HESI A2 ENTRANCE EXAM 2022-2023
HESI A2 ENTRANCE EXAM 2022-2023
HESI A2 Entrance Exam
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HESI VOCABULARY
Abstain To voluntarily refrain from something. Constrict To draw together or become smaller.
Accountable To be responsible. Contingent Dependent.
Acute Sudden, intense. Contraindication A reason something is not advisable.
Adhere To hold fast or stick together. Convulsive Having or causing shaking of the body.
Adverse Undesired, possibly harmful. Cursory Quick, perfunctory, not thorough.
Ambivalent Uncertain, having contradictory feelings. Defecate Expel feces.
Ambulate To walk. Deficit A lack of something.
Apply To place, put on, or spread something. Depress Press downwards.
Assent To give consent, to agree. Depth Downward measurement from surface.
Audible Able to be heard. Deteriorating Worsening
Bacteria Single-celled, microscopic organization. Diagnosis Identification of an injury or disease.
Bilateral Present on two sides. Diffuse Spread over a large area; generalized.
Cardiac Of or relating to the heart. Dilate To enlarge or expand.
Cavity An opening or an empty area. Dilute To make a liquid less concentrated.
Cease Come to or bring to an end. Discrete Distinct, separate.

Chronic Lasting or recurring over a long period of
time.
Distal Distant; away from the center (such as of
the body)
Chronology Order of events as they occurred; timeline. Distended Enlarged or expanded from pressure.
Compensatory Offsetting or making up for something. Dysfunction Impaired or abnormal functioning.
Concave Rounded inward. Empathy Ability to share what others are feeling.
Concise Brief, to the point. Equilibrium Balance.
Congenital Present at birth. Etiology The origin or cause of a disease or
condition.
Consistency How thick or thin a liquid is in relation to
how it flows
Exacerbate To make worse or more severe.
Exposure To come into contact. Lateral On the side.
Extension Lengthening; unbending a joint. Lethargic Difficult to arouse
Fatal Resulting in death. Manifestation An indication or sign of a condition.
Fatigue Extreme tiredness, exhaustion. Musculoskeletal Of or relating to muscle and skeleton.
Febrile Related to or caused by a fever. Neurologic Of or relating to the nervous system.

Flexion Bending a joint. Neurovascular Of or relating to the nervous system and the
blood vessels.
Flushed Reddened or ruddy appearance. Nutrient Substance that provides nourishment.
Gastrointestinal Of or relating to the stomach and the
intestines.
Occluded Closed or obstructed.
Hematologic Of or relating to blood. Ongoing Continuous.
Hydration Maintenance of body fluid balance. Oral Given through or affecting the mouth.
Hygiene Measures contributing to cleanliness and
good health.
Otic Of the ear.
Impaired Diminished or lacking some usual quality or
level.
Parameter A characteristic or constant factor, limit.
Impending Occuring in the near future. Patent Open.
Imply To suggest without explicitly stating. Pathogenic Causing or able to cause disease.
Incidence Occurrence. Pathology Processes, causes, and effects of a disease;
abnormality.
Infection Contamination or invasion of body tissue by
pathogenic organism.
Posterior Located behind; in the back.
Infer To conclude or deduce. Potent Producing a strong effect.
Inflamed Reddened, swollen, warm, and tender. Potential Capable of occurring or likely to occur.
Ingest To swallow for digestion. Precaution Preventative measure.
Initiate To begin or put into practice. Precipitous Rapid, uncontrolled.
Insidious So gradual as to not become apparent for a
long time.
Predispose To make more susceptible or more likely to
occur.
Intact In place, unharmed. Preexisting Already present.
Intubate To insert a tube into something. Primary First or most significant.
Invasive Inserting or entering into a body part. Priority Of great importance.
Kinetic Of or relating to movement. Prognosis The anticipated or expected course or
outcome.
Labile Changing rapidly and often. Rationale The underlying reason.
Laceration Cut; tear. Recur To occur again.
Latent Present but not active or visible. Syndrome Symptoms that, when together, reflect a
specific disease or disorder.
Renal Of or relating to the kidneys. Therapeutic Of or relating to the treatment of a disease
or disorder.
Residual Remaining, continuing. Toxic Causing harm, poisonous.
Respiration Inhalation and exhalation of air. Transdermal Crossing through the skin.
Retain To hold or keep. Transmission Transfer from one person to another.
Status Condition. Trauma Injury, wound.
Subcutaneous Under the skin. Triage Assign degree of urgency/priority based on
severity of condition.
Sublingual Under the tongue. Ubiquitous Seeming to be everywhere at once.
Supplement To take in addition to or to complete. Urinate Excrete or expel urine.
Suppress To stop or subdue. Vascular Of or relating to the blood vessels.
Symmetric Being equal or the same in size, shape, and
relative position.
Virulent Extremely harmful and severe.
Symptom An indication of a problem. Virus Microscopic infectious agent capable of
replicating only in living cells.
Vital Essential. Volume Amount of space occupied by a fluid.
These are questions that have been on the test in May 2020 or later!
*Highlighted are the terms (not descriptions) to know.*
These are based on memory of the test takers, so they are not exactly as seen on the test.
1. The lower surface of a structure is referred to as.... INFERIOR
2. Injurious? TOXIC
3. Equilibrium? SENSE OF BALANCE
4. Site? LOCATION
5. The patient gave his Assent? AGREEMENT
6.The technician wore gloves as precaution? PREVENTIVE MEASURE
7. The of his right eye was damaged. LENS ( correct word usage)
8. The inebriated man staggered while walking to his car. STUMBLE
9. The nurse noticed an ominous sign? Dangerous
10. A well known person, with connotation of infamy, is most likely? NOTORIOUS
11. In health field, the act of urinating is? VOIDING
12. The maintenance of adequate hydration? FLUID BALANCE
13. Acute? SEVERE
14. What term means to suggest, to hint, to express indirectly? IMPLY ( it's not infer)
15. Labile? UNSTABLE

21. What term means unruly, intractable, adverse? UNTOWARD
22. He had three discrete symptoms? SEPARATE
23. Contemplate? PONDERING
24. Deteriorating? WORSENING
25. The abrupt .... SUDDEN
26. Bilateral? TWO SIDED
27. Hygiene? CLEANLINESS
28. Occluded? OBSTRUCTED
29. Ominous? THREATENING
30. The sound could be heard ..................... ? THROUGHOUT
The answer choices were: through, though, throughout, thought
31. The students thought the was very difficult. EXAMINATION
Answer choices: examined, exams, examining, examination
32. There was no as to why she treated her boyfriend. JUSTIFICATION
Answer choices: alibi, justification, rational,
33. Receipt? A WRITTEN ACKNOWLEDGE FOR GOODS
34. What term is exclude, to shout? OSTRACIZE
35. Feasible? PRACTICAL
36. Ubiquitous? WIDESPREAD
37. Vertigo? SENSE OF MOVEMENT
38. Empathy? " I AM ALSO NEW TO THIS TOWN. I KNOW HOW HE FEELS"
39. A nurse encourages participation from all group members and open to new ideas in decision
making? DEMOCRATIC
40. Very sensible? REASONABLE UNDERSTANDING
41. Jaundice? YELLOWING OF THE SKIN
42. To gather together? ASSEMBLE
43. Bending of the joint? FLEXION
44. Medication use as a treatment for constipation? LAXATIVE
45. A number of people to the United States ........ in search for textile goods?
EMIGRATE answer choice: emigrate, emigrating, immigrating, migrated
46. Scientist worked fearfully in the LABORATORY (know the spelling)
47. After becoming an invalid, the man became ungracious ......... recuperating ? INJURED
48. Dynamic? IN MOTION
49. Overt symptoms? Easily Observed
50. Never judge a book by cover? ITS
51. A word that denotes a comparison? THAN
52. The bad smell made him .............GAG answer choices were: remember, attach, gag,
53. The student found out his test results during .............. Evaluation
answer choices: evaluation, interview, laboratory
54. The nurse needed in the emergency room. ASSISTANCE ( correct word usage)
answer choices: assistance, assisting, assistant, assist
55. Insidious means NO OBVIOUS SYMPTOMS.
56. Know how to spell MEDICATION.
57. The woman told… ? BEHAVIOR
58. The artist was very in his art work. CREATIVE
59. Something that remains is referred to as... Residual.
60. Rational means .. Reason.
HESI GRAMMAR
Things to know:
Noun-person, place, or thing. The angry man loudly stormed out of his room.
Pronoun-word takes place of noun The angry man loudly stormed out of his room.
Verb-action. The angry man loudly stormed out of his room.
Adjective-descriptive word. The angry man loudly stormed out of his room.
Adverb-word describing a verb or adjective. The angry man loudly stormed out of his room.

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or just a comma. It can be made right with a conjunction, dash, semicolon, or a colon.
Cliches: Expressions that have lost their originality.
Euphemisms: A mild version of a more blunt ot offensive term. (Ex: the euphemism of the word
“dead” is the phrase “passed away.”
Affect vs Effect: Affect is to influence. Effect is a result.
Among vs Between: Among shows relationship involving 3+ people, a group, or things.
Between shows relationships involving two people or things.
Amount vs Number: Amount refers to bulk items. Number refers to countable units.
Good vs Well: Good is an adjective; it comes before nouns and after linking verbs. Well is an
adverb in most cases; it is only an adverb when talking about health.
Bad vs Badly: Bad is an adjective (description). Badly is an adverb (modify an action).
Can vs May: Can implies ability to do something. May implies permission to do something.
Farther vs Further: Farther means measurable distance. Further means to a greater extent.
Fewer vs Less: Fewer refers to countable number. Less refers to degree or amount-in bulk or in
the abstract.
I.e. vs E.g.: I.e. explains. E.g. provides an example.
Lie vs Lay: Lie means to recline or rest. Lay means to put or place.
Which vs That: Which is used to introduce information that is not necessary to understand the
meaning of the sentence. That is used to introduce information that is necessary.
Who vs Whom: Who can replace he, she, they, I, or we. Whom replaces him, her, them, me, or
us.
These are questions that have been on the test in May 2020 or later!
*Highlighted are the terms (not descriptions) to know.*
These are based on memory of the test takers, so they are not exactly as seen on the test.
1. WHICH SENTENCE IS GRAMMATICALLY CORRECT?
a) Who’s coming to the party?
b) Whose to blame for the economy?
c) Who’s hat is this?
d) Whose going to vote?
2. WHICH SENTENCE IS GRAMMATICALLY CORRECT?
a) I went two the store.
b) I want ice cream, too.
c) The nurse gave him too shorts.
d) I want to know your name.
3. WHICH SENTENCE IS GRAMMATICALLY CORRECT?
a) He did well on his diet.
b) He done well on his diet.
c) He did good on his diet
d) He done good on his diet
4. WHICH SENTENCE IS GRAMMATICALLY CORRECT?
a) Several lost his or her keys on the train.
b) Does everyone have their train tickets ready?
c) Is everyone ready for their ice-cream sundaes?
d) Somebody left his or her jacket on the train.
5. WHICH SENTENCE SHOULD REPLACE THE

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c) This sentence is correct as written.
d) This office must have the door unlocked at all times.
6. WHICH SENTENCE IS GRAMMATICALLY CORRECT?
a) Sarah plays her new saxophone well.
b) The dog catches the freebee good.
c) The band did good during the half time show.
d) The band that played before ours was well.
7. WHICH USE OF APOSTROPHE IS CORRECT IN THE
SENTENCE? Because of staff
change’s, the list of birthday’s was distributed to all worker’s in
the business’ three
offices.
a) Change’s
b) Worker’s
c) Business’
d) Birthday’s
8. WHICH SENTENCE IS GRAMMATICALLY CORRECT?
a) The patient told the nurse, “put the flowers on that table over
their.”
b) The students looked at their test scores.
c) Their comes a time when one choose between right and
wrong.
d) Their waiting for you.
9. ARRANGE ALPHABETICALLY: VERBAL, VOLUME,
VOID, VITAL.
a) Vital, verbal, void, volume
b) Verbal, vital, void, volume
c) Verbal, volume, void, vital
d) Vital, verbal, volume, void
10. IDENTIFY THE INCOMPLETE SENTENCE.
a) While they were sleeping.
b) Everything worked out all right.
c) He wept.
d) Babies are sure cute and cuddly.
SELECT THE WORD OR PHRASE THAT MAKES THE
SENTENCE GRAMMATICALLY
CORRECT, QUESTION 11-15.
11. She was so mad at her boyfriend, she on him
when he called.

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balcony in the theater as she
danced gracefully across the stage.
a) Massive b) Stunningly c) Lonely d) Misery
14. A tuberculin skin test should be read within 24 hours
administration.
a) In b) Of c) Has d) On
15. John F. Kennedy was a senator before he president
in 1960.
a) Elected b) Was electing c) Was elected d) Had elected
16. IDENTIFY THE DEPENDENT CLAUSE IN THIS
SENTENCE: The mother dog left
her bed as soon as the puppies were asleep.
a) As soon as the puppies were asleep
b) Left her bed as soon as
c) The puppies were asleep
d) The mother dog left her bed
17. SELECT THE SENTENCE IN WHICH SNAKE IS USED
AS A VERB. Correct a
a) The cobra is venomous snake.
b) The plumber used his snake to open up the clogged pipe
c) You are being a snake when you steal from me.
d) The spy had to snake his way furtively (secretly) onto the
train.
18. In which sentence is the form fast used as an adverb?
a) The clock on the wall is ten minutes fast.
b) The cars on the overpass moved fast.
c) The fast cars drove over the bridge.
d) The batter could not hit the fast pitch.
19. Which phrase should be moved to the end of the sentence?
The painter decided to use the
urn as his subject with flowers on the table.
a) As his subject b) With flowers c) The painter d) The urn
20. Make this a complete sentence: as she
watched me from the kitchen
window. Correct Answer: I ran around outside as fast as I could
SELECT THE CORRECT WORD(S) FOR THE BLANK IN
THE FOLLOWING SENTENCE
21. Susan gave ice cream to John and .
a) Us b) Me c) We d) I

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a) Has b) Have c) Had d) Having
24. The dress you wore at my birthday party is my
favorite.
a) That b) Their c) When d) Which
25. You on your final exam.
a) Worked b) Forget c) Did well d) Done good
26. A synonym is a word a meaning similar to
another word.
a) Having b) That have c) Who have d) Who is having
27. In preparation for your birthday dinner, I will help
the dinnerware on the
table.
a) Sit b) Set c) Sat d) Seat
28. Two students (are) their professor about
possibility of obtaining good
grade in class.
a) Ask/Are b) Is c) Was d) Could
29. To be admitted to the university, he to make
application by May 15.
a) Has b) Have c) Might d) Should
30. you taking a cruise to commemorate your
wedding anniversary?
a) Are b) Is c) Was d) Could
31. are the very ancient people.
a) The Chinese b) Chinese c) The Chineses d) Chineses
32. The nursing put the band on the wound to
the nurse.
a) Aide, aide, aid
b) Aide, aid, aid
c) Aide, aide, aide
d) Aid, aid, aide
33. Do you know
a) What time is it?
b) What time it is?
c) What is time?
d) It is what time?
34. The accident if the motorist had
obeyed the speed limit sign.
a) Never happened

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.
a) The thief hid at the house of a friend
b) The police searched for the thief for many weeks
c) The bank president offered a reward for the thief.
d) The thief’s wife became very nervous.
36. She went to the party her dislike for the host.
a) In spite of b) Despite of c) Although d) Even though
37. He tried to remember the names of all the people
were there that night.
a) Which b) That c) Who d) Those
38. As we celebrated the start of the evening festivities, our
glasses and a
toast was made by our host.
a) Were risen b) Were rose c) Were raised d) Arose
39. Since the factory was destroyed the company has
business to do.
a) No b) Not c) None d) Neither
40. He doesn’t care for a rap music and
.
a) Neither me b) Neither I do c) Neither do I d) Don’t neither
41. The nurse asked the patient to choose items from
the menu.
a) Eight b) Ate c) For d) Fore
42. She told her friend that her favorite colors red
and blue.
a) Is b) Are c) Could be d) Seem to be
43. If the nurse the patient was going to
threw up. She would have
brought a basin.
a) Had knew b) Had known c) Wanted to know d) Could be
known
44. If I you, I would leave now.
a) Was b) Were c) Where d) Which
45. The baby because she was hungry
a) Cries b) Cry c) Cried d) Crying
46. The national anthem at the super bowl by
Whitney Houston.
a) Was sung b) Was singing c) Had Sung d) Sung
47. It is important that John his resume

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