HESI A2
HESI A2 Vocabulary Practice Test Questions
Question 1 of 5
The student observed the tricky procedure with a certain amount of trepidation. What does trepidation mean?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: The correct answer is B: Misgivings. Trepidation means a feeling of fear or apprehension. In this context, the student observed the procedure with a certain amount of trepidation, indicating that they were feeling uneasy or fearful.
Choices A, C, and D are incorrect. Confidence (choice
A) is the opposite of trepidation, as it denotes a feeling of self-assurance. Fear (choice
C) is the closest synonym to trepidation, making it an attractive distractor, but it is not the correct answer. Doubt (choice
D) is different from trepidation, as doubt refers to a feeling of uncertainty or lack of conviction, not necessarily fear or apprehension.
Question 2 of 5
A tuberculin skin test should be read within 24 hours of administration.
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: The correct preposition to use after 'within 24 hours' in this context is 'of.'
Therefore, the tuberculin skin test should be read within 24 hours of administration. The other choices ('before,' 'after,' 'during') do not correctly convey the relationship between the timing of reading the test and the administration.
Question 3 of 5
What is another word for EXPEDITE?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: The correct answer is B: Rush.
To expedite means to accelerate the progress or speed of something, to hasten or facilitate. 'Transfer' (choice
A) means to move from one place to another, 'Cancel' (choice
C) means to call off, and 'Hold' (choice
D) means to keep or detain.
Therefore, 'Rush' is the most appropriate synonym for expedite in this context.
Question 4 of 5
The charge nurse overheard the nursing assistant discussing the private details of a client's medical condition with a personnel friend in the hospital _____.
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: The correct answer is 'cafeteria.' Cafeterias are common areas in hospitals where staff may have conversations, but discussing private client details in this public setting is a violation of patient privacy.
Choices B, C, and D are incorrect because an office, room, or hall would be more suitable and private places for discussing sensitive patient information.
Question 5 of 5
Another word for AFFECT is?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Correct answer: Another word for AFFECT is INFLUENCE. Affect and influence are synonymous when used in the context of producing an effect on something or someone.
Choice A, 'Reduce,' is incorrect as it means to make something smaller or lessen its quantity.
Choice B, 'Contaminate,' is incorrect as it means to make something impure or harmful.
Choice C, 'Eliminate,' is incorrect as it means to completely remove or get rid of something.