HESI A2 VOCABULARY 1 EXAM QUESTIONS

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HESI A2 VOCABULARY 1 EXAM QUESTIONS

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Question 1: Progeny is a term used to describe a person's ________.

• Creditors
• Offspring
• Hereditary disease
• Health status

Answer:

• Offspring

Question 2: B. Having a fever

Answer:

What is the best description for the term "febrile"?

• Mental incompetence

• Having a fever

• Pregnant

• Having clogged sinuses

Question 3: A. Produced within the body

Answer:

"Endogenous" factors were responsible for his illness.

• Produced within the body

• Produced outside the body

• Polluting

• Hemocratic

Question 4: C. Wished for

Answer:

In medicine, the "desired" outcome is recovery.

• Expected

• Analyzed

• Wished for

• Diagnosed

Question 5: C. Cranium

Answer:

What I is another word for skull?

• Spine

• Ability

• Cranium

• Zygote

Question 6: C. Manger

Answer:

Which word is not spelled correctly in the context of the sentence?The ICU nurse-manger wanted all staff to sign the letter complaining about working hours at the unit.

A. ICU

• Sign

• Manger

• Complaining

Question 7: Meaning of the word.

The doctor's "prognosis" gave the patient and his family reason to feel optimistic about the surgery.

• Instructions
• Estimate
• Behavior
• Outcome statement

Answer:

• Outcome statement

Question 8: A. Able to speak more than one language

Answer:

Being "bilingual" is an advantage for a nurse.

• Able to speak mor than one language

• Able to use either hand with equal skill and ease

• Not squeamish when seeing blood

• Can remember everything that is read

Question 9: B. Whole

Answer:

It is important the the bandage remain "intact".

• Dry

• Whole

• Uncovered

• Secure

Question 10: C. Indigent

Answer:

The food bank referred many _______ patients to the free clinic.

• Indignant

• Wealthy

• Indigent

• Healthy

Question 11: C. Equal on all sides

Answer:

The "symmetrical" nature of the artwork allowed it to be viewed from many angles.

• Measured from the center

• Colorful

• Equal on all sides

• Whimsical

Question 12: The nurse noted in the chart, "The patient is lethargic." How was the patient behaving?

• Paying the halls, yelling at the staff
• Difficult to arouse
• Shaking uncontrollably
• Not responding to painful stimuli

Answer:

• Difficult to arouse