Healthcare vocabulary (entrance exams) worksheet with answers

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1.Easy

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “Hand washing helps prevent infection.”

  1. AIncrease
  2. BStop from happening
  3. CSpread quickly
  4. DDiagnose
2.Easy

What does the suffix -paresis mean, as in “hemiparesis”?

  1. ALoss of all feeling
  2. BInvoluntary shaking
  3. CComplete loss of movement
  4. DWeakness or partial paralysis
3.Easy

What does the suffix -sclerosis mean, as in “arteriosclerosis”?

  1. AInflammation
  2. BHardening
  3. CSoftening
  4. DNarrowing
4.Medium

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

  1. AApprove in advance
  2. BHand over to others
  3. CExplain out loud
  4. DRecord in writing
5.Medium

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The child had an abscess on her arm.”

  1. AA collection of pus in the tissues
  2. BAn open sore that will not heal properly
  3. CA bruise under the skin
  4. DA lump of fatty tissue
6.Medium

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “Bed alarms help to mitigate the risk of falls.”

  1. AMeasure
  2. BReduce
  3. CIncrease
  4. DReport
7.Hard

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The patient reported hallucinations during the night.”

  1. AHolding fixed false beliefs despite evidence
  2. BFeeling intense fear in crowded places
  3. CBeing unable to remember recent events
  4. DSeeing or hearing things that are not there
8.Hard

What does the term hypokalaemia mean?

  1. AA high level of potassium in the blood
  2. BA low level of potassium in the blood
  3. CA low level of sodium in the blood
  4. DA low level of calcium in the blood

Answer key

  1. 1. B · Stop from happening
  2. 2. D · Weakness or partial paralysis
  3. 3. B · Hardening
  4. 4. D · Record in writing
  5. 5. A · A collection of pus in the tissues
  6. 6. B · Reduce
  7. 7. D · Seeing or hearing things that are not there
  8. 8. B · A low level of potassium in the blood

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