HESI A2 VOCABULARY TEST BANK
2024/2025
1. What word meaning “once a year” fits best in the sentence?
The family reunion picnic was held at the Jones farm instead of the
county park.
A. regular
B. annual
C. biennial
D. holiday
2. Docile is best defined as being .
A. defiant
B. disobedient
C. firm
D. compliant
3. Select the meaning of the underlined word in the sentence.
Because the patient had an occluded artery, the physician decided to
perform cardiovascular surgery.
A. Obstructed
B. Open
C. Broken
D. Cloudy
,4. Select the word that means “an undesired problem that is the
result of some other event.”
The complication of the surgery caused the patient to remain in the
hospital to have an additional complement of testing procedures
implemented.
A. Complication
B. Complement
C. Procedures
D. Implemented
5. Select the meaning of the underlined word in the sentence.
The dog developed bilateral weakness in its hindquarters, so the
veterinarian created a wheeled cart to help the dog walk.
A. Present on two sides
B. Available for exercise
C. Affecting the left side
D. Affecting the right side
6. Select the correct definition of the underlined word.
The doctor’s prognosis gave the patient and his family reason to feel
optimistic about the surgery.
A. Instructions
B. Estimate
C. Behavior
D. Outcome statement
7. Select the meaning of the underlined word in the sentence.
,The child developed a labile condition that worried the parents, so they
brought the child to the doctor’s office for a checkup.
A. Fevered
B. Volatile
C. Stomach
D. Vision
8. The nurse noted in the chart, “The patient is lethargic.” How was
the patient behaving?
A. Pacing the halls, yelling at the staff
B. Difficult to arouse
C. Shaking uncontrollably
D. Not responding to painful stimuli
9. Select the meaning of the underlined word in the sentence. The
doctor made an initial examination of the patient.
A. Complete
B. First
C. Incomplete
D. Discharge
10. Select the word or phrase that will identify the correct meaning of
the underlined word. Progeny is a term used to describe a person’s
A. creditors
B. offspring
C. hereditary disease
D. health status
, 11. What is the best description for the word distal?
A. The part of the heart that receives blood from the lungs
B. Urgent
C. The part of the body farthest from the injury
D. Empathetic
12. Select the correct definition of the underlined word.
The incidence of smoking has decreased in recent years because of the
effectiveness of advertising campaigns.
A. Prestige
B. Glamour
C. Occurrence
D. Influence
• Select the meaning of the underlined word in the sentence. When examined, the
laboring mother was at 50% dilation.
• Blood pressure
• Cervical opening
• Birth process
• Exhumation
• Which word is not spelled correctly in the context of this sentence? The nurse
went form room to room looking for the missing patient.
• patient
• form
• nurse
2024/2025
1. What word meaning “once a year” fits best in the sentence?
The family reunion picnic was held at the Jones farm instead of the
county park.
A. regular
B. annual
C. biennial
D. holiday
2. Docile is best defined as being .
A. defiant
B. disobedient
C. firm
D. compliant
3. Select the meaning of the underlined word in the sentence.
Because the patient had an occluded artery, the physician decided to
perform cardiovascular surgery.
A. Obstructed
B. Open
C. Broken
D. Cloudy
,4. Select the word that means “an undesired problem that is the
result of some other event.”
The complication of the surgery caused the patient to remain in the
hospital to have an additional complement of testing procedures
implemented.
A. Complication
B. Complement
C. Procedures
D. Implemented
5. Select the meaning of the underlined word in the sentence.
The dog developed bilateral weakness in its hindquarters, so the
veterinarian created a wheeled cart to help the dog walk.
A. Present on two sides
B. Available for exercise
C. Affecting the left side
D. Affecting the right side
6. Select the correct definition of the underlined word.
The doctor’s prognosis gave the patient and his family reason to feel
optimistic about the surgery.
A. Instructions
B. Estimate
C. Behavior
D. Outcome statement
7. Select the meaning of the underlined word in the sentence.
,The child developed a labile condition that worried the parents, so they
brought the child to the doctor’s office for a checkup.
A. Fevered
B. Volatile
C. Stomach
D. Vision
8. The nurse noted in the chart, “The patient is lethargic.” How was
the patient behaving?
A. Pacing the halls, yelling at the staff
B. Difficult to arouse
C. Shaking uncontrollably
D. Not responding to painful stimuli
9. Select the meaning of the underlined word in the sentence. The
doctor made an initial examination of the patient.
A. Complete
B. First
C. Incomplete
D. Discharge
10. Select the word or phrase that will identify the correct meaning of
the underlined word. Progeny is a term used to describe a person’s
A. creditors
B. offspring
C. hereditary disease
D. health status
, 11. What is the best description for the word distal?
A. The part of the heart that receives blood from the lungs
B. Urgent
C. The part of the body farthest from the injury
D. Empathetic
12. Select the correct definition of the underlined word.
The incidence of smoking has decreased in recent years because of the
effectiveness of advertising campaigns.
A. Prestige
B. Glamour
C. Occurrence
D. Influence
• Select the meaning of the underlined word in the sentence. When examined, the
laboring mother was at 50% dilation.
• Blood pressure
• Cervical opening
• Birth process
• Exhumation
• Which word is not spelled correctly in the context of this sentence? The nurse
went form room to room looking for the missing patient.
• patient
• form
• nurse
