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Basic Nursing Skills

Subjects : certifications, health-sciences, nursing

Instructions:

Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Palpation
Instrument with sharp pointed end used for exploring the mouth which helps the examiner detect breaks in the enamel - check the severity of decay - and locate popcorn husks and toothpick fragments
Instrument used to measure a patients blood pressure
Tympanic - oral - rectal
Technique used to assess texture - size - consistency - and location of certain parts of the body and hands

2. Apnea
Portion in which a patient is in a side lying position on either side - with the top leg flexed up toward the abdomen; used to assess the rectum and vagina
Absence of breathing
Psychoneurotic or psychotic disorder defined by sadness - inactivity - difficulty in thinking and concentration - a significant increase or decrease in appetite and time spent sleeping; suicidal
Child under 6 - mouth breathers - oral or nasal surgery - unconscious or irrational

3. Hemiplegia
Exercises that are performed by motorized exercised machinery that keeps a joint in constant slow motion
Paralysis of ones side of the body
High blood sugar
Device that is used for recording the electric activity of the heart

4. Integumentary system
Assessing the head - neck - anterior thorax - lungs - breast - axillae - heart - abdomen - and extremities
12 - 20 breaths
Assessment includes skin - hair - scalp - and nails
98.6

5. Rectal thermometer
Short stubby bulb - red
Lying supine with hips and knees flexed and the tighs abducted and rotated externally; used to assess the female genitalia and genital tract
Being perplexed or disconcerted
Surgery - radiation - chemotherapy

6. Pulse
Technique in physical examination of tapping the body with finger tips to evaluate the size - borders - and consistency of some internal organs
The degree to which a joint is moved by flexion and extension
Regular - recurrent expansion and contraction of an artery produced by waves pf pressure caused when the heart beats
Child under 6 - mouth breathers - oral or nasal surgery - unconscious or irrational

7. Factors that increase ital signs values
Skin should be smooth and dry
Device that is used for recording the electric activity of the heart
A response or change in the body caused by an emotional - physical - social - or economic factor
Pain - stimulant drugs - anger - eating exercise

8. Dorsal Recumbent
Instrument with sharp pointed end used for exploring the mouth which helps the examiner detect breaks in the enamel - check the severity of decay - and locate popcorn husks and toothpick fragments
Low blood pressure - insufficient perfusion of internal organs
Using the sence of smell during physical examination
Lying on the back in supine position with knees flexed

9. Condition
Skin should be smooth and dry
State of mind in which the person copes with and adjusts to the stresses of everyday living by behaving in ways acceptable to society
Yellow color to the skin and eyes
Realigning a broken bone by manuel manipulation without incisions

10. Complications of uncontrolled diabetes
60 - 90 mmHg
Exercises that are performed by motorized exercised machinery that keeps a joint in constant slow motion
Retinal change - blindness - kidney disease - nerve disease - circulatory disorders
The force that circulating blood exerts against the arteial walls as the heart contracts and relaxes; measured in millimeters of mercury(mmHg)

11. Water soluble lubricant(surgeons jelly and ky jelly)
Carcinomas - sarcomas
Gradual loss of acute - central - and color vision in the elderly
Water soluble agent capable of diminshing friction and making a surface slippery; used to lubricate the examiners gloved hand when performing rectal or vaginal assessments
Portion in which a patient is in a side lying position on either side - with the top leg flexed up toward the abdomen; used to assess the rectum and vagina

12. Perfusion
Instrument used to assess the pupil's response to light
Low blood sugar
Flow of blood through tissues - providing them with oxygen and nutrients - and removing waste products
Dizziness

13. 3 common causes of hearing loss
97.6
Tweezer like instrument used to transport small item to and from the mouth
High blood sugar
Age related - exposure to noise - build up of cerumel

14. Quadriplegia
The degree to which a joint is moved by flexion and extension
Regular - recurrent expansion and contraction of an artery produced by waves pf pressure caused when the heart beats
Lesions - condition - turgor - color - temp - and odor
Paralysis in all four extremities and trunk

15. Treatments for cancer
Surgery - radiation - chemotherapy
Lying on the back in supine position with knees flexed
Read out unit that produces an audible beep when the mwasurement is complete and displays the reading on the screen
Note location - size - color - and characteristics

16. Probes for electronic thermometer
Without fever
Tympanic - oral - rectal
Used to destroy or retard cancer cell growth
Surgery - radiation - chemotherapy

17. Average systolic blood pressure
An instrument used to examine the external ear - the eardrum - and the ossicles of the middle ear. it may be portable or wall mounted
90 - 150 mmHg - 40+ goes up to 160 mmHg
Lesions - condition - turgor - color - temp - and odor
State of mind in which the person copes with and adjusts to the stresses of everyday living by behaving in ways acceptable to society

18. Closed reduction
Realigning a broken bone by manuel manipulation without incisions
Lying on the back in supine position with knees flexed
12 - 20 breaths
Instrument used to measure a patients blood pressure

19. Hyperglycemia
Inflammation of a vein associated with a thrombus
Confusion - delirium - dementia - depression
Realigning a broken bone through surgery with incisions
High blood sugar

20. Child pulse rate
Instrument used to check pupillary reaction to light and to inspect the inner eye. it may be portable or wall mounted
100 - 120 bpm
The circular movement of a limb
Infection of the middle ear

21. 4 long term complications of paraylsis
Decubhus ulcers - urinary tract infections - urinary calculi - stiff joints
Instrument used to measure a patients blood pressure
Instrument used to check pupillary reaction to light and to inspect the inner eye. it may be portable or wall mounted
The act of taking air into the lungs

22. Cotton forceps
Person can be aroused only briefly and only by vigorous external stimulation
A pasty composition that hardens on drying
Tweezer like instrument used to transport small item to and from the mouth
The act of expelling air out of the lungs

23. Mental health
Procedure used to reposition the ends of a broken bone
Jaundice - high temp - limp body - slow to respond - eating poorly - hard or watery stools - redness and draining aroung cord stump or circumcision
Rate - rhythm - depth - sound
State of mind in which the person copes with and adjusts to the stresses of everyday living by behaving in ways acceptable to society

24. Snellen chart
Goals are to destroy the cancer cells without killing too many normal cells and to cure or control the rate of cancer cell growth
One of several charts used in testing visual activity; letters - numbers - or symbols are arranged on the chart in decreasing size from top to bottom
Patient is ambulatory
Disturbance of the metabolism of carbohydrates and the use of glucose by the body

25. Thrombus
A response or change in the body caused by an emotional - physical - social - or economic factor
Transfer a weak/unsteady patient - buckle belt around patient waist and over cloths - tight but enough space to let hand hand grasp - grasp belt from bottom
Stationary blood clot
Disturbance of the metabolism of carbohydrates and the use of glucose by the body

26. Malignat
Acute mental disturbance denfined by confused thinking and disrupted attention usually accompanied by disordered speech and hallucinations
Tumors that cause death if left untreated
New growth abnormal cells
Chronic disease of the inner ear

27. Auscultation
Psychoneurotic or psychotic disorder defined by sadness - inactivity - difficulty in thinking and concentration - a significant increase or decrease in appetite and time spent sleeping; suicidal
Difficulty hearing normal conversations
A response or change in the body caused by an emotional - physical - social - or economic factor
Act of listening for sounds within the body

28. Cataracts
Clouding of the lens
Patient is ambulatory
Transfer a weak/unsteady patient - buckle belt around patient waist and over cloths - tight but enough space to let hand hand grasp - grasp belt from bottom
Balance - orthostatic hypertension - dizziness - nausea

29. Indications to use wheelchair
Instrument used to assess the pupil's response to light
Develops during pregnancy
The circular movement of a limb
Patient is ambulatory

30. Dyspnea
Abnormally rapid heartbeat - above 100 bpm in adults
Procedure used to reposition the ends of a broken bone
Labored or difficult breathing
The degree to which a joint is moved by flexion and extension

31. Contracture
98.6
Realigning a broken bone through surgery with incisions
A permanently flexed joint that occurs with shortened muscle tissue
Instrument used to assess the pupil's response to light

32. Olfaction
Stertorous - snoring - gasping - labored - choking - gurgling
90 - 150 mmHg - 40+ goes up to 160 mmHg
Using the sence of smell during physical examination
Rest - depression - depressant drugs

33. Infant resp rate
1400 to 1800
Rate - rhythm - depth - sound
Electronic instrument used to obtain a patients body temp
25 - 40 breaths

34. Reduction
Confusion - delirium - dementia - depression
Skin should quickly return to its orginal posistion
Procedure used to reposition the ends of a broken bone
Skin should be smooth and dry

35. Dementia
The force that circulating blood exerts against the arteial walls as the heart contracts and relaxes; measured in millimeters of mercury(mmHg)
Tympanic - oral - rectal
Flow of blood through tissues - providing them with oxygen and nutrients - and removing waste products
Usually progressive condition marked by deteriorated cognitive functioning often accompanied by emotional apathy(e.g. Alzheimers disease)

36. Respiration
The exchange of gases between the atmosphere - blood - and body cells; measurement that consists of one inhalation and one exhalation
Confusion - delirium - dementia - depression
Decuitus ulcers - urinary tract infections - urinary calculi - stiff joints
Without fever

37. Immunization boosters are recommended
Exercises performed by the patient with some assistance
Ages of 4-6 and 11-12
Measuring device used to measure the circumference of an infants head - obtain body length - obtain circumference of extremities or abdominal girth
Paralysis of ones side of the body

38. Tissues
Inability to hear high frequency
Used during physical exam to wipe off instruments
Thin blade fro pressing down the tongue during medical examination of the mouth and throat.
Clouding of the lens

39. Hypertension
Composite structural material of plastic and fiberglass that is used in casting for children and elderly for light weight properties
Device used to obtain a patients weight
High blood pressure - rupture of the arteries and destruction of the organs
Measure of the amount of heat below the skin and the subcutaneous tissues

40. Presbycusis
Technique used in physical examination to carefully and critically examine the body
Inability to hear high frequency
Body temp above the normal range
98.6

41. Range of motion(ROM)
The degree to which a joint is moved by flexion and extension
Paralysis in all four extremities and trunk
Surgery - radiation - chemotherapy
Gives shape to a substance by pouring in liquid or plastic form into a mold and letting harden without pressure; a stiff dressing made of bandages soaked in plaster

42. Signs of neglect
Body temp below normal range
Lack of adult supervision - malnourishment - unsafe living environments - untreated chronic illness
Paralysis of ones side of the body
Heat sensitive patch/tape

43. Young children need _ calories per day
1400 to 1800
Instrument with a long blunt working end calibrated with one to ten millimeter markings used to measure periodontal pockets in gums
Disturbance in the ability to cope or adjusts to stress; behavior and function are impaired
Tympanic - oral - rectal

44. 3 types of paralysis
Difficulty hearing normal conversations
Pain - stimulant drugs - anger - eating exercise
Hemiplegia - paraplegia - quadriplegia
Decuitus ulcers - urinary tract infections - urinary calculi - stiff joints

45. Stockinet
Without fever
A vague - uneasy feeling in response to stress
Soft - elastic - usually cotton fabric used espically for bandages and infants wear
Weak and regular - strong and regular - full and bounding - feeble - irregular - thready - absent

46. Carcinomas
Patient is ambulatory
Thin blade fro pressing down the tongue during medical examination of the mouth and throat.
Measure of the amount of heat below the skin and the subcutaneous tissues
Tumors that arise from epithelial tissue

47. Jaundice
Tweezer like instrument used to transport small item to and from the mouth
The exchange of gases between the atmosphere - blood - and body cells; measurement that consists of one inhalation and one exhalation
Yellow color to the skin and eyes
Pressure exerted on the arterial walls during ventricular relaxation - last blood pressure u will hear

48. Child resp rate
Tumors that arise from epithelial tissue
20 - 40 breaths
Without fever
1400 to 1800

49. Afebrile
Without fever
Device used to obtain a patients weight
Radial - brachial - dosterior tibialis - dorsalis pedis - femoral - apiical - carotid - temporal
Surgery - radiation - chemotherapy

50. Tympanic thermometer
Infared sensor measures the temp of blood flow in ear
Long slender bulb - blue
Unconscious reactions that block unpleasant or threating feelings
Read out unit that produces an audible beep when the mwasurement is complete and displays the reading on the screen