HESI A2 MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY EXAM 2025
1. Downward measurement from a surface:
Defecate
Deficit
Depress
Depth
Deteriorating
Diagnosis
2. Explain the significance of understanding the term 'depth' in a medical
context. How might it be applied in patient assessment?
It helps in measuring the height of a patient.
It is crucial for determining the severity of a wound.
It is used to assess the width of a surgical incision.
It indicates the weight of a patient.
3. The nurse is assessing a wound in the clinic that the client obtained after
falling in the parking lot. There is a break in the skin and the wound edges
are jagged. There is no evidence of foreign debris in the wound. Which
would be the best term for the nurse to use to document this wound?
abscess
incision
crushing injury
laceration
avulsion
,4. In a clinical scenario, if a patient presents with a blocked artery, how would
the term 'patent' be relevant in the treatment plan?
It would indicate the need for immediate surgery to restore
openness
It would suggest that the artery is functioning properly
It would imply that the patient has good hygiene
It would mean that the patient is experiencing a syndrome
5. The nurse checked the patient's gauze to make sure that it was intact.
Not altered, broken, or impaired; remaining uninjured, sound, or
whole; untouched
Something that is growing or developing quickly
Someone who is very kind and generous towards an enemy or
someone you have defeated
Not to be persuaded, moved, or stopped
6. Which of the following options means *to expel feces*?
Defecate
Pathogenic
Renal
Pathology
7. In a scenario where a hospital is overwhelmed with patients after a disaster,
how would the concept of 'contingent' apply to the treatment process?
Patients would be treated based on their insurance coverage.
Treatment would be provided only to those who can pay upfront.
The availability of medical resources would determine the order
of treatment.
, All patients would receive the same level of care regardless of their
condition.
8. The term "trauma" refers to a:
wound
therapy
surgery
collapse
9. An unanticipated problem that arises from having a diagnostic procedure
is called a
Side effect
Indication
Contraindication
Harmful effect
Complication
10. Which term best describes the observable evidence of a person's feelings
and emotions?
Affect
Anxiety
Apathy
11. What does the term 'insidious' mean in a medical context?
Sudden and severe
Gradual and not apparent for a long time
Easily identifiable
Acute and intense
, 12. What is the definition of the term 'hygiene' as it relates to healthcare?
The process of diagnosing a disease
Practices that promote health and prevent disease
The study of bodily functions
A method of patient management
13. A patient sustained a large hematoma on her forehead when she tripped
and hit her head on the kitchen counter. The nurse would document this
injury as:
blast trauma
penetration injury
shearing trauma
blunt injury
14. A lack or impairment in a specific function ability or resource that is
considered essential for normal physiological or cognitive functioning.
Dysfunction
Deficit
Insufficiency
Anomalous
15. Explain the significance of 'triage' in a healthcare setting.
It refers to the classification of patients based on the urgency of
their medical needs.
It is a method for maintaining personal cleanliness.
It describes a collection of symptoms that occur together.
It indicates the overall importance of a medical condition.
1. Downward measurement from a surface:
Defecate
Deficit
Depress
Depth
Deteriorating
Diagnosis
2. Explain the significance of understanding the term 'depth' in a medical
context. How might it be applied in patient assessment?
It helps in measuring the height of a patient.
It is crucial for determining the severity of a wound.
It is used to assess the width of a surgical incision.
It indicates the weight of a patient.
3. The nurse is assessing a wound in the clinic that the client obtained after
falling in the parking lot. There is a break in the skin and the wound edges
are jagged. There is no evidence of foreign debris in the wound. Which
would be the best term for the nurse to use to document this wound?
abscess
incision
crushing injury
laceration
avulsion
,4. In a clinical scenario, if a patient presents with a blocked artery, how would
the term 'patent' be relevant in the treatment plan?
It would indicate the need for immediate surgery to restore
openness
It would suggest that the artery is functioning properly
It would imply that the patient has good hygiene
It would mean that the patient is experiencing a syndrome
5. The nurse checked the patient's gauze to make sure that it was intact.
Not altered, broken, or impaired; remaining uninjured, sound, or
whole; untouched
Something that is growing or developing quickly
Someone who is very kind and generous towards an enemy or
someone you have defeated
Not to be persuaded, moved, or stopped
6. Which of the following options means *to expel feces*?
Defecate
Pathogenic
Renal
Pathology
7. In a scenario where a hospital is overwhelmed with patients after a disaster,
how would the concept of 'contingent' apply to the treatment process?
Patients would be treated based on their insurance coverage.
Treatment would be provided only to those who can pay upfront.
The availability of medical resources would determine the order
of treatment.
, All patients would receive the same level of care regardless of their
condition.
8. The term "trauma" refers to a:
wound
therapy
surgery
collapse
9. An unanticipated problem that arises from having a diagnostic procedure
is called a
Side effect
Indication
Contraindication
Harmful effect
Complication
10. Which term best describes the observable evidence of a person's feelings
and emotions?
Affect
Anxiety
Apathy
11. What does the term 'insidious' mean in a medical context?
Sudden and severe
Gradual and not apparent for a long time
Easily identifiable
Acute and intense
, 12. What is the definition of the term 'hygiene' as it relates to healthcare?
The process of diagnosing a disease
Practices that promote health and prevent disease
The study of bodily functions
A method of patient management
13. A patient sustained a large hematoma on her forehead when she tripped
and hit her head on the kitchen counter. The nurse would document this
injury as:
blast trauma
penetration injury
shearing trauma
blunt injury
14. A lack or impairment in a specific function ability or resource that is
considered essential for normal physiological or cognitive functioning.
Dysfunction
Deficit
Insufficiency
Anomalous
15. Explain the significance of 'triage' in a healthcare setting.
It refers to the classification of patients based on the urgency of
their medical needs.
It is a method for maintaining personal cleanliness.
It describes a collection of symptoms that occur together.
It indicates the overall importance of a medical condition.
