HESI Vocab Word Scramble
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Term | Definition |
Abrupt | Sudden Ex. The nurse noticed an abrupt change in the patient's level of pain. |
Abstain | To voluntarily refrain from something. Ex. The dental hygienist instructed the patient to abstain from smoking to improve his breath odor. |
Access | A means to obtain entry or a means of approach. Ex. To administer medications into the patient's vein, the nurse must access the vein with a special needle. |
Accountable | Responsible Ex. Paramedics are accountable for maintaining up-to-date knowledge of resuscitation techniques. |
Adhere | To hold fast or stick together. Ex. The tape must adhere to the patient's skin to hold the bandage in place. |
Adverse | Undesired, possibly harmful. Ex. Vomiting is an adverse effect of many medications. |
Affect | Appearance of observable emotions. Ex. The nurse observed that a depressed patient exhibited no obvious emotion and reported that the patient had a flat affect. |
Annual | Occurring every year. Ex. The patient told the nurse that she had scheduled her annual mammogram, as she has been instructed. |
Apply | To place, put on, or spread something. Ex. The physical |
Abrupt | Sudden Ex. The nurse noticed an abrupt change in the patient's level of pain. |
Abstain | To voluntarily refrain from something. Ex. The dental hygienist instructed the patient to abstain from smoking to improve his breath odor. |
Access | A means to obtain entry or a means of approach. Ex. To administer medications into the patient's vein, the nurse must access the vein with a special needle. |
Accountable | Responsible Ex. Paramedics are accountable for maintaining up-to-date knowledge of resuscitation techniques. |
Adhere | To hold fast or stick together. Ex. The tape must adhere to the patient's skin to hold the bandage in place. |
Adverse | Undesired, possibly harmful. Ex. Vomiting is an adverse effect of many medications. |
Affect | Appearance of observable emotions. Ex. The nurse observed that a depressed patient exhibited no obvious emotion and reported that the patient had a flat affect. |
Annual | Occurring every year. Ex. The patient told the nurse that she had scheduled her annual mammogram, as she has been instructed. |
Apply | To place, put on, or spread something. Ex. The physical therapist will apply a medication to the wound before covering the wound with a bandage. |
Audible | Able to be heard. Ex. The respiratory therapist noticed that when the patient was having difficulty breathing, the therapist could hear an audible wheezing sound. |
Bilateral | Present on two sides. Ex. The unlicensed assistive personnel reported to the nurse that the patient had bilateral weakness in the legs when walking. |
Cardiac | Of or relating to the heart. Ex. Smoking increases the risk of cardiac disease. |
Cast | Hard protective device applied to protect a broken bone while the bone heals. Ex. The nurse instructed the child that he could not go swimming while the cast was on his broken arm. |
Cavity | An opening or an empty area. Ex. The nurse inspected the patient's oral cavity for lesions. |
Cease | Come to an end or bring to an end. Ex. Because the patient's breathing had ceased, the paramedic began resuscitation measures. |
Compensatory | When the patient's blood pressure decreased, the paramedic noted that the heart rate increased, which the paramedic recognized as a compensatory action. |
Complication | An undesired problem that is the result of some other event. Ex. The physician told the patient that loss of eyesight is a possible complication of eye surgery. |
Comply | Do as directed. Ex. The nurse asked the patient to comply with the instructions for taking the medication. |
Concave | Rounded inward. Ex. The dietitian noticed that the patient was very thin and the patient's abdomen appeared concave. |
Concise | Brief, to the point. Ex. When teaching a patient, the nurse tried to be concise, so the instructions would be easy to remember. |
Consistency | Degree of viscosity; how thick or thin a fluid is. Ex. The respiratory therapist noticed that the mucus the patient was coughing was of a thin, watery consistency. |
Constrict | To draw together or become smaller. Ex. The nurse knows that the small blood vessels of the skin will constrict when ice is applied to the skin. |
Contingent | Dependent. Ex. The hygienist told the patient that a healthy mouth is contingent on careful daily brushing and flossing. |
Contour | Shape or outline of a shape. Ex.While bathing an overweight patient, the unlicensed assistive personnel noticed that the contour of the patient's abdomen was quite rounded. |
Contract | To draw together, to reduce in size. Ex. The physical therapist exercises the patient's muscles so they contract and expand. |
Contradiction | A reason why something is not advisable or why it should not be done. Ex. The patient's excessive bleeding was a contradiction for discharge from the hospital. |
Defecate |
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