Arbeitsblatt Gesundheitswortschatz (Aufnahmeprüfungen) mit Lösungen

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The patient felt dizzy when she stood up.”

1. AVery sleepy
2. BSick to the stomach and about to vomit
3. CShort of breath
4. DLight-headed and unsteady

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “Mr Lee is now independent with bathing.”

1. ARefusing to do it
2. BAfraid of doing it
3. CIn need of full help
4. DAble to do it without help

What does the root ger/o or geront/o refer to, as in “gerontology”?

1. AIllness
2. BOld age
3. CPregnancy
4. DChildhood

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “This drug has a sedative effect.”

1. ACalming and causing sleepiness
2. BStimulating and causing alertness
3. CLowering a high temperature
4. DRelieving pain at the site

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The patient’s skin felt clammy.”

1. AHot and dry
2. BRough and scaly
3. CItchy and red
4. DCool and damp

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The nurse found a discrepancy in the end-of-shift opioid count.”

1. AA short delay
2. BA routine signature
3. CA full agreement
4. DA mismatch

What does the term polycythaemia mean?

1. AAn abnormally low number of platelets
2. BAn abnormally high number of red blood cells
3. CAn abnormally high number of white blood cells
4. DAn abnormally low number of red blood cells

Which word is the opposite of eversion of the foot?

1. AInversion
2. BExtension
3. CRotation
4. DCircumduction