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2023

FREE HESI A2 Vocabulary Practice Test

Get ready for your 2023 HESI test using the same kind of questions you’ll be answering when you take the real written examination.

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20 questions

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30 min

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Multiple Choice

FREE HESI A2 Vocabulary Practice Test

The purpose of this test is to assess your strengths and weaknesses with the HESI Admission Assessment (A2) Exam. Use this free HESI A2 Vocabulary practice test to help you prepare for your nursing entrance exam. After you answer each question you will get a detailed answer explanation to help you understand the question better.

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Question 1 of 20

1. Question
The doctor tells the patient that his test results came back as benign. What does this term refer to?
- Having Cancer
- Cancer free
- Spreading to other parts of the body
- Localized to one specific organ in the body
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Question 2 of 20

2. Question
The term palliative means what?
- Relieving
- Causing
- Terminal
- Expecting
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Question 3 of 20

3. Question
What does the term pharmacologic refer to?
- Medications
- The circulatory system
- Weight management
- The musculoskeletal system
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Question 4 of 20

4. Question
The medication must be given by parenteral route
- In the vein
- By mouth
- On the tongue
- Under the tongue
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Question 5 of 20

5. Question
The patient came into the ER with exacerbated symptoms. What is the meaning of the underlined word?
- To make better
- Worsened
- To alleviate
- No longer present
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Question 6 of 20

6. Question
The patient is having a biopsy done today. What is the meaning of the underlined word?
- To take an image
- To take a sample
- To make bigger
- To make spasm
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Question 7 of 20

7. Question
The patient’s text results came back malignant. What is the meaning of the underlined word?
- Cancerous
- Benign
- Healthy
- Unconcerning
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Question 8 of 20

8. Question
The patient was in a supine position. What is the meaning of the underlined word?
- Sitting
- Standing
- Lying
- Sideways
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Question 9 of 20

9. Question
The patient is having a cholecystectomy. What does the suffix -ectomy refer to?
- To cut out
- To replace
- To heal
- To fix
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Question 10 of 20

10. Question
The nurse studied genealogy. The suffix -ology refers to what?
- The cutting out
- The repairing of
- The study of
- The disease process of
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Question 11 of 20

11. Question
The patient is seeing a pulmonologist. What does the prefix pulmo- refer to?
- Stomach
- Heart
- Bones
- Lungs
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Question 12 of 20

12. Question
The nurse explained to the patient that his doctor made him strict NPO (nothing by mouth). What does the term strict refer to?
- Nonchalant
- Unconcerned
- Absolute
- Apathetic
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Question 13 of 20

13. Question
The nurse ensured that the IV line was patent before she started the patient’s infusion. What is the meaning of the word patent?
- Available
- Clogged
- Clamped
- Inconspicuous
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Question 14 of 20

14. Question
The patient came into the ER with a lethal amount of medication in his system. What does the term lethal mean?
- Small
- Inconsistent
- Deadly
- Incompetent
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Question 15 of 20

15. Question
The patient reports being inebriated last night. What does the term inebriated mean?
- Sleepy
- Drunk
- Excited
- Depressed
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Question 16 of 20

16. Question
The patient had an adverse reaction to the medication given to her. What does the term adverse mean?
- Desired
- Unwanted
- Lasting
- Quick
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Question 17 of 20

17. Question
The patient is experiencing unilateral pain in his knees. What does the term unilateral refer to?
- On one side
- On all sides
- On both sides
- In front of
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Question 18 of 20

18. Question
The viscosity of the patient’s phlegm was inconsistent with what the patient’s chart stated. What does the term viscosity refer to?
- Amount
- Consistency
- Color
- Size
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Question 19 of 20

19. Question
The nurse giving CPR was depressing the patient’s chest. What does the word depressing refer to?
- Press upward
- To expand
- Press downward
- To correlate
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Question 20 of 20

20. Question
The hormone estrogen is an endogenous hormone. What does the term endogenous refer to?
- Made inside of the body
- Made outside of the body
- Made on the surface
- Excess
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