NCLEX words

To sit on the edge of the bed with the legs hanging over the side, before standing up.

Calming a person who is upset, angry or agitated, mainly by talking, so the situation does not grow into violence.

With most of the caffeine removed, as in decaffeinated coffee or tea.

Making false statements about a person that harm their good name.

An unconscious mental process that protects a person from anxiety or painful feelings.

To hand a specific nursing task to another trained person while the nurse stays responsible for the client.

The person who accepts a task handed over by a nurse who delegates it.

Relating to how a person grows and changes in body, mind and behavior across their life.

Guiding and instructing others, such as staff members, so that work gets done as planned.

Preparing a client and family to leave a health care facility and continue care safely at the next place.

Stretched out and enlarged by pressure from inside, such as from gas, fluid or urine.

A provider's order that CPR will not be started if the client's heart or breathing stops.

The written or electronic record of a client's care, condition and response.

Taking off personal protective equipment, such as gloves, gown, eye protection and mask.

Putting on personal protective equipment, such as a gown, mask, eye protection and gloves.

The amount of a drug given at one time.

Infection control steps, used with standard precautions, for germs spread by large droplets from coughing, sneezing or talking.