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Vocabulary & General Knowledge checks the everyday and health-adjacent words you will meet in a nursing program: definitions, the closest synonym, and the right word for a sentence. A strong, broad vocabulary helps across the whole exam, and a steady habit of learning words in context beats memorising lists in isolation.
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1. A nurse reads in a patient's chart that a medication is contraindicated for the patient. What does this mean?
Answer: B. A contraindication is a condition or factor that makes a particular treatment or drug inadvisable because it could be harmful.
2. Which word best completes the sentence? The eye doctor placed drops in the patient's eyes to ______ the pupils before the examination.
Answer: B. To dilate means to widen or enlarge, which is the purpose of mydriatic drops used before an eye exam.
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1. A nurse reads in a patient's chart that a medication is contraindicated for the patient. What does this mean?
A. The medication should be taken with foodB. The medication should not be used because it may cause harmC. The medication must be given at a higher doseD. The medication is only available by prescriptionAnswer: B. A contraindication is a condition or factor that makes a particular treatment or drug inadvisable because it could be harmful.
2. Which word best completes the sentence? The eye doctor placed drops in the patient's eyes to ______ the pupils before the examination.
A. constrictB. dilateC. occludeD. lubricateAnswer: B. To dilate means to widen or enlarge, which is the purpose of mydriatic drops used before an eye exam.
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Vocabulary & General Knowledge checks the everyday and health-adjacent words you will meet in a nursing program: definitions, the closest synonym, and the right word for a sentence. A strong, broad vocabulary helps across the whole exam, and a steady habit of learning words in context beats memorising lists in isolation.