Alberta Health Services Practice Test

N&V stands for nausea and vomiting. This abbreviation is used because nausea is the sensation of wanting to vomit, and vomiting is the act of expelling stomach contents; these two symptoms commonly occur together and are managed as a pair in patient care. The other options refer to body systems (neurological, vascular) or mix symptoms with anatomical terms (venous, nerve), which doesn’t fit how this shorthand is used.