HESI A2 Vocab (5th Edition)
Abstain
To voluntarily refrain from something.
(EX: The dental hygienist instructed the patient to ____ from smoking to improve his
breath odor.)
Accountable
To be responsible.
(EX: Paramedics are _____ for maintaining up-to-date knowledge of resuscitation
tech...
HESI A 2 Vocab (5th Edition) Abstain To voluntarily refrain from something. (EX: The dental hygienist instructed the patient to ____ from smoking to improve his breath odor.) Accountable To be responsible. (EX: Para medics are _____ for maintaining up -to-date knowledge of resuscitation techniques.) Acute Sudden, intense (EX: The nurse administered the prescribed pain medication to the patient who was experiencing ____ pain after surgery.) Adhere To hold fast or stick together. (EX: The tape must ____ to the patient's skin to hold the bandage in place.) Adverse Undesired, possibly harmful. (EX: Vomiting is an ____ effect of many medications.) Ambivalent Uncertain, having contradicto ry feelings (EX: After learning that she had breast cancer, the patient was ____ about having a mastectomy) Ambulate To walk (EX: The patient left the hospital as soon as he was able to ____ independently) Antigen A toxin or other foreign substance that induces an immune response in the body, especially the production of antibodies (Anti = against; Gen = people) Apply To place, put on, or spread something (EX: The nurse will ____ a medication to the wound before covering the wound with a bandage) Apprized appreciated (Ex: The child _____ her father's authority and behaved herself in church) Assent To give consent; to agree (EX: The patient was asked to ____ to the surgery by signing the informed consent document) Audible Able to be heard (EX: The respiratory therapist noted the patient's _______wheezing as a symptom of the patient's asthma) Bacteria Single -celled, microscopic organisms (EX: The health care provider ordered a laboratory test to confirm that the patient's illness was caused by ____ rather than a virus) Bilateral Present on two sides (EX: The unlicensed ass istive personnel reported to the nurse that the patient had ____ weakness in the legs when walking) Cardiac Of or relating to the heart (EX: Smoking increases the risk of ____ disease) Cavity An opening or an empty area (EX: The nurse inspected the patient's oral ____ for lesions) Cease Come to an end or bring to an end (EX: Becaus e the patient's breathing had ____, the paramedic began resuscitation measures)
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