NCLEX words

To make something easier to do or to happen.

The set of safety steps nurses use to keep a client from falling.

Unlawfully keeping a person from moving freely or leaving, by force, threats or restraint.

Telling a person that everything will be fine when there is no real basis for saying so.

A memory aid for spotting a stroke: Face drooping, Arm weakness, Speech difficulty, Time to call for help.

A way germs spread in which tiny amounts of stool from an infected person reach another person's mouth.

Information about a result that is sent back to change what happens next, in the body or between people.

The ethical principle of keeping promises and being faithful to commitments.

The width of one finger, about 1 to 2 centimeters, used as a quick bedside measure.

A rising and falling, or a change back and forth, such as in a lab value, a symptom or a client's alertness.

A later check, visit or action to see how a client is doing or whether a problem has been solved.

More instruction that a client or family member needs because what they say or do shows they have not understood.