HESI Entrance Latest Exam Grade+ with correct answers 2024/2025

Responsible
Example: Paramedic are accountable for maintaining up-to-date knowledge of resuscitation techniques - ANSWER--Accountable

To hold fast or stick together
Example: the tape must adhere to the patient's skin to hold the bandage in place - ANSWER--Adhere
Rounded inward
Example: The dietician noticed that the patient was very thin, and the patient's abdomen appeared concave - ANSWER--Concave

Undesired, possibly harmful
Example: Vomiting is an adverse effect of many medications - ANSWER--Adverse

Control, protection
EXAMPLE: Unit Staffing decisions are under the aegis of the nurse manager - ANSWER--Aegis
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 - ANSWER--Compensatory

Uncertain, having contradictory feelings.
(EX: After learning that she had breast cancer, the patient was ambivalent about having a mastectomy.) - ANSWER--Ambivalent
Sudden
Example: The nurse noticed an abrupt change in the patient's level of pain - ANSWER--Abrupt

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 - ANSWER--Apply

to give consent; to agree
example: The patient was asked to assent to the surgery by signing the informed consent document. - ANSWER--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 - ANSWER--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. - ANSWER--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 - ANSWER--Bilateral

An opening or an empty area
example: The nurse inspected the patient's oral cavity for lesions - ANSWER--Cavity

Come to an end or bring to an end
Example: Because the patient's breathing had ceased, the paramedic began resuscitation measures - ANSWER--Cease

Order of events as the occurred; timeline
example: The police interviewed witnesses and first responders to determine the chronology of the accident - ANSWER--chronology
To voluntarily refrain from something
Example: The dental hygienist instructed the patient to abstain from smoking to improve his breath odor - ANSWER--Abstain



Brief, to the point
Example: When teaching a patient, the nurse tried to be concise, so the instructions would be easy to remember - ANSWER--Concise

Degree of viscosity; how thick or thin the fluid is
Example: The respiratory therapist noticed that the mucus the patient was coughing was of a thin, watery consistency - ANSWER--Consistency

To draw together or become smaller
Example: The nurse knows that the small blood vessels of the skin will constrict when ice is applied to the skin - ANSWER--Constrict

Dependent
Example: The hygienist told the patient that a healthy mouth is contingent on careful daily brushing and flossing - ANSWER--Contingent

A reason why something is not advisable or why it should not be done
Example: The patient's excessive bleeding was a contraindication for discharge from the hospital - ANSWER--Contraindication

having or causing convulsions, i.e., violent shaking of the body
example: Epilepsy is a convulsive disorder - ANSWER--Convulsive

quick, perfunctory, not thorough
example: During triage, the paramedic gave each accident victim a cursory examination - ANSWER--cursory

Expel feces
Example: The unlicensed assistive personnel helped the patient to the toilet when he needed to defecate. - ANSWER--Defecate

A deficiency or lack of something
Example: The therapist explained that the patient will experience a fluid deficit if the patient continues to perspire heavily during exercise without drinking enough fluids - ANSWER--Deficit

Press downward
Example: The nurse will depress the patient's skin to see if any swelling is present - ANSWER--Depress

Downward measurement from a surface
Example: The physician measures the depth of a wound by inserting a cotton swab into the wound - ANSWER--Depth

Worsening
Example: The dental hygienist explains that the condition of the patient's gums is deteriorating, and treatment by the dentist is needed right away - ANSWER--Deteriorating

Tool or piece of equipment
Example: A thermometer is a device used to measure the patient's body temperature - ANSWER--Device