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HESI ENTRANCE EXAM 2024 ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED CORRECT ANSWERS ALREADY GRADED A+ Sudden Example: The nurse noticed an abrupt change in the patient's level of pain Abrupt To voluntarily refrain from something Example: The dental hygienist instructed the patient to abstain from smoking ...

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HESI ENTRANCE EXAM 2024 ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED

CORRECT ANSWERS ALREADY GRADED A+


Sudden

Example: The nurse noticed an abrupt change in the patient's level of pain

Abrupt

To voluntarily refrain from something

Example: The dental hygienist instructed the patient to abstain from smoking to

improve his breath odor

Abstain

Responsible

Example: Paramedic are accountable for maintaining up-to-date knowledge of

resuscitation techniques

Accountable

To hold fast or stick together

Example: the tape must adhere to the patient's skin to hold the bandage in place

Adhere

Undesired, possibly harmful

Example: Vomiting is an adverse effect of many medications

Adverse

Control, protection

EXAMPLE: Unit Staffing decisions are under the aegis of the nurse manager

Aegis

,Uncertain, having contradictory feelings.

(EX: After learning that she had breast cancer, the patient was ambivalent about

having a mastectomy.)

Ambivalent

To place, put on, or spread something

Example: The physical therapist will apply a medication to the wound before

covering the wound with a bandage

Apply

to give consent; to agree

example: The patient was asked to assent to the surgery by signing the informed

consent document.

Assent

Able to be heard

Example: The respiratory therapist noticed that when the patient was having a

difficulty breathing, the therapist could hear an audible wheezing sound

Audible

Single -celled, microscopic organism.

Example: The physician ordered a lab test to confirm that the patients illness was

caused by bacteria rather than a virus.

Bacteria

Present on two sides

Example: The unlicensed assistive personnel reported to the nurse that the

patient had bilateral weakness in the legs when walking

, Bilateral

An opening or an empty area

example: The nurse inspected the patient's oral cavity for lesions

Cavity

Come to an end or bring to an end

Example: Because the patient's breathing had ceased, the paramedic began

resuscitation measures

Cease

Order of events as the occurred; timeline

example: The police interviewed witnesses and first responders to determine the

chronology of the accident

chronology

Offsetting or making up for something

Example: When the patient's blood pressure decreased, the paramedic noted that

the heart rate increased, which the paramedic recognized as a compensatory

action

Compensatory

Rounded inward

Example: The dietician noticed that the patient was very thin, and the patient's

abdomen appeared concave

Concave

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