HESI A2 Entrance Exam
Preface:
I gathered this information from within an online study group in
which many people share questions and advice for test takers.
To my knowledge nothing in this document is taken illegally
from bought resources and used without permission of the
manufactures. PLEASE inform me if this document violates
any rules and I will remove it.
This is a combination of MANY files and posts within the
groups. I had to go through the questions and rewrite for
comprehension, reformat for this document, highlight, and
change answers from many incorrect ones. This took hours to
compile as a one stop document to entirely prepare you for the
HESI Exam. That being said: I would not charge for something
like this since it is a cumulation of many people's efforts.
However, if anyone wants to donate to me for my time and
effort as well as the sample study plan at the bottom of the
document, it would be very much appreciated!!! My cashapp is
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HESI VOCABULARY
Abstain To voluntarily refrain from something. Constrict To draw together or become smaller.
Accountable To be responsible. Contingent Dependent.
Acute Sudden, intense. Contraindication A reason something is not advisable.
Adhere To hold fast or stick together. Convulsive Having or causing shaking of the body.
Adverse Undesired, possibly harmful. Cursory Quick, perfunctory, not thorough.
Ambivalent Uncertain, having contradictory feelings. Defecate Expel feces.
Ambulate To walk. Deficit A lack of something.
Apply To place, put on, or spread something. Depress Press downwards.
Assent To give consent, to agree. Depth Downward measurement from surface.
Audible Able to be heard. Deteriorating Worsening
Bacteria Single-celled, microscopic organization. Diagnosis Identification of an injury or disease.
Bilateral Present on two sides. Diffuse Spread over a large area; generalized.
Cardiac Of or relating to the heart. Dilate To enlarge or expand.
Cavity An opening or an empty area. Dilute To make a liquid less concentrated.
Cease Come to or bring to an end. Discrete Distinct, separate.
Chronic Lasting or recurring over a long period of Distal Distant; away from the center (such as of
time. the body)
Chronology Order of events as they occurred; timeline. Distended Enlarged or expanded from pressure.
Compensatory Offsetting or making up for something. Dysfunction Impaired or abnormal functioning.
Concave Rounded inward. Empathy Ability to share what others are feeling.
Concise Brief, to the point. Equilibrium Balance.
Congenital Present at birth. Etiology The origin or cause of a disease or
condition.
Consistency How thick or thin a liquid is in relation to Exacerbate To make worse or more severe.
how it flows
Exposure To come into contact. Lateral On the side.
Extension Lengthening; unbending a joint. Lethargic Difficult to arouse
Fatal Resulting in death. Manifestation An indication or sign of a condition.
Fatigue Extreme tiredness, exhaustion. Musculoskeletal Of or relating to muscle and skeleton.
Febrile Related to or caused by a fever. Neurologic Of or relating to the nervous system.
Flexion Bending a joint. Neurovascular Of or relating to the nervous system and the
blood vessels.
Flushed Reddened or ruddy appearance. Nutrient Substance that provides nourishment.
, Gastrointestinal Of or relating to the stomach and the Occluded Closed or obstructed.
intestines.
Hematologic Of or relating to blood. Ongoing Continuous.
Hydration Maintenance of body fluid balance. Oral Given through or affecting the mouth.
Hygiene Measures contributing to cleanliness and Otic Of the ear.
good health.
Impaired Diminished or lacking some usual quality Parameter A characteristic or constant factor, limit.
or level.
Impending Occuring in the near future. Patent Open.
Imply To suggest without explicitly stating. Pathogenic Causing or able to cause disease.
Incidence Occurrence. Pathology Processes, causes, and effects of a
disease; abnormality.
Infection Contamination or invasion of body tissue Posterior Located behind; in the back.
by pathogenic organism.
Infer To conclude or deduce. Potent Producing a strong effect.
Inflamed Reddened, swollen, warm, and tender. Potential Capable of occurring or likely to occur.
Ingest To swallow for digestion. Precaution Preventative measure.
Initiate To begin or put into practice. Precipitous Rapid, uncontrolled.
Insidious So gradual as to not become apparent for a Predispose To make more susceptible or more likely
long time. to occur.
Intact In place, unharmed. Preexisting Already present.
Intubate To insert a tube into something. Primary First or most significant.
Invasive Inserting or entering into a body part. Priority Of great importance.
Kinetic Of or relating to movement. Prognosis The anticipated or expected course
or outcome.
Labile Changing rapidly and often. Rationale The underlying reason.
Laceration Cut; tear. Recur To occur again.
Latent Present but not active or visible. Syndrome Symptoms that, when together, reflect a
specific disease or disorder.
Renal Of or relating to the kidneys. Therapeutic Of or relating to the treatment of a
disease or disorder.
Residual Remaining, continuing. Toxic Causing harm, poisonous.
Respiration Inhalation and exhalation of air. Transdermal Crossing through the skin.
Retain To hold or keep. Transmission Transfer from one person to another.
Status Condition. Trauma Injury, wound.
Subcutaneous Under the skin. Triage Assign degree of urgency/priority based on
severity of condition.
Sublingual Under the tongue. Ubiquitous Seeming to be everywhere at once.
Supplement To take in addition to or to complete. Urinate Excrete or expel urine.
Suppress To stop or subdue. Vascular Of or relating to the blood vessels.
Symmetric Being equal or the same in size, shape, and Virulent Extremely harmful and severe.
relative position.
Symptom An indication of a problem. Virus Microscopic infectious agent capable of
replicating only in living cells.
Vital Essential. Volume Amount of space occupied by a fluid.
These are questions that have been on the test in May 2020 or later!
*Highlighted are the terms (not descriptions) to know.*
These are based on memory of the test takers, so they are not exactly as seen on the test.
1. The lower surface of a structure is referred to as....INFERIOR
2. Injurious? TOXIC
3. Equilibrium? SENSE OF BALANCE
4. Site? LOCATION
5. The patient gave his Assent? AGREEMENT
6.The technician wore gloves as precaution? PREVENTIVE MEASURE
7. The of his right eye was damaged. LENS ( correct word usage)
8. The inebriated man staggered while walking to his car. STUMBLE
9. The nurse noticed an ominous sign? Dangerous
10. A well known person, with connotation of infamy, is most likely? NOTORIOUS
11. In health field, the act of urinating is? VOIDING
12. The maintenance of adequate hydration? FLUID BALANCE
13. Acute? SEVERE
14. What term means to suggest, to hint, to express indirectly? IMPLY ( it's not infer)
15. Labile? UNSTABLE
16. The nurse checked for any patency in drainage of all devices? OPEN
17. What term means to bring about, cause to happen, to accomplish, and to make? EFFECT
18. Exhilarating ? REFRESHING
19. Place under observation? SURVEILLANCE
20. Ingest? SWALLOW
,21. What term means unruly, intractable, adverse? UNTOWARD
22. He had three discrete symptoms? SEPARATE
23. Contemplate? PONDERING
24. Deteriorating? WORSENING
25. The abrupt.....SUDDEN
26. Bilateral? TWO SIDED
27. Hygiene? CLEANLINESS
28. Occluded? OBSTRUCTED
29. Ominous? THREATENING
30. The sound could be heard......................? THROUGHOUT
The answer choices were: through, though, throughout, thought
31. The students thought the was very difficult. EXAMINATION
Answer choices: examined, exams, examining, examination
32. There was no as to why she treated her boyfriend. JUSTIFICATION
Answer choices: alibi, justification, rational,
33. Receipt? A WRITTEN ACKNOWLEDGE FOR GOODS
34. What term is exclude, to shout? OSTRACIZE
35. Feasible? PRACTICAL
36. Ubiquitous? WIDESPREAD
37. Vertigo? SENSE OF MOVEMENT
38. Empathy? " I AM ALSO NEW TO THIS TOWN. I KNOW HOW HE FEELS"
39. A nurse encourages participation from all group members and open to new ideas in decision
making? DEMOCRATIC
40. Very sensible? REASONABLE UNDERSTANDING
41. Jaundice? YELLOWING OF THE SKIN
42. To gather together? ASSEMBLE
43. Bending of the joint? FLEXION
44. Medication use as a treatment for constipation? LAXATIVE
45. A number of people to the United States........in search for textile goods?
EMIGRATE answer choice: emigrate, emigrating, immigrating, migrated
46. Scientist worked fearfully in the LABORATORY (know the spelling)
47. After becoming an invalid, the man became ungracious.........recuperating ? INJURED
48. Dynamic? IN MOTION
49. Overt symptoms? Easily Observed
50. Never judge a book by cover? ITS
51. A word that denotes a comparison? THAN
52. The bad smell made him.............GAG answer choices were: remember, attach, gag,
53. The student found out his test results during...............Evaluation
answer choices: evaluation, interview, laboratory
54. The nurse needed in the emergency room. ASSISTANCE ( correct word usage)
answer choices: assistance, assisting, assistant, assist
55. Insidious means NO OBVIOUS SYMPTOMS.
56. Know how to spell MEDICATION.
57. The woman told… ? BEHAVIOR
58. The artist was very in his art work. CREATIVE
59. Something that remains is referred to as...Residual.
60. Rational means...Reason.
HESI GRAMMAR
Things to know:
Noun-person, place, or thing. The angry man loudly stormed out of his room.
Pronoun-word takes place of noun The angry man loudly stormed out of his room.
Verb-action. The angry man loudly stormed out of his room.
Adjective-descriptive word. The angry man loudly stormed out of his room.
Adverb-word describing a verb or adjective. The angry man loudly stormed out of his room.
Subject-Verb Agreement: A subject must agree with its verb in terms of number.
Comma in a Compound Sentence: Compound (sentences with 2+ independent clauses) sentences
must have a conjunction (and,but, or, nor) with a comma before.
Run-On Sentence: 2+ sentences are written as one. This is wrong if written with no punctuation
, or just a comma. It can be made right with a conjunction, dash, semicolon, or a colon.
Cliches: Expressions that have lost their originality.
Euphemisms: A mild version of a more blunt ot offensive term. (Ex: the euphemism of the word
“dead” is the phrase “passed away.”
Affect vs Effect: Affect is to influence. Effect is a result.
Among vs Between: Among shows relationship involving 3+ people, a group, or things.
Between shows relationships involving two people or things.
Amount vs Number: Amount refers to bulk items. Number refers to countable units.
Good vs Well: Good is an adjective; it comes before nouns and after linking verbs. Well is an
adverb in most cases; it is only an adverb when talking about health.
Bad vs Badly: Bad is an adjective (description). Badly is an adverb (modify an action).
Can vs May: Can implies ability to do something. May implies permission to do something.
Farther vs Further: Farther means measurable distance. Further means to a greater extent.
Fewer vs Less: Fewer refers to countable number. Less refers to degree or amount-in bulk or in
the abstract.
I.e. vs E.g.: I.e. explains. E.g. provides an example.
Lie vs Lay: Lie means to recline or rest. Lay means to put or place.
Which vs That: Which is used to introduce information that is not necessary to understand the
meaning of the sentence. That is used to introduce information that is necessary.
Who vs Whom: Who can replace he, she, they, I, or we. Whom replaces him, her, them, me, or
us.
These are questions that have been on the test in May 2020 or later!
*Highlighted are the terms (not descriptions) to know.*
These are based on memory of the test takers, so they are not exactly as seen on the test.
1. WHICH SENTENCE IS GRAMMATICALLY CORRECT?
a) Who’s coming to the party?
b) Whose to blame for the economy?
c) Who’s hat is this?
d) Whose going to vote?
2. WHICH SENTENCE IS GRAMMATICALLY CORRECT?
a) I went two the store.
b) I want ice cream, too.
c) The nurse gave him too shorts.
d) I want to know your name.
3. WHICH SENTENCE IS GRAMMATICALLY CORRECT?
a) He did well on his diet.
b) He done well on his diet.
c) He did good on his diet
d) He done good on his diet
4. WHICH SENTENCE IS GRAMMATICALLY CORRECT?
a) Several lost his or her keys on the train.
b) Does everyone have their train tickets ready?
c) Is everyone ready for their ice-cream sundaes?
d) Somebody left his or her jacket on the train.
5. WHICH SENTENCE SHOULD REPLACE
THE FOLLOWING INCORRECT
SENTENCE? “This door to remain unlocked when occupied.”
a) This door will remain unlocked when the office is occupied.
b) This door to remain unclosed while open.
Preface:
I gathered this information from within an online study group in
which many people share questions and advice for test takers.
To my knowledge nothing in this document is taken illegally
from bought resources and used without permission of the
manufactures. PLEASE inform me if this document violates
any rules and I will remove it.
This is a combination of MANY files and posts within the
groups. I had to go through the questions and rewrite for
comprehension, reformat for this document, highlight, and
change answers from many incorrect ones. This took hours to
compile as a one stop document to entirely prepare you for the
HESI Exam. That being said: I would not charge for something
like this since it is a cumulation of many people's efforts.
However, if anyone wants to donate to me for my time and
effort as well as the sample study plan at the bottom of the
document, it would be very much appreciated!!! My cashapp is
$eliarnn.
HESI VOCABULARY
Abstain To voluntarily refrain from something. Constrict To draw together or become smaller.
Accountable To be responsible. Contingent Dependent.
Acute Sudden, intense. Contraindication A reason something is not advisable.
Adhere To hold fast or stick together. Convulsive Having or causing shaking of the body.
Adverse Undesired, possibly harmful. Cursory Quick, perfunctory, not thorough.
Ambivalent Uncertain, having contradictory feelings. Defecate Expel feces.
Ambulate To walk. Deficit A lack of something.
Apply To place, put on, or spread something. Depress Press downwards.
Assent To give consent, to agree. Depth Downward measurement from surface.
Audible Able to be heard. Deteriorating Worsening
Bacteria Single-celled, microscopic organization. Diagnosis Identification of an injury or disease.
Bilateral Present on two sides. Diffuse Spread over a large area; generalized.
Cardiac Of or relating to the heart. Dilate To enlarge or expand.
Cavity An opening or an empty area. Dilute To make a liquid less concentrated.
Cease Come to or bring to an end. Discrete Distinct, separate.
Chronic Lasting or recurring over a long period of Distal Distant; away from the center (such as of
time. the body)
Chronology Order of events as they occurred; timeline. Distended Enlarged or expanded from pressure.
Compensatory Offsetting or making up for something. Dysfunction Impaired or abnormal functioning.
Concave Rounded inward. Empathy Ability to share what others are feeling.
Concise Brief, to the point. Equilibrium Balance.
Congenital Present at birth. Etiology The origin or cause of a disease or
condition.
Consistency How thick or thin a liquid is in relation to Exacerbate To make worse or more severe.
how it flows
Exposure To come into contact. Lateral On the side.
Extension Lengthening; unbending a joint. Lethargic Difficult to arouse
Fatal Resulting in death. Manifestation An indication or sign of a condition.
Fatigue Extreme tiredness, exhaustion. Musculoskeletal Of or relating to muscle and skeleton.
Febrile Related to or caused by a fever. Neurologic Of or relating to the nervous system.
Flexion Bending a joint. Neurovascular Of or relating to the nervous system and the
blood vessels.
Flushed Reddened or ruddy appearance. Nutrient Substance that provides nourishment.
, Gastrointestinal Of or relating to the stomach and the Occluded Closed or obstructed.
intestines.
Hematologic Of or relating to blood. Ongoing Continuous.
Hydration Maintenance of body fluid balance. Oral Given through or affecting the mouth.
Hygiene Measures contributing to cleanliness and Otic Of the ear.
good health.
Impaired Diminished or lacking some usual quality Parameter A characteristic or constant factor, limit.
or level.
Impending Occuring in the near future. Patent Open.
Imply To suggest without explicitly stating. Pathogenic Causing or able to cause disease.
Incidence Occurrence. Pathology Processes, causes, and effects of a
disease; abnormality.
Infection Contamination or invasion of body tissue Posterior Located behind; in the back.
by pathogenic organism.
Infer To conclude or deduce. Potent Producing a strong effect.
Inflamed Reddened, swollen, warm, and tender. Potential Capable of occurring or likely to occur.
Ingest To swallow for digestion. Precaution Preventative measure.
Initiate To begin or put into practice. Precipitous Rapid, uncontrolled.
Insidious So gradual as to not become apparent for a Predispose To make more susceptible or more likely
long time. to occur.
Intact In place, unharmed. Preexisting Already present.
Intubate To insert a tube into something. Primary First or most significant.
Invasive Inserting or entering into a body part. Priority Of great importance.
Kinetic Of or relating to movement. Prognosis The anticipated or expected course
or outcome.
Labile Changing rapidly and often. Rationale The underlying reason.
Laceration Cut; tear. Recur To occur again.
Latent Present but not active or visible. Syndrome Symptoms that, when together, reflect a
specific disease or disorder.
Renal Of or relating to the kidneys. Therapeutic Of or relating to the treatment of a
disease or disorder.
Residual Remaining, continuing. Toxic Causing harm, poisonous.
Respiration Inhalation and exhalation of air. Transdermal Crossing through the skin.
Retain To hold or keep. Transmission Transfer from one person to another.
Status Condition. Trauma Injury, wound.
Subcutaneous Under the skin. Triage Assign degree of urgency/priority based on
severity of condition.
Sublingual Under the tongue. Ubiquitous Seeming to be everywhere at once.
Supplement To take in addition to or to complete. Urinate Excrete or expel urine.
Suppress To stop or subdue. Vascular Of or relating to the blood vessels.
Symmetric Being equal or the same in size, shape, and Virulent Extremely harmful and severe.
relative position.
Symptom An indication of a problem. Virus Microscopic infectious agent capable of
replicating only in living cells.
Vital Essential. Volume Amount of space occupied by a fluid.
These are questions that have been on the test in May 2020 or later!
*Highlighted are the terms (not descriptions) to know.*
These are based on memory of the test takers, so they are not exactly as seen on the test.
1. The lower surface of a structure is referred to as....INFERIOR
2. Injurious? TOXIC
3. Equilibrium? SENSE OF BALANCE
4. Site? LOCATION
5. The patient gave his Assent? AGREEMENT
6.The technician wore gloves as precaution? PREVENTIVE MEASURE
7. The of his right eye was damaged. LENS ( correct word usage)
8. The inebriated man staggered while walking to his car. STUMBLE
9. The nurse noticed an ominous sign? Dangerous
10. A well known person, with connotation of infamy, is most likely? NOTORIOUS
11. In health field, the act of urinating is? VOIDING
12. The maintenance of adequate hydration? FLUID BALANCE
13. Acute? SEVERE
14. What term means to suggest, to hint, to express indirectly? IMPLY ( it's not infer)
15. Labile? UNSTABLE
16. The nurse checked for any patency in drainage of all devices? OPEN
17. What term means to bring about, cause to happen, to accomplish, and to make? EFFECT
18. Exhilarating ? REFRESHING
19. Place under observation? SURVEILLANCE
20. Ingest? SWALLOW
,21. What term means unruly, intractable, adverse? UNTOWARD
22. He had three discrete symptoms? SEPARATE
23. Contemplate? PONDERING
24. Deteriorating? WORSENING
25. The abrupt.....SUDDEN
26. Bilateral? TWO SIDED
27. Hygiene? CLEANLINESS
28. Occluded? OBSTRUCTED
29. Ominous? THREATENING
30. The sound could be heard......................? THROUGHOUT
The answer choices were: through, though, throughout, thought
31. The students thought the was very difficult. EXAMINATION
Answer choices: examined, exams, examining, examination
32. There was no as to why she treated her boyfriend. JUSTIFICATION
Answer choices: alibi, justification, rational,
33. Receipt? A WRITTEN ACKNOWLEDGE FOR GOODS
34. What term is exclude, to shout? OSTRACIZE
35. Feasible? PRACTICAL
36. Ubiquitous? WIDESPREAD
37. Vertigo? SENSE OF MOVEMENT
38. Empathy? " I AM ALSO NEW TO THIS TOWN. I KNOW HOW HE FEELS"
39. A nurse encourages participation from all group members and open to new ideas in decision
making? DEMOCRATIC
40. Very sensible? REASONABLE UNDERSTANDING
41. Jaundice? YELLOWING OF THE SKIN
42. To gather together? ASSEMBLE
43. Bending of the joint? FLEXION
44. Medication use as a treatment for constipation? LAXATIVE
45. A number of people to the United States........in search for textile goods?
EMIGRATE answer choice: emigrate, emigrating, immigrating, migrated
46. Scientist worked fearfully in the LABORATORY (know the spelling)
47. After becoming an invalid, the man became ungracious.........recuperating ? INJURED
48. Dynamic? IN MOTION
49. Overt symptoms? Easily Observed
50. Never judge a book by cover? ITS
51. A word that denotes a comparison? THAN
52. The bad smell made him.............GAG answer choices were: remember, attach, gag,
53. The student found out his test results during...............Evaluation
answer choices: evaluation, interview, laboratory
54. The nurse needed in the emergency room. ASSISTANCE ( correct word usage)
answer choices: assistance, assisting, assistant, assist
55. Insidious means NO OBVIOUS SYMPTOMS.
56. Know how to spell MEDICATION.
57. The woman told… ? BEHAVIOR
58. The artist was very in his art work. CREATIVE
59. Something that remains is referred to as...Residual.
60. Rational means...Reason.
HESI GRAMMAR
Things to know:
Noun-person, place, or thing. The angry man loudly stormed out of his room.
Pronoun-word takes place of noun The angry man loudly stormed out of his room.
Verb-action. The angry man loudly stormed out of his room.
Adjective-descriptive word. The angry man loudly stormed out of his room.
Adverb-word describing a verb or adjective. The angry man loudly stormed out of his room.
Subject-Verb Agreement: A subject must agree with its verb in terms of number.
Comma in a Compound Sentence: Compound (sentences with 2+ independent clauses) sentences
must have a conjunction (and,but, or, nor) with a comma before.
Run-On Sentence: 2+ sentences are written as one. This is wrong if written with no punctuation
, or just a comma. It can be made right with a conjunction, dash, semicolon, or a colon.
Cliches: Expressions that have lost their originality.
Euphemisms: A mild version of a more blunt ot offensive term. (Ex: the euphemism of the word
“dead” is the phrase “passed away.”
Affect vs Effect: Affect is to influence. Effect is a result.
Among vs Between: Among shows relationship involving 3+ people, a group, or things.
Between shows relationships involving two people or things.
Amount vs Number: Amount refers to bulk items. Number refers to countable units.
Good vs Well: Good is an adjective; it comes before nouns and after linking verbs. Well is an
adverb in most cases; it is only an adverb when talking about health.
Bad vs Badly: Bad is an adjective (description). Badly is an adverb (modify an action).
Can vs May: Can implies ability to do something. May implies permission to do something.
Farther vs Further: Farther means measurable distance. Further means to a greater extent.
Fewer vs Less: Fewer refers to countable number. Less refers to degree or amount-in bulk or in
the abstract.
I.e. vs E.g.: I.e. explains. E.g. provides an example.
Lie vs Lay: Lie means to recline or rest. Lay means to put or place.
Which vs That: Which is used to introduce information that is not necessary to understand the
meaning of the sentence. That is used to introduce information that is necessary.
Who vs Whom: Who can replace he, she, they, I, or we. Whom replaces him, her, them, me, or
us.
These are questions that have been on the test in May 2020 or later!
*Highlighted are the terms (not descriptions) to know.*
These are based on memory of the test takers, so they are not exactly as seen on the test.
1. WHICH SENTENCE IS GRAMMATICALLY CORRECT?
a) Who’s coming to the party?
b) Whose to blame for the economy?
c) Who’s hat is this?
d) Whose going to vote?
2. WHICH SENTENCE IS GRAMMATICALLY CORRECT?
a) I went two the store.
b) I want ice cream, too.
c) The nurse gave him too shorts.
d) I want to know your name.
3. WHICH SENTENCE IS GRAMMATICALLY CORRECT?
a) He did well on his diet.
b) He done well on his diet.
c) He did good on his diet
d) He done good on his diet
4. WHICH SENTENCE IS GRAMMATICALLY CORRECT?
a) Several lost his or her keys on the train.
b) Does everyone have their train tickets ready?
c) Is everyone ready for their ice-cream sundaes?
d) Somebody left his or her jacket on the train.
5. WHICH SENTENCE SHOULD REPLACE
THE FOLLOWING INCORRECT
SENTENCE? “This door to remain unlocked when occupied.”
a) This door will remain unlocked when the office is occupied.
b) This door to remain unclosed while open.
