Healthcare vocabulary (entrance exams) worksheet with answers

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “Do not exceed the dose stated on the label.”

1. AForget
2. BFall below
3. CRepeat
4. DGo beyond

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The infection was severe, so she stayed in hospital.”

1. ABrief
2. BUnusual
3. CVery serious
4. DSlight

What does the prefix retro- mean, as in “retroperitoneal”?

1. ABehind or backward
2. BIn front or forward
3. CAbove or over
4. DInside or within

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The patient with chest pain showed marked diaphoresis.”

1. ABrief fainting
2. BViolent shivering
3. CRapid breathing
4. DHeavy sweating

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The charge nurse will facilitate the family meeting.”

1. AHelp it run smoothly
2. BCancel it at short notice
3. CPostpone it until later
4. DRecord it on video

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The nurse noticed a tremor in the patient’s hands.”

1. ALoss of feeling
2. BJoint stiffness
3. CInvoluntary shaking
4. DMuscle weakness

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “Obesity is a predisposing factor for type 2 diabetes.”

1. ACuring it
2. BUnrelated to it
3. CPreventing it completely in every person who has it
4. DMaking a person more likely to develop it

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The wound edges were approximated with sutures.”

1. ACleaned thoroughly
2. BBrought close together
3. CPulled apart
4. DMeasured roughly