Part of our HESI Practice Exam guide, which covers every HESI exam type (A2, specialty and Exit), scores and study tips.
Question 1
HESI A2 2026. Vocabulary Which is the correct definition of the word efface?
- A. To bring about results
- B. To act badly or shamelessly
- C. To rub out or erase
- D. To act enthusiastically
Question 2
What is the meaning of the underlined word in the sentence? The doctor wanted to examine the patient for overt signs of a disease.
- A. Verbal
- B. Interpretative
- C. Easily observed
- D. Somewhat hidden
Question 3
What does the word vertigo mean?
- A. A sensation of movement.
- B. A structure resembling a blood vessel.
- C. Swollen and distended veins.
- D. A wormlike shape.
Question 4
Select the correct spelling for the word that fits in the sentence: The patient was in a state of __________ shortly before he died.
- A. detaration
- B. deterioriation
- C. doteroration
- D. deterioration
Question 5
What meaning does the underlined word have in the sentence? The nurse assisted the physician in removing the cast from the patient’s arm.
- A. Sling
- B. Medicated salve
- C. Protective device
- D. Bandage
Question 6
Which word means a statement of strong praise?
- A. Plaudit
- B. Reprieve
- C. Abasement
- D. Elegy
Question 7
As the leader of a group, the charge nurse is open to new ideas and thoughts of the group. The charge nurse encourages the group to participate in making decisions. This type of leadership is called
- A. Autocratic
- B. Direct
- C. Democratic
- D. Laissez-faire
Question 8
Select the word that correctly completes the sentence. The number of people ___ to the United States has caused a shift in employment in the textile market.
- A. emigrating
- B. immigrating
- C. migrating
- D. emigrated
Question 9
Select the word or phrase that will make the sentence correct. The _____ student was not well liked by his peers.
- A. affability
- B. gregariousness
- C. detestation
- D. geniality
Question 10
If someone asked you for a receipt, what would you give the person?
- A. A list of items needed to bake a cake.
- B. A check for the correct amount.
- C. A written acknowledgement for goods.
- D. A recollection of the recent events.
Question 11
Which term is used to indicate the bending of a joint?
- A. Eversion
- B. Circumduction
- C. Extension
- D. Flexion
Question 12
What sound should a nurse hear when placing a stethoscope head behind a client’s right ear?
- A. Crackles
- B. Wheezes
- C. Bruit
- D. Murmur
Question 14
Select the word or phrase that makes the sentence correct. The doctor explained to the new parents that their infant’s hereditary disease was caused by a ___ gene.
- A. Selective
- B. Regressive
- C. Recessive
- D. Objective
Question 15
Which word pertains to motion or movement?
- A. Keratoma
- B. Kilogram
- C. Kilocalorie
- D. Kinetic
Question 16
What word makes sense in the context of the sentence? The student found out his test results during his ________.
- A. Laboratory
- B. Evaluation
- C. Sleep
- D. Interview
Question 17
Select the correct spelling for the word that fits in the sentence: The nurse told the patient to take the ________ on an empty stomach.
- A. medicachion
- B. mediacation
- C. medicacion
- D. medication
Question 19
Choose the correct meaning of the underlined word. The doctor tried to explain the fundamental difference between the two medications.
- A. Underlying
- B. Basic
- C. Dosage
- D. Appropriate
Question 28
Select the word or phrase that will make this sentence correct. The little boy cried when the barber ____ his hair.
- A. Cut
- B. Came
- C. Shave
- D. Cutted
Question 30
Select the correct spelling for the word that fits in the sentence: The doctor’s ________ was filled by the hospital’s pharmacist.
- A. Prescription
- B. Bpescription
- C. Perception
- D. Perscription
Question 31
Select the meaning of the underlined word in the sentence. Building materials tend to contract in very cold temperatures.
- A. Blossom
- B. Reduce in size
- C. Slow down
- D. Expand
Question 32
Select the meaning of the underlined word in the sentence. You should not ingest the medication.
- A. Crush
- B. Touch
- C. Chew
- D. Swallow
Question 33
What does the word feasible mean?
- A. Impossible
- B. Awesome
- C. Unlikely HESI A2 2026. Vocabulary
- D. Practical
Question 34
Which word means to suggest, to hint, to express indirectly?
- A. Letter
- B. Opinion
- C. Infer
- D. Imply
Question 35
Select the meaning of the underlined word in this sentence. Dawn gave me concise directions to her house.
- A. Easy to understand.
- B. To the point.
- C. Incomplete.
- D. Hard to understand.
Question 37
Choose the correct word to use in the blank. The students thought the ______ was very difficult.
- A. examined
- B. examination
- C. examining
- D. exams
Question 38
What does the word “inimical” mean?
- A. Fearful
- B. Depressed
- C. Hostile
- D. Unstable
Question 39
Select the meaning of the underlined word in this sentence. My grandmother used to tell me, “Anything in excess can be a sin.”
- A. More than is needed.
- B. Creating a nuisance.
- C. Desirable.
- D. Not allowed.
Question 40
Which word is descriptive of a small child just learning to walk?
- A. Obese
- B. Geriatric
- C. Toddler
- D. Hale
Question 42
Select the meaning of the underlined word in the sentence: The nurse was asked to record the residual urine in the patient’s bladder.
- A. Total
- B. Measured
- C. Colorful
- D. Leftover
Question 43
A nursing student must always be prepared to consider another point of view.
- A. Fairness
- B. Humility
- C. Integrity
- D. Discipline
Question 44
Select the meaning of the underlined word in the sentence. The patient is very likely to experience fatigue during his recovery.
- A. Infection
- B. Exhaustion
- C. Rash
- D. Fainting
Question 45
Which word correctly completes the sentence? There was no need to argue her point any ____.
- A. much farther
- B. farther
- C. additional
- D. further
Question 46
Which word refers to a newspaper article that makes fun of a politician’s performance during a televised speech?
- A. Salutation
- B. Harangue
- C. Scoff
- D. Lampoon
Question 47
Which word means the same as the underlined word in the sentence? The nurse plans to make sure all the drainage devices are patent.
- A. Closed
- B. Contain liquid
- C. Contain solids
- D. Open
Question 47 of 55
San Francisco is one of many cities in the world which have recently been hit by earthquakes.
- A been hit
- B many cities
- C in
- D have
Question 48 of 55
It seem like the sun never shines on Saturday. HESI A2 2026. Vocabulary
- A seem
- B shines
- C It HESI A2 2026. Vocabulary
- D never
Question 49 of 55
After the policeman had ran for several miles, he finally caught up with the man who had stolen the purse.
- A several miles
- B had ran
- C up with
- D who
Question 50 of 55
The car that he had seen at the Ford dealer was the one that he final decided to buy.
- A to buy
- B final
- C had seen
- D was
Question 51 of 55
Which sentence is grammatically correct?
- A The IRS has a from for everything!
- B The patient was required to complete the Admission Form.
- C The patient was transferred form ICU to a medical ward.
- D Do you want to travel form Hawaii on a boat or plane?
Question 52 of 55
The dog began to scratch _ behind the ear.
- A themself
- B their
- C itself
- D it
Question 53 of 55
If they _ that the weather was going to be so bad, they wouldn’t have gone to the beach.
- A had known
- B knew
- C known
- D were knowing
Question 54 of 55
The student _ for the final exam.
- A was studying
- B would have study
- C studied hardly
- D didn’t studied
Question 55 of 55
When you add sugar to it, your cup of coffee becomes not only sweet, also fattening.
- A to
- B becomes
- C also
- D cup of
