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You have 50 minutes to complete the 60 questions in this quiz.
An apartment is advertised as being FURNISHED.
The first month's rent must be paid in advance.
It is equipped with articles.
It has just been repainted.
The utility bills are included in the rental cost.
The instructions were CONCISE.
Incomplete
Hard to understand
To the point
Easy to understand
This is an OMINOUS sign.
Without deceit
A good omen
Threatening
Full of thought
The client lost his EQUILIBRIUM when he woke up.
Ability to swallow
Sense of balance
Ability to speak
Sense of taste
The doctor tried to explain the FUNDAMENTAL difference of the two medications.
Underlying
Appropriate
Basic
Dosage
The nurse assisted the physician in removing the CAST from the patient's arm.
Protective device
Bandage
Medicated salve
Sling
The nurse was asked to record the RESIDUAL urine in the patient's bladder.
Total volume
Measurement
Color and clarity
What is left
Which word in the following sentence is a conjunction?
"The little girl wanted a cookie, but she didn't take one."
Little
But
Take
The
The patient's tremors CEASED when the medication was administered.
Intensified
Stopped
Decreased
Changed
The dietician instructed the patient to SUPPLEMENT her diet.
Limit
Add to
Substitute
Increase
A mother called her healthcare provider to report she had discovered a NODE in her child's upper arm.
A small rounded mass
Oozing blood
A blister
A reddened area
The nurse reported that the patient's circulation to the foot was OCCLUDED.
Impaired
Normal
Obstructed
Inadequate
The doctor wants to ensure ADEQUATE pain relief for the patient.
Available
Enough
Required
My grandmother used to tell me, "Anything in EXCESS is a sin."
Creating a nuisance
More than is needed
Not allowed
Desirable
Recovery is CONTINGENT on many factors.
Reliable
Important
Increasing
Dependent
When something is DILUTED, what is the outcome?
Decreases the temperature
Makes it weaker
Combines with an acid
Creates a sterile field
The healthcare provider gave the patient a COMPREHENSIVE examination.
Thorough
Follow up
Sketchy
Referral
The drug's purpose was to SUPPRESS the coughing instinct.
Initiate
Subdue
Decrease
Urge
The medication was intended to CONSTRICT the pupils.
Make smaller
Sensitize
Dilate
Make bigger
Which word means "to place under observation"?
Surveillance
Cogitation
Assessment
Isolation
The client appeared to be IMPERVIOUS to pain.
Coping well
Enjoying
Very sensitive
Not affected
Her DETERIORATING condition caused the nurse to call the doctor.
Voracious
Worsening
Volatiles
The topic of discussion prompted a CORNUCOPIA of stimulating questions and conversation.
Ostracism
Pensive
Laborious
Plethora
The medication must ADHERE to the patient's skin to be effective.
Stick
Absorb
Adjust
Match
The drizzling, cool rain felt EXHILARATING, especially after long, sun-scorching drought.
Parched
Jaunty
Refreshing
Lachrymose
The doctor instructed the patient to keep his head ELEVATED.
Raised
Still
Thrown back
Turned
The IMPENDING operation was the subject of the conversation.
Very serious
Soon to occur
Elective
INOCULATION is the preferred way to deal with the flu pandemic.
Desired
Necessary
Requested
Which word means "to suggest, to hint, to express indirectly"?
Imply
Latter
Opinion
Infer
Which word describes "someone who is always last to get ready"?
Vigorous
Tawdry
Burgeoning
Lethargic
_____ of thinking does not allow a professor to consider another point of view.
Flexibility
Rigid
Flexible
Rigidity
The ______ student was not well liked by his peers.
Detestable
Affably
Gregariousness
Geniality
There was no ______ for the way she treated her boyfriend.
Alibi
Rational
Justification
Reasonable
The number of people ______ from other countries to the United States caused a shift in unemployment in the textile market.
Migrating
Emigrating
Immigrating
Emigrated
What word is used to "denote a comparison"?
Quantity
Then
Than
Verdict
Which word refers to "a team captain's exaggerated claims about the amount of goal he or she scored during the game"?
Objective
Precept
Hyperbole
Eulogy
Which word describes "what a cat, who is clearly scared of a Rottweiler, will do when the dog enters the room"?
Cower
Engender
Enhance
Replicate
Which word means "to banish, shut out, or to exclude"?
Ostracize
Auspicious
Ultimate
Exercise
Which word is descriptive of "a small child just learning to walk"?
Geriatric
Obese
Hale
Toddler
What does the word FEASIBLE mean?
Unlikely
Awesome
Practical
Impossible
The development of the disease was INSIDIOUS.
Gradual
Sudden
Innocuous
Momentous
In the United States, driver drive cars on the ____ side of the road.
Right
Left
Off-side
Rite
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:
Democratic
Direct
Laissez-fair
Autocratic
Select the meaning of the following phrase: "A system of procedures to follow."
Treatment
Testament
Regimen
Regime
Select the meaning that best fits the following word: injurious.
Amenable
Palatable
Harmless
Toxic
Description of events in the order of their occurrence.
Notation
Chronology
Documentation
Helicon
If asked for a RECEIPT, what would you give the person?
A recollection of the recent events
A written acknowledgement for goods
A check for the correct amount
Although the team was worried about getting a new boss, they were pleased to find the new manager is easy to get along with. Which would describe the new boss?
Affable
Apathetic
Sacrosanct
Tortuous
Select the meaning of the capitalized word in the sentence.
"He complained of the ADVERSE side effects of his new medication."
Constant
Noticeable
Undesirable
Frequent
The nurse was teaching the client about the importance of using a sunscreen frequently when working outdoors. The nurse tells the client, "Your fair skin predisposes you to skin carcinomas." What does the word predispose mean?
Become impervious to
Creates protection for
Provides protection from
Make susceptible to
"The FLACCID nature of his handshake caused the nurse to look up at him indifferent."
Indifferent
Limp
Strength
Enthusiastic
A patient is scheduled for EXPLORATORY surgery. What is the meaning of the word exploratory in this situation?
To repair a torn ligament or vessel
To reduce scar tissue in the area
To investigate the patient's complaint
To extract a diseased organ
Select the meaning of the capitalized word in the sentence:
"His DETERIORATING condition caused the nurse to call the doctor."
Volatile
Veracious
The opposite of patent is:
Open
Closed
Antsy
Clothed
The client says to the nurse after the hip replacement, "I hope I will be able to get around with this walker soon." The nurse says, "That might be feasible." What does the word feasible mean?
What does the word dynamic mean in the following sentence?
"Look at a static tracing instead of a dynamic one."
Historically relevant
Totally silent
In motion
Very abnormal
A person who is said to be a very SENSIBLE is likely to possess which characteristic?
A reasonable understanding
A deficiency in moral concerns
Easily gets feelings hurt
Nostalgia about objects
Which word describes "something that is difficult to see or hidden behind something"?
Obscured
Reprehensible
Omniscient
Resplendent
High blood pressure, or hypertension, typically has an insidious onset. What does the term insidious indicate?
No obvious symptoms of a disease
Readily observable symptoms of illness
Acute symptoms lasting 24 hours
Vague complains of being tired
The new coach means?