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HESI A2 ENTRANCE EXAM EXAM ACTUAL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS ALREADY
GRADED A+ GUARANTEED PASS
Cease
Come to an end or bring to an end
(Because the patient's breathing had _____, the paramedic began resuscitation
measures.)
Chronology
Order of events as they occurred; timeline.
(The police interviewed witnesses and first responders to determine the _____ of
the accident.)
Compensatory
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.)
Control, protection
(Unit staffing decisions are under the _____ of the nurse manager)
Ambibalent
Uncertain, having contradictory feelings
(After learning that she had breast cancer, the patient was _____ about having a
mastectomy.)
Apply
To place, put on, or spread something.
, 2
(The nurse will _____ a medication to the wound before covering the wound with
a bandage.)
Assent
To give consent; to agree
(The attention was asked to _____ to the surgery by signing the informed consent
document.)
Audible
Able to be heard
(The respiratory therapist noted the patient's _____ wheezing as a symptom of the
patient's asthma.)
Bacteria
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
Present on two sides.
(The unlicensed assistive personnel reported to the nurse that the patient had _____
weakness int he legs when walking.)
Cardiac
Of or relating to the heart
(Smoking increases the risk of _____disease.)
Cavity
An opening or an empty area.
(The nurse inspected the patient's oral _____ for lesions.)
Concave
Rounded inward
, 3
(The dietician noticed that the patient was very thin and that the patient's abdomen
appeared _____.)
Concise
Brief, to the point.
(When teaching a patient, the nurse tried to be _____ so that the instructions would
be easy to remember.)
Consistency
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
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
Dependent
(The hygienist told the patient that a healthy mouth is _____ on careful daily
brushing and flossing.)
Contraindication
A reason something is not advisable or should not be done.
(The patient's excessive bleeding was a _____ for discharge front eh hospital.)
Convulsive
Having or causing convulsions, i.e., violent shaking of the body.
(Epilepsy is a _____ disorder)
Cursory
Quick, perfunctory, not thorough.
(During triage, the paramedic gave each accident victim a _____ examination.)
HESI A2 ENTRANCE EXAM EXAM ACTUAL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS ALREADY
GRADED A+ GUARANTEED PASS
Cease
Come to an end or bring to an end
(Because the patient's breathing had _____, the paramedic began resuscitation
measures.)
Chronology
Order of events as they occurred; timeline.
(The police interviewed witnesses and first responders to determine the _____ of
the accident.)
Compensatory
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.)
Control, protection
(Unit staffing decisions are under the _____ of the nurse manager)
Ambibalent
Uncertain, having contradictory feelings
(After learning that she had breast cancer, the patient was _____ about having a
mastectomy.)
Apply
To place, put on, or spread something.
, 2
(The nurse will _____ a medication to the wound before covering the wound with
a bandage.)
Assent
To give consent; to agree
(The attention was asked to _____ to the surgery by signing the informed consent
document.)
Audible
Able to be heard
(The respiratory therapist noted the patient's _____ wheezing as a symptom of the
patient's asthma.)
Bacteria
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
Present on two sides.
(The unlicensed assistive personnel reported to the nurse that the patient had _____
weakness int he legs when walking.)
Cardiac
Of or relating to the heart
(Smoking increases the risk of _____disease.)
Cavity
An opening or an empty area.
(The nurse inspected the patient's oral _____ for lesions.)
Concave
Rounded inward
, 3
(The dietician noticed that the patient was very thin and that the patient's abdomen
appeared _____.)
Concise
Brief, to the point.
(When teaching a patient, the nurse tried to be _____ so that the instructions would
be easy to remember.)
Consistency
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
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
Dependent
(The hygienist told the patient that a healthy mouth is _____ on careful daily
brushing and flossing.)
Contraindication
A reason something is not advisable or should not be done.
(The patient's excessive bleeding was a _____ for discharge front eh hospital.)
Convulsive
Having or causing convulsions, i.e., violent shaking of the body.
(Epilepsy is a _____ disorder)
Cursory
Quick, perfunctory, not thorough.
(During triage, the paramedic gave each accident victim a _____ examination.)
