NCLEX-RN EXAM TERMS - NCLEX-RN (Naonal Council Licensure Examinaon ...

NCLEX-RN EXAM TERMS

(ALL) NCLEX TERMS

(500+ TERMS)

Below is a comprehensive collecon of key NCLEX-RN (Naonal Council Licensure Examinaon for Registered Nurses) terms. These terminologies are crucial for understanding exam quesons and essenal nursing concepts. Due to the NCLEX's breadth, over 500+ terms are commonly referenced. This list offers a robust foundaon for your studies.

• / 4

Cholinergic = wet Borborygmi increased bowel sounds that occur with diarrhea and early intestinal obstruction Obtunded Less than full alertness (altered level of consciousness), typically as a result of a medical condition or trauma.Kussmaul respirations Deep, rapid breathing; usually the result of an accumulation of certain acids when insulin is not available in the body.suction leads to what acid/base imbalance alkalosis (think acid sucking) BiPAP (bilevel positive airway pressure) Mask that ventilates either by facial or nasal mask with inspiratory pressure is higher and expiratory pressure is lower --> promotes gas exchange especially with pt with hypercapnia which pushes CO2 out Spasticity A condition of increased muscular tone causing stiff and awkward movements paralytic ileus? and what can we do to treat it? 2 / 4

complete absence of peristaltic movement that may follow abdominal surgery or complete bowel obstruction --> paralysis of intestinal peristalsis

NG decompression and manage the cause --> either inflammation or infection --> manage fluids and electrolytes adynamic ileus Bowel obstruction caused by a lack of intestinal peristalsis Clonus muscle spasm or twitching U wave Not always visible but represents a repolarization of the bundle of His and Purkinje fibers, also sign of hypokalemia parasthesia numbness and tingling in extremities circumoral parasthesia Numb/tingling lips paresis muscle weakness

High fiber foods are:

fruits vegetables whole grain products 3 / 4

low fiber foods include meat, eggs, dairy, baked goods, rice pasta, juices without pulp, well cooked meats, applesauce, canned fruit Hard to digest foods popcorn, nuts, seeds lient with a recent transverse colostomy which observation requires immediate notification to the HCP purple discoloration of the stoma proctitis Inflammation of the rectum due to radiation therapy, ulcers, or infection of the rectum steotorrhea Excess amount of fat in feces RLQ pain (McBurney's point) appendicitis rebound tenderness meaning pain that increases when pressure (as from a hand) is removed peritoneum membrane that lines the abdominal cavity gastric mucosa

• / 4