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HESI Vocabulary (A-C)
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- 1Abstainto voluntarily refrain from something
(The dental hygienist instructed the patient to abstain from smoking to improve his breath odor.) - 2AccountableTo be responsible
(Paramedics are accountable for maintaining up-to-date knowledge of resuscitation techniques.) - 3AcuteSudden, intense
(The nurse administered the prescribed pain medication to the patient who was experiencing acute pain after surgery.) - 4AdhereTo hold fast or stick together
(The tape must adhere to the patient's skin to hold the bandage in place.) - 5AdverseUndesired, possibly harmful
(Vomiting is an adverse effect of many medications.) - 6Aegis (e-jis)Control, protection
(Unit staffing decisions are under the aegis of the nurse manager.) - 7AmbivalentUncertain, having contradictory feelings
(After learning that she had breast cancer, the patient was ambivalent about having a mastectomy.) - 8ApplyTo place, put on, or spread something
(The nurse will apply a medication to the wound before covering the wound with a bandage.) - 9AssentTo give consent; to agree
(The patient was asked to assent to the surgery by signing the informed consent document.) - 10AudibleAble to be heard
(The respiratory therapist noted the patient's audible wheezing as a symptom of the patient's asthma.) - 11BacteriaSingle-celled, microscopic organisms
(The physician ordered a laboratory test to confirm that the patient's illness was caused by bacteria rathern than a virus.) - 12BilateralPresent on two sides
(The unlicensed assistive personnel reported to the nurse that the patient had bilateral weakness in the legs when walking.) - 13CardiacOf or relating to the heart
(Smoking increases the risk of cardiac disease.) - 14CavityAn opening or an empty area
(The nurse inspected the patient's oral cavity for lesions.) - 15CeaseCome to an end or bring to an end
(Because the patient's breathing had ceased, the paramedic began resuscitation measures.) - 16ChronologyOrder of events as they occurred; timeline
(The police interviewed witnesses and first responders to determine the chronology or the accident.) - 17Compensatory (Com-pen-sa-tory)Offsetting or making up for something
(When the patient's blood pressure decreased, the paramedic noted that the heart rate increased, which the paramedic recognized as a compensatory action.) - 18ConcaveRounded inward
(The dietician noticed that the patient was very thin and that the patient's abdomen appeared concave.) - 19ConciseBrief, to the point
(When teaching a patient, the nurse tried to be concise so that the instructions would be easy to remember.) - 20ConsistencyDegree of viscosity; how thick or thin a fluid is in relation to how it flows
(The respiratory therapist noticed that the mucus the patient was coughing was of a thin, watery consistency.) - 21ConstrictTo draw together or become smaller
(The nurse knows that the small blood vessels of the skin will constrict when ice is applied to the skin.) - 22ContingentDependent
(The hygienist told the patient that a healthy mouth is contingent on careful daily brushing and flossing.) - 23Contraindication (contra-indica-tion)A reason something is not advisable or should not be done
(The patient's excessive bleeding was a contraindication for discharge from the hospital.) - 24Convulsivehaving or causing convulsions, i.e., violent shaking of the body
(Epilepsy is a convulsive disorder.) - 25CursoryQuick, perfunctory, not thorough
(During triage, the paramedic gave each accident victim a cursory examination.)
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