Dictionary

NCLEX words

The exam's own working vocabulary: assess, reinforce, prioritize, UAP and the rest.

validateTo check that information is correct; in communication, to show a person that their feelings are understood and accepted.

veracityThe ethical principle of telling the truth.

verbal orderAn order for a treatment or drug that a provider speaks aloud, in person or by phone, instead of writing or entering it.

verifyTo check that something is true or correct, often against a second source.

visualizeTo see something with the eyes or on an image, or to form a picture of it in the mind.

vital signsThe basic body measurements: temperature, pulse, breathing rate and blood pressure, often with oxygen saturation and pain.

voidingPassing urine; emptying the bladder.