Dictionary

Signs and symptoms

What a client reports and what a nurse observes, named the way charts and handoffs name them.

ventricular tachycardiaA fast heart rhythm that starts in the lower chambers of the heart (the ventricles), usually over 100 beats per minute.

vertigoA false feeling that you or the room around you is spinning or moving.

vesicleA small, raised blister on the skin filled with clear fluid, less than 1 cm across.

visual hallucinationSeeing something that is not really there.

vocalizationAny sound a person makes with the voice, such as words, moans, cries or humming.

vomitingForcefully bringing up the contents of the stomach through the mouth.