NCLEX Terminology
What is the correct NCLEX term for patient?
What is client
Stat means?
What is immediately
Abdomino
What is Abdomen
QID
PRN
What is as needed
What is the correct NCLEX term that is commonly reffered as CNA, Nursing tech, or PCT?
What is Unlicensed Assistive Personal (UAP)
What is the term for a supervisory nurse who oversees other nurses in a particular hospital department?
What is a Charge Nurse
Cardio
What is heart
NPO
What is nothing by mouth
DKA
What is diabetic ketoacidosis
What is the correct NCLEX term for medical physician, specialist or Nurse Practitioner?
What is Health Care Provider
Basic indicators of a client's health that typically includes heart rate, respiratory rate, body temperature, pain level, and blood pressure is referred as?
What are vital signs
Derm/Dermato
What is skin
The speed at which the heart beats; recorded in beats per minute
What is heart rate
NG tube
What is nasogastric tube
One who has passed a state-approved practical or vocational nursing program, passed the NCLEX-PN examination is licensed by a state board of nursing
What is a Licensed Practical Nurse
What is the term that describes a client that is blue in color
What is cyanotic
Encephalo
What is brain
The process of adding information to the chart by healthcare providers to accurately record the events that happen to the patient
AMA
What is Against medical advice
One who has passed a state approved nursing program, passed the RN-NCLEX examination an dis licensed by a state board of nursing.
What is a Registered Nurse
Term used to indicate a medical emergency that requires immediate attention, such as a cardiac arrest
What is code blue
My/o
What is muscle
The number of times a patient breathes in one minute
What is respiratory rate
DM
What is diabetes mellitus