be 16 children? A. 17 B. 5 C. 6 D. 50 B. 5 30. Convert to milliliters: 1.5 liters 1500 7 / 7 Hesi A2 math Test Questions & Answers HESI A2 - Reading Comprehension Study online at 1. Food: Food and drink are necessary and desirable, but their abuse can cause serious physical and metal problem. Many physicians believe that overeating is one of the country's main health problems, since it places a great strain on the heart, can lead to diabetes, and often shortens the individual's life span. To fill an emotional void. people often turn to food when they are bored or lonely. Another area of concern is alcohol consumption. The results of alcohol abuse are widely publicized. The social drinker who becomes alcoholic, the drunken driver's contribution to highway death, spousal and child abuse, are all concomitant problems associated with alcohol abuse. 1.What is implied by this paragraph? -We should eat and drink in reasonable quantities. 2. The information presented in this article is -Against drinking alcohol 3. The author seems to -Oppose drinking alcohol 4. As used in the last sentence of this paragraph the term "Concomitant" means. -Accompanying 2. Eating Consumption of food is a universal necessity. Different cultures have developed different methods to accomplish the task. It is interesting to discover these differences and learn new ways to do things. European cultures developed cutlery (knives, forks, and spoons) to enable people to efficiently eat their food. Correct use of this tools changes with the times-what was polite in 1800 may not be considered proper manners today. China developed the chopstick as an efficient tool for 1.What is the best definition of efficient as used in the third paragraph? -productive without waste 2.What conclusion can be drawn about the article? -The author explain differences in eating processes. 3.What statement can be implied from the content of