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VOCABULARY

• What word meaning “once a year” fits best in the sentence?

The family reunion picnic was held at the Jones farm instead of the county park.

• regular
• annual
• biennial
• holiday

• Docile is best defined as being .
• defiant
• disobedient
• firm
• compliant

• Select the meaning of the underlined word in the sentence.

s B u e r c g a e u r s y e .thepatient had an occluded artery, the physician decided to perform cardiovascular

• Obstructed
• Open
• Broken
• Cloudy

• Select the word that means “an undesired problem that is the result of some other

event.” The complication of the surgery caused the patient to remain in the hospital to have an additional complement of testing procedures implemented.

• Complication
• Complement
• Procedures
• Implemented

• Select the meaning of the underlined word in the sentence. 1 / 4

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The dog developed bilateral weakness in its hindquarters, so the veterinarian created a wheeled cart to help the dog walk.

• Present on two sides
• Available for exercise
• Affecting the left side
• Affecting the right side

• Select the correct definition of the underlined word.

The doctor’s prognosis gave the patient and his family reason to feel optimistic about the surgery.

• Instructions
• Estimate
• Behavior
• Outcome statement

• Select the meaning of the underlined word in the sentence.

The child developed a labile condition that worried the parents, so they brought the child to the doctor’s office for a checkup.

• Fevered
• Volatile
• Stomach
• Vision

• The nurse noted in the chart, “The patient is lethargic.” How was the patient

behaving?

• Pacing the halls, yelling at the staff
• Difficult to arouse
• Shaking uncontrollably
• Not responding to painful stimuli

• Select the meaning of the underlined word in the sentence. The doctor made an

initial examination of the patient.

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• First
• Incomplete
• Discharge

• Select the word or phrase that will identify the correct meaning of the underlined

word. Progeny is a term used to describe a person’s

• creditors
• offspring
• hereditary disease
• health status

• What is the best description for the word distal?
• The part of the heart that receives blood from the lungs
• Urgent
• The part of the body farthest from the injury
• Empathetic

• Select the correct definition of the underlined word.

The incidence of smoking has decreased in recent years because of the effectiveness of advertising campaigns.

• Prestige
• Glamour
• Occurrence
• Influence

• Select the meaning of the underlined word in the sentence. When examined, the

laboring mother was at 50% dilation. 3 / 4

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• Blood pressure
• Cervical opening
• Birth process
• Exhumation
• Which word is not spelled correctly in the context of this sentence? The nurse went

form room to room looking for the missing patient.

• patient
• form
• nurse
• missing

• Select the meaning of the underlined word in the sentence.

To alleviate his pain, the nurse gave the patient a PRN medication.

• Pinpoint
• Relocate
• Eradicate
• Reduce

• Select the meaning of the underlined word in the sentence. Being bilingual is an

advantage for a nurse.

• Able to speak more than one language
• Able to use either hand with equal skill and ease
• Not squeamish when seeing blood
• Can remember everything that is read

• What is the best description for the term fracture?
• Break
• Brake
• Cut
• Cure
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