Health Educational Systems Health Educational Systems Certifications HESI Questions & Answers

• Question 171:

  Select the word or phrase that will make the sentence grammatically correct.

  The nurse asked the assistant if she would ______ the bandage.

  A. conform

  B. erect

  C. apply

  D. administer

  Correct Answer: C

• Question 172:

  Select the meaning of the underlined word in the sentence.

  The girl hadn't eaten properly for weeks; her cheekbones were nearly concave in shape.

  A. extended

  B. extinguished

  C. bowed inward

  D. bulging

  Correct Answer: C

• Question 173:

  Compensatory is best described as ________.

  A. corrective

  B. sociable

  C. beleaguered

  D. courteous

  Correct Answer: A

• Question 174:

  Select the meaning of the underlined word in the sentence.

  The doctors who were participating in rounds wanted to know the patient's status as of this morning.

  A. bias

  B. peak

  C. condition

  D. cognizance

  Correct Answer: C

• Question 175:

  Select the meaning of the underlined word in the sentence.

  In what appeared to be a paroxysmal reaction, the medication only seemed to make the patient's spasms worse.

  A. unprecedented

  B. sudden

  C. ironic

  D. curved

  Correct Answer: B

• Question 176:

  Select the meaning of the underlined word in the sentence.

  The nurse manager lectured the RNs that they would each be held accountable for their actions.

  A. scrupulously

  B. heartened

  C. liable

  D. acquainted

  Correct Answer: C

• Question 177:

  Select the word that means "to urinate."

  A. void

  B. eliminate

  C. evacuate

  D. divert

  Correct Answer: A

• Question 178:

  Primary is best defined as:

  A. subtle

  B. following

  C. first

  D. aimless

  Correct Answer: C

• Question 179:

  What word meaning "to bind or inhibit" fits best in the sentence?

  The doctor gave an order to ________ the patient as necessary in order to keep the patient from hurting himself.

  A. focus

  B. correlate

  C. caress

  D. restrict

  Correct Answer: D

• Question 180:

  Select the best meaning of the underlined word in the sentence.

  The musculoskeletal system is expansive and is one of the first body systems to feel the effects of age.

  A. muscles and bones

  B. muscles and ligaments

  C. bones and ligaments

  D. muscles and organ tissues

  Correct Answer: A