HESI COMPREHENSIVE
PREDICTOR EXAM 2024/2025
To voluntarily refrain from something
Example: The dental hygienist instructed the patient to abstain from smoking to improve
his breath odor - -answer-Abstain
Responsible
Example: Paramedic are accountable for maintaining up-to-date knowledge of
resuscitation techniques - -answer-Accountable
To hold fast or stick together
Example: the tape must adhere to the patient's skin to hold the bandage in place - -
answer-Adhere
Undesired, possibly harmful
Example: Vomiting is an adverse effect of many medications - -answer-Adverse
Sudden
Example: The nurse noticed an abrupt change in the patient's level of pain - -answer-
Abrupt
Control, protection
EXAMPLE: Unit Staffing decisions are under the aegis of the nurse manager - -answer-
Aegis
Uncertain, having contradictory feelings.
(EX: After learning that she had breast cancer, the patient was ambivalent about having
a mastectomy.) - -answer-Ambivalent
To place, put on, or spread something
Example: The physical therapist will apply a medication to the wound before covering
the wound with a bandage - -answer-Apply
to give consent; to agree
example: The patient was asked to assent to the surgery by signing the informed
consent document. - -answer-Assent
Able to be heard
, Example: The respiratory therapist noticed that when the patient was having a difficulty
breathing, the therapist could hear an audible wheezing sound - -answer-Audible
Single -celled, microscopic organism.
Example: The physician ordered a lab test to confirm that the patients illness was
caused by bacteria rather than a virus. - -answer-Bacteria
Present on two sides
Example: The unlicensed assistive personnel reported to the nurse that the patient had
bilateral weakness in the legs when walking - -answer-Bilateral
An opening or an empty area
example: The nurse inspected the patient's oral cavity for lesions - -answer-Cavity
Come to an end or bring to an end
Example: Because the patient's breathing had ceased, the paramedic began
resuscitation measures - -answer-Cease
Order of events as the occurred; timeline
example: The police interviewed witnesses and first responders to determine the
chronology of the accident - -answer-chronology
Offsetting or making up for something
Example: When the patient's blood pressure decreased, the paramedic noted that the
heart rate increased, which the paramedic recognized as a compensatory action - -
answer-Compensatory
Rounded inward
Example: The dietician noticed that the patient was very thin, and the patient's abdomen
appeared concave - -answer-Concave
Brief, to the point
Example: When teaching a patient, the nurse tried to be concise, so the instructions
would be easy to remember - -answer-Concise
Degree of viscosity; how thick or thin the fluid is
Example: The respiratory therapist noticed that the mucus the patient was coughing
was of a thin, watery consistency - -answer-Consistency
To draw together or become smaller
Example: The nurse knows that the small blood vessels of the skin will constrict when
ice is applied to the skin - -answer-Constrict
A deficiency or lack of something
Example: The therapist explained that the patient will experience a fluid deficit if the
patient continues to perspire heavily during exercise without drinking enough fluids - -
answer-Deficit
PREDICTOR EXAM 2024/2025
To voluntarily refrain from something
Example: The dental hygienist instructed the patient to abstain from smoking to improve
his breath odor - -answer-Abstain
Responsible
Example: Paramedic are accountable for maintaining up-to-date knowledge of
resuscitation techniques - -answer-Accountable
To hold fast or stick together
Example: the tape must adhere to the patient's skin to hold the bandage in place - -
answer-Adhere
Undesired, possibly harmful
Example: Vomiting is an adverse effect of many medications - -answer-Adverse
Sudden
Example: The nurse noticed an abrupt change in the patient's level of pain - -answer-
Abrupt
Control, protection
EXAMPLE: Unit Staffing decisions are under the aegis of the nurse manager - -answer-
Aegis
Uncertain, having contradictory feelings.
(EX: After learning that she had breast cancer, the patient was ambivalent about having
a mastectomy.) - -answer-Ambivalent
To place, put on, or spread something
Example: The physical therapist will apply a medication to the wound before covering
the wound with a bandage - -answer-Apply
to give consent; to agree
example: The patient was asked to assent to the surgery by signing the informed
consent document. - -answer-Assent
Able to be heard
, Example: The respiratory therapist noticed that when the patient was having a difficulty
breathing, the therapist could hear an audible wheezing sound - -answer-Audible
Single -celled, microscopic organism.
Example: The physician ordered a lab test to confirm that the patients illness was
caused by bacteria rather than a virus. - -answer-Bacteria
Present on two sides
Example: The unlicensed assistive personnel reported to the nurse that the patient had
bilateral weakness in the legs when walking - -answer-Bilateral
An opening or an empty area
example: The nurse inspected the patient's oral cavity for lesions - -answer-Cavity
Come to an end or bring to an end
Example: Because the patient's breathing had ceased, the paramedic began
resuscitation measures - -answer-Cease
Order of events as the occurred; timeline
example: The police interviewed witnesses and first responders to determine the
chronology of the accident - -answer-chronology
Offsetting or making up for something
Example: When the patient's blood pressure decreased, the paramedic noted that the
heart rate increased, which the paramedic recognized as a compensatory action - -
answer-Compensatory
Rounded inward
Example: The dietician noticed that the patient was very thin, and the patient's abdomen
appeared concave - -answer-Concave
Brief, to the point
Example: When teaching a patient, the nurse tried to be concise, so the instructions
would be easy to remember - -answer-Concise
Degree of viscosity; how thick or thin the fluid is
Example: The respiratory therapist noticed that the mucus the patient was coughing
was of a thin, watery consistency - -answer-Consistency
To draw together or become smaller
Example: The nurse knows that the small blood vessels of the skin will constrict when
ice is applied to the skin - -answer-Constrict
A deficiency or lack of something
Example: The therapist explained that the patient will experience a fluid deficit if the
patient continues to perspire heavily during exercise without drinking enough fluids - -
answer-Deficit
