Healthcare vocabulary (entrance exams) worksheet with answers

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The room must stay sterile during surgery.”

1. AQuiet and dark
2. BFree from living microorganisms
3. CFull of modern medical equipment
4. DWarm and comfortable

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The patient is alert and talking with her family.”

1. AAsleep and quiet
2. BUpset and crying
3. CAwake and aware
4. DConfused and lost

What does the prefix oligo- mean, as in “oliguria”?

1. AMany or excessive
2. BFew or scanty
3. CLarge or enlarged
4. DPainful or difficult

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The nurse will auscultate the patient’s lungs.”

1. AExamine by pressing with the hands
2. BListen to with a stethoscope
3. CLook at closely under a light
4. DExamine by tapping

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The patient’s pulse was rapid and thready.”

1. AIrregular and skipping
2. BSlow and steady
3. CWeak and hard to feel
4. DStrong and bounding

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The patient became agitated during the night.”

1. AUnconscious and still
2. BSleepy and slow
3. CRestless and disturbed
4. DCalm and settled

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “On the mental health assessment, the patient’s affect was flat.”

1. APhysical strength and energy
2. BLevel of pain reported
3. COutward expression of emotion
4. DAbility to remember recent events

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The patient with type 1 diabetes needs exogenous insulin.”

1. AComing from outside the body
2. BProduced by the body itself
3. CTaken by mouth with food
4. DActing over a long period of time