Quizlet Vocabulary HESI A2 - Nurselytic

Questions 54

HESI A2

HESI A2 Test Bank

Quizlet Vocabulary HESI A2 Questions

Question 1 of 5

A truculent patient is ______?

Correct Answer: B

Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.

Question 2 of 5

A body part that has atrophied has ______.

Correct Answer: B

Rationale: The correct answer is 'Withered.' Atrophied means that a body part has wasted away or decreased in size. 'Enlarged' (
Choice
A) means to make or become larger, which is the opposite of atrophied. 'Swollen' (
Choice
C) means to become larger or rounder in size, usually due to fluid retention or inflammation, which is not the same as atrophied. 'Damaged' (
Choice
D) means harmed or injured, but it does not specifically refer to the wasting away or shrinking of a body part.

Question 3 of 5

John Kennedy was a senator before he _____ President in 1960.

Correct Answer: A

Rationale: The correct answer is 'was elected.' This choice is the most appropriate as it correctly indicates the action of being chosen through a voting process in the past. In this context, 'was elected' is the right verb form to show that John Kennedy became President in 1960 after winning an election. The other choices are incorrect: 'became' is a simple past verb form that doesn't convey the electoral process, 'was made' implies a passive action rather than an active election, and 'become' is not the correct past tense form needed in this sentence.

Question 4 of 5

LABILE also means .

Correct Answer: A

Rationale: The word 'labile' is used to describe something that is constantly changing or easily altered.
Therefore, the best synonym for 'labile' is 'extremely changing.'
Choice B, 'suicidal,' is incorrect as it does not relate to the meaning of 'labile.'
Choice C, 'rapidly changing,' is close but not as precise as 'extremely changing.'
Choice D, 'with a high fever,' is completely unrelated to the meaning of 'labile.'

Question 5 of 5

What does 'Discrete' mean?

Correct Answer: B

Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.

Access More Questions!

HESI A2 Basic


$99/ 30 days

 

HESI A2 Premium


$150/ 90 days

 

Similar Questions