15 free questions from the CinnaEntry HESI A2 vocabulary bank (309 in the app). Tap an answer to check it. The rationale opens right away.
'Efficacious' treatment is treatment that is:
Answer: A. Effective at producing the intended result
Efficacy asks whether it works. Safety asks whether it harms. A drug can be efficacious and still unsafe.
The 'manifestation' of a disease refers to:
Answer: A. The signs and symptoms it produces
A manifestation is how a condition shows itself — its observable signs and reported symptoms. The causative organism is the 'etiologic agent'.
'Comprehensive' care is care that is:
Answer: A. Complete and covering all aspects
A comprehensive assessment covers every system; a focused assessment examines one. The words describe scope.
A patient's 'vital' signs are so called because they:
Answer: A. Indicate essential life functions
Vital comes from the Latin for life; vital signs measure the body's essential life-sustaining functions — temperature, pulse, respiration and blood pressure.
'Dysphagia' refers to difficulty with:
Answer: A. Swallowing
Dysphagia (swallowing) and dysphasia (speech) differ by a single letter and are a favorite exam trap. -phagia relates to eating.
'Ascites' refers to fluid accumulation in the:
Answer: A. Abdominal cavity
Ascites is abdominal fluid and produces visible distension. It commonly accompanies advanced liver disease.
Something described as 'transient' is:
Answer: A. Short-lived and passing
Transient means lasting only a short time. Its opposite is permanent or persistent.
'The medication is CONTRAINDICATED in pregnancy.' This means it:
Answer: A. Should not be used in pregnancy
Contraindicated means there is a specific reason NOT to use it. Giving it anyway would expose the patient to known harm.
'The nurse should DEFER the procedure until the patient is stable.' Defer means:
Answer: A. Postpone
To defer is to put off until later. Cancelling outright and delegating are different actions.
'Her condition remained STABLE throughout the night.' Stable means:
Answer: A. Unchanging
Stable means not changing. It says nothing about whether the condition is good or bad — only that it held steady.
A 'discrepancy' between two records is:
Answer: A. A difference or inconsistency
A medication discrepancy is a mismatch between what is ordered and what is recorded — which is why reconciliation exists.
Secretions described as 'viscous' are:
Answer: A. Thick and sticky
Viscous describes thickness, not quantity or smell. Hydration and humidification help thin viscous secretions so they can be expectorated.
'The patient's pain was EXCRUCIATING.' Excruciating means:
Answer: A. Extremely intense
Excruciating describes pain of the greatest intensity. Pain that comes and goes is intermittent.
The word 'purge' most nearly means to:
Answer: A. Empty or cleanse thoroughly
Purge means to empty out. In tubing, purging removes air; the word carries the same sense of clearing.
'He gave a CONCISE report at the change of shift.' Concise means:
Answer: A. Brief and to the point
Concise means expressing much in few words. A long, detailed account would be the opposite.
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