HESI VOCABULARY V2

The patient made a ____ of arranging the food on his plate

A. Formal

B. Ritualistic

C. Formalizing

D. Ritual

D. Ritual

After becoming INVALID...

A. Dejected

B. Shamefully fearful

C. Injured

D. Symbiotic

C. Injured

What is another word for AEGIS?

A. Relationship

B. Respectability

C. Ramifications

D. Responsibility

D. Responsibility

Someone who is FRUSTERATED/ANNOYED is?

A. Exacerbated

B. Transient

C. Lithe

D. Terse

A. Exacerbated

Another word for STRICT is?

A. Stringent

B. Daily

C. Weekly

D. Nominal

A. Stringent

Another word for ADHERE is ____?

A. Remain intact

B. Loosen

C. Hold fast

D. Position next to

C. Hold fast

Another word for CONTEMPLATING is?

A. Impasse

B. Impartial

C. Pondering

D. Emending

C. Pondering

Which word means TO THINK ABOUT SOMETHING BEFORE MAKING A DECISION?

A. Imply

B. Transgress

C. Allay

D. Ruminate

D. Ruminate

Another word for UNIQUITOUS is?

A. Widespread

B. Last demand

C. Uncertainly

D. Finally reckoned

A. Widespread

The lower surface of a structure is called ____?

A. Inferior

B. Transverse

C. Dorsal

D. Ventral

A. Inferior

Another word for ANTICIPATE is?

A. Predict

B. Evaluate

C. Compare

D. Forestall

A. Predict

The word part placed before a word to change its meaning is a ____?

A. Prefix

B. Affix

C. Suffix

D. Vocab

A. Prefix

The SOFT SPOTS ON THE HEAD of a newborn are called ____?

A. Fistula

B. Fontanel

C. Follicle

D. Fissure

B. Fontanel

Another word for ASSURED is ____?

A. Confirmed the truth of

B. Sympathized with

C. Denied the truth of

D. Made known to

A. Confirmed the truth of

Another word for ABSTAIN is ____?

A. Refrain

B. Indulge

C. Adhere

D. Eliminate

A. Refrain

A description of the world ENVIRONMENT is ____?

A. The major ideas of the quality of life.

B. The assistance found outside the family.

C. The elements inside and outside of a person.

D. The positive and negative aspects of a home.

C. The elements inside and outside of a person.

Another word for AFFECT is?

A. Reduce

B. Contaminate

C. Eliminate

D. Influence

D. Influence

Another word for SITE is?

A. Severity

B. Location

C. Fortunate

D. Appearance

B. Location

The correct spelling of ALCOHOL (A)

ALCOHOL

What does the word BILATERAL mean?

A. 2-sided

B. Straight

C. Symmetrical

D. On one side

A. 2-sided

Which word describes what a cat, who is clearly scared of a Rottweiler, will do when the dog enters the room?

A. Cower

B. Engender

C. Enhance

D. Replicate

A. Cower

Another word for UNDER OBSERVATION is ____?

A. Cognition

B. Isolation

C. Surveillance

D. Assessment

C. Surveillance

What word describes a trip to Hawaii that a vacationer FELT was too short?

A. Ponderous

B. Salacious

C. Ephemeral

D. Erudite

C. Ephemeral

The plumber used a ____ tube to open up the curved pipe.

A. Solid

B. Rigid

C. Flexible

D. Perforated

C. Flexible

Another word for PRECAUTION is ____?

A. Rule

B. Routine procedure

C. Preventive measure

D. Habit

C. Preventive measure

A note in the patients' medical record states "ANTICIPATORY GRIEVING", which patient situations below explains this type of grieving?

A. A patient who has just given birth to twins following a long labor

B. A patient who will have their left leg imputed below the knee tomorrow.

C. A patient experiencing pain during physical therapy session

D. A patient who will be discharged tomorrow after two months of being hospitalized

B. A patient who will have their left leg imputed below the knee tomorrow.

Another word for CONCAVE is?

A. Sunburned

B. Convex

C. Puffed out

D. Sunken

D. Sunken

A child with a stuffy nose might find it hard to ____.

A. Breathe

Breathing

C. Breath

D. Breadth

A. Breathe

The development of the disease was INSIDIOUS.

A. Momentous

B. Sudden

C. Innocuous

D. Gradual

D. Gradual

The bad smell made him ____.

A. Gag

B. Enjoy

C. Remember

D. Attach

A. Gag

The word STAGGERED means ____.

A. Fell

B. Fumbled

C. Stumbled

D. Pirouetted

C. Stumbled

The new mother wanted to use ____ Diapers rather than disposables.

A. Close

B. Clothing

C. Cloth

D. Clothes

C. Cloth

They were pleased to find the new manager was easy to get along with. (describe the new manager)

A. Affable (friendly)

D. Tortuous

C. Apathetic

D. Sacrosanct

A. Affable (friendly)

Which word describes a person's music collection who listens to A MIXTURE OF genres from punk rock to classic?

A. Theoretical

B. Relevant

C. Melange

D> Cacophony

C. Melange

Another word for CONSISTENCY is ____?

A. Appearance

B. Volatility

C. Thickness

D. Color

C. Thickness

The ETIOLOIGY of the flu epidemic of 1918 remains unknown to this day.

A. Pathology

B. Transmission

C. Cause

D. Mortality rate

C. Cause

Which sentence is correct?

A. The physician wrote a prescription for the needed medicine.

B. The physician wrote a recommendation for the needed medicine.

C. The physician wrote a report for the needed medication.

D. The physician wrote a subscription for the need medication.

A. The physician wrote a prescription for the needed medicine.

The patient's DISTENED veins were a cause for worry.

A. Bleeding

B. Enlarged

C. Pressure

D. Miniscule

B. Enlarged

The US ____ most of its silicone ships FROM Japan and China to stay competitive in the tech market.

A. Deports

B. Exports

C. Reports

D. Imports

D. Imports

The correct spelling for NARCOTIC

Narcotic

If the sound of the bells could be heard in the entire community, then they could be heard ____.

A. Thorough

B. Thought

C. Through

D. Throughout

D. Throughout

The rain will CEASE at the sundown.

A. Decrease

B. Begin

C. Stop

D. Increase

C. Stop

The doctor asked the nurse about the patient's STATUS.

A. A place in society

B. Ability to pay

C. Whereabout

D. Physical condition

D. Physical condition

Another word for EXPEDITE is ____.

A. Transfer

B. Rush

C. Cancel

D. Hold

B. Rush

After treatment, his PROGNOSIS was excellent.

A. compliance

B. Range of motion

C. Expected outcome

D. Conclusion

C. Expected outcome

____ should never be performed by a healthcare professional.

A. Heimlich

B. Euthanasia

C. Assessment

D. Palliative care

B. Euthanasia

He has 3 DISCRETE symptoms, causing the doctor to create an elaborative plan of care.

A. Individual

B. Common

C. Difficult

D. Separate

D. Separate

An inability to be LUCID in the early morning means the person is unable to behave in which way?

A. Coherent

B. Speculative

C. Furtive

D. Animated

A. Coherent

What must a homeowner do to a section of a fence that is falling apart?

A. Buttress

B. Degrade

C. Hinder

D. Flounder

A. Buttress

Which VERB is defined as TO BRING ABOUT; CAUSE TO HAPPEN; TO ACCOMPLISH; TO MAKE?

A. Affect

B. Accept

C. Expect

D. Effect

D. Effect

The doctor said he wanted to try other things before attempting an INVASIVE procedure.

A. Internal

B. Painful

C. Experimental

D. Expensive

A. Internal

LABILE also means ____.

A. Extremely changing

B. Suicidal

C. Rapidly changing

D. With a high fever

C. Rapidly changing

Which statement indicated that the burse feels EMPATHY for the patient?

A. I am also new to this town, so I understand how lost he feels here.

A. I am also new to this town, so I understand how lost he feels here.

TO GATHER TOGETHER means to ____?

A. Semblance

B. Assembly

C. Appearance

D. Assemble

D. Assemble

What does the word UBIQUITOUS mean?

A. Widespread

B. Miniscule

C. Invalid

D. Unit

A. Widespread