Arbeitsblatt Gesundheitswortschatz (Aufnahmeprüfungen) mit Lösungen

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “Take this medicine daily.”

1. AEvery hour
2. BOnly when needed
3. COnce a week
4. DOnce every day

What does the root hem/o or hemat/o refer to?

1. ABone
2. BHair
3. CHeart
4. DBlood

Which body part does the root cephal/o refer to, as in “cephalic”?

1. AHead
2. BChest
3. CFoot
4. DNeck

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “Nurses use therapeutic communication with patients.”

1. ARequired by law in every case
2. BWritten down rather than spoken
3. CPromoting healing and well-being
4. DCasual and chatty in tone, like with friends

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The rash was symmetric.”

1. AThe same on both sides
2. BRaised, itchy and painful to touch
3. CSpreading upward
4. DOnly on one side

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “Nurses must protect patient confidentiality.”

1. AThe privacy of personal information
2. BThe independence of older adults in hospital
3. CThe physical safety of patients
4. DThe comfort of the hospital room

Choose the word that best completes the sentence: “The nurse ___ the wound with saline to wash out the debris.”

1. Airrigated
2. Bsutured
3. Causcultated
4. Dpalpated

What does the term myocardial mean, as in “myocardial infarction”?

1. ARelating to the inner lining of the heart
2. BRelating to the heart valves
3. CRelating to the sac around the heart
4. DRelating to the heart muscle