Scheda di esercizi di Vocabolario sanitario (test di ammissione) con soluzioni

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The infection was contagious.”

1. ALocated in the bones
2. BUnable to spread at all
3. CTreated only with surgery in a hospital
4. DAble to spread from person to person

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The cough was persistent.”

1. AContinuing for a long time
2. BQuiet
3. CPainless but loud
4. DBrief

What does the prefix auto- mean, as in “autoimmune”?

1. AOther
2. BMany
3. CAgainst
4. DSelf

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The patient was lethargic and hard to wake.”

1. AAgitated and restless
2. BDrowsy and sluggish
3. CIn severe pain
4. DAlert and talkative

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The medication label was illegible, so the nurse called the pharmacy.”

1. AOut of date
2. BMissing the patient’s name
3. CWritten in another language
4. DImpossible to read

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “Nurses must document all care given to a patient.”

1. ARecord in writing
2. BHand over to others
3. CExplain out loud
4. DApprove in advance

What does the term gastroenteritis mean?

1. AInflammation of the stomach and intestines
2. BInflammation of the stomach and liver
3. CEnlargement of the stomach and intestines
4. DRemoval of part of the stomach and intestines

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

1. Airrigated
2. Bauscultated
3. Cpalpated
4. Dsutured