Hoja de ejercicios de Vocabulario sanitario (exámenes de acceso) con soluciones

What does the root spondyl/o or vertebr/o refer to?

1. AVertebra (spine)
2. BSkull
3. CRib
4. DPelvis

What does the prefix sub- mean, as in “sublingual”?

1. AAcross
2. BAbove, over or on top of
3. CUnder or below
4. DAround

What does the prefix macro- mean, as in “macrocyte”?

1. ASmall
2. BLarge
3. CAbnormal
4. DMany

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The nurse delegated the bed bath to a nursing assistant.”

1. ARefused to do it
2. BAssigned it to another person
3. CPut it off until later in the shift
4. DCompleted it alone

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “A patient with a weak swallow is at risk of aspiration.”

1. ALosing a large amount of weight
2. BBleeding from the stomach lining
3. CFalling when getting out of bed at night
4. DBreathing food or fluid into the lungs

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The patient felt ambivalent about having surgery.”

1. AHaving mixed feelings
2. BCompletely unaware
3. CStrongly in favour
4. DExtremely frightened

Choose the word that best completes the sentence: “To stop the infection spreading, the patient was nursed in ___ in a single room.”

1. Aisolation
2. Bremission
3. Ctraction
4. Dsedation

Choose the word that best completes the sentence: “Before giving any medication, the nurse must ___ the patient’s identity using two identifiers.”

1. Aassume
2. Bestimate
3. Coverlook
4. Dverify