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Basic Nursing Skills

Subjects : certifications, health-sciences, nursing

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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Presbycusis
Pancreas do not produce insulin - most common in children and young adults
O: onset P: provocation Q: quality R: radiation S: scale T: time
Read out unit that produces an audible beep when the mwasurement is complete and displays the reading on the screen
Inability to hear high frequency

2. Dorsal Recumbent
The act of taking air into the lungs
Being perplexed or disconcerted
12 - 20 breaths
Lying on the back in supine position with knees flexed

3. Confusion
Being perplexed or disconcerted
The exchange of gases between the atmosphere - blood - and body cells; measurement that consists of one inhalation and one exhalation
Inflammation of the vein
Rest - depression - depressant drugs

4. Pulse
Technique used in physical examination to carefully and critically examine the body
An age related decreased ability to focus on near objects
Regular - recurrent expansion and contraction of an artery produced by waves pf pressure caused when the heart beats
Decuitus ulcers - urinary tract infections - urinary calculi - stiff joints

5. Delirium
Paralysis of ones side of the body
Lying on the back in supine position with knees flexed
Develops after age of 40 - pancreas secret some insulin but not enough to meet body's needs
Acute mental disturbance denfined by confused thinking and disrupted attention usually accompanied by disordered speech and hallucinations

6. Opthalmoscope
Weak and regular - strong and regular - full and bounding - feeble - irregular - thready - absent
Device used to obtain a patients weight
Instrument used to check pupillary reaction to light and to inspect the inner eye. it may be portable or wall mounted
Inability to hear high frequency

7. Fiberglass
Board placed at the foot of the bed that supports the feet at right angles to the body
Composite structural material of plastic and fiberglass that is used in casting for children and elderly for light weight properties
Made of hollow glass stem and bulb filled with mecury and alcohol
Used to destroy or retard cancer cell growth

8. Glass thermometers
Measure of the amount of heat below the skin and the subcutaneous tissues
Infection of the middle ear
Spinal cord lesions - multiple sclerosis - infections/abscesses of spinal cord - congential defects
Made of hollow glass stem and bulb filled with mecury and alcohol

9. Infant resp rate
Accumulation of fluid inside the eye that exerts pressure on the optic nerve; eventually causes blindness
25 - 40 breaths
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
Pain - stimulant drugs - anger - eating exercise

10. Tissues
Used during physical exam to wipe off instruments
Eyes do not open upon stimulation - absence of comprehensible speech - and failure to obey commands
Realigning a broken bone through surgery with incisions
State of mind in which the person copes with and adjusts to the stresses of everyday living by behaving in ways acceptable to society

11. Quadriplegia
Abnormally slow heartbeat - below 60 bpm in adults
Paralysis in all four extremities and trunk
Lying on the back in supine position with knees flexed
Hemiplegia - paraplegia - quadriplegia

12. Mouth mirror
Small round mirror with a detachable handle that is used to view the oral cavity - reflect light - and retract the tounge and tissue - which protects the oral mucosa from injury
Exercises performed by the patient
An unsually strong pulse
97.6

13. Benign
Tumors that usually do not cause death
Tweezer like instrument used to transport small item to and from the mouth
Small round mirror with a detachable handle that is used to view the oral cavity - reflect light - and retract the tounge and tissue - which protects the oral mucosa from injury
Note location - size - color - and characteristics

14. Hypotension
Act of listening for sounds within the body
Tweezer like instrument used to transport small item to and from the mouth
12 - 20 breaths
Low blood pressure - insufficient perfusion of internal organs

15. Malignat
Tumors that cause death if left untreated
Retinal change - blindness - kidney disease - nerve disease - circulatory disorders
98.6
Infection of the middle ear

16. Defense mechanisms
Unconscious reactions that block unpleasant or threating feelings
120 - 160 bpm
Exercises that are performed by motorized exercised machinery that keeps a joint in constant slow motion
Branch of medicine that is concerned with the correction of prevention of skeletal deformities

17. Bounding pulse
Stertorous - snoring - gasping - labored - choking - gurgling
An unsually strong pulse
Develops during pregnancy
Low blood pressure - insufficient perfusion of internal organs

18. Dementia
Usually progressive condition marked by deteriorated cognitive functioning often accompanied by emotional apathy(e.g. Alzheimers disease)
90 - 150 mmHg - 40+ goes up to 160 mmHg
Being perplexed or disconcerted
Pressure exerted on the arterial walls during ventricular relaxation - last blood pressure u will hear

19. Plaster
Body temp above the normal range
A pasty composition that hardens on drying
Acute mental disturbance denfined by confused thinking and disrupted attention usually accompanied by disordered speech and hallucinations
Condition in which there is a depression of cerebral function ranging from stupor to coma patient considerations for special needs

20. Tumor
Tumors that arise from epithelial tissue
Bi-valved instrument - with two opening blades used for the inspection of the vaginal cavity
90 - 150 mmHg - 40+ goes up to 160 mmHg
New growth abnormal cells

21. Vertigo
Dizziness
Tumors that arise from epithelial tissue
Assessment includes skin - hair - scalp - and nails
Along with height and weight - are taken as baseline data - provides info regarding the general heealth of a patient

22. Otoscope
An instrument used to examine the external ear - the eardrum - and the ossicles of the middle ear. it may be portable or wall mounted
Weak and regular - strong and regular - full and bounding - feeble - irregular - thready - absent
Inability to hear high frequency
Absence of breathing

23. Integumentary system
Tweezer like instrument used to transport small item to and from the mouth
High blood pressure - rupture of the arteries and destruction of the organs
New growth abnormal cells
Assessment includes skin - hair - scalp - and nails

24. Cast
1400 to 1800
Composite structural material of plastic and fiberglass that is used in casting for children and elderly for light weight properties
Assessment includes skin - hair - scalp - and nails
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

25. Afebrile
Infection of the middle ear
Exercises that are performed by motorized exercised machinery that keeps a joint in constant slow motion
Without fever
Long slender bulb - blue

26. Jaundice
Rest - depression - depressant drugs
Exercises performed by the patient
97.6
Yellow color to the skin and eyes

27. Gestational diabetes
Develops during pregnancy
Device that is used for recording the electric activity of the heart
Bi-valved instrument - with two opening blades used for the inspection of the vaginal cavity
High blood pressure - rupture of the arteries and destruction of the organs

28. Lesions
Ages of 4-6 and 11-12
Note location - size - color - and characteristics
Branch of medicine that is concerned with the correction of prevention of skeletal deformities
An age related decreased ability to focus on near objects

29. Reduction
A permanently flexed joint that occurs with shortened muscle tissue
120 - 160 bpm
Lesions - condition - turgor - color - temp - and odor
Procedure used to reposition the ends of a broken bone

30. Circumduction
Spinal cord lesions - multiple sclerosis - infections/abscesses of spinal cord - congential defects
The circular movement of a limb
Paralysis in lower extemities and trunk
Realigning a broken bone by manuel manipulation without incisions

31. Surgery
Device used to obtain a patients weight
Done to cure or control cancer
Peak pressure exerted on the arterial walls during ventricular contraction - first blood pressure sound u will hear
Procedure used to reposition the ends of a broken bone

32. Anxiety
A vague - uneasy feeling in response to stress
Paralysis of ones side of the body
The degree to which a joint is moved by flexion and extension
Blood pressure decreases rapidly in relation to positive changes from lying to sitting or standing

33. Embolus
60 - 90 mmHg
Blood clot moving in the blood stream
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

34. Sim's position
Clouding of the lens
Chronic and acute
Along with height and weight - are taken as baseline data - provides info regarding the general heealth of a patient
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

35. Phelbitis
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
Inflammation of the vein
Develops after age of 40 - pancreas secret some insulin but not enough to meet body's needs
Used to time the pulses and respirations

36. Percussion/reflex hammer
Weak and regular - strong and regular - full and bounding - feeble - irregular - thready - absent
Rubber hammer used to assess reflexes - which is a gross assessment of the brain - spinal cord - or peripheral nerve impairment
Retinal change - blindness - kidney disease - nerve disease - circulatory disorders
Lack of adult supervision - malnourishment - unsafe living environments - untreated chronic illness

37. Pressure ulcer
The circular movement of a limb
Lack of adult supervision - malnourishment - unsafe living environments - untreated chronic illness
Low blood pressure - insufficient perfusion of internal organs
Sore caused by pressure or rubbing against something for a period of time

38. Blood pressure(B/P)
The force that circulating blood exerts against the arteial walls as the heart contracts and relaxes; measured in millimeters of mercury(mmHg)
Hemiplegia - paraplegia - quadriplegia
Surgery - radiation - chemotherapy
Measure of the amount of heat below the skin and the subcutaneous tissues

39. Glaucoma
Accumulation of fluid inside the eye that exerts pressure on the optic nerve; eventually causes blindness
Pressure exerted on the arterial walls during ventricular relaxation - last blood pressure u will hear
Body temp below normal range
Elevated body temp

40. Systolic pressure(top #)
Develops during pregnancy
Peak pressure exerted on the arterial walls during ventricular contraction - first blood pressure sound u will hear
High blood sugar
Realigning a broken bone by manuel manipulation without incisions

41. Respiration
Act of listening for sounds within the body
Inability to hear high frequency
Realigning a broken bone by manuel manipulation without incisions
The exchange of gases between the atmosphere - blood - and body cells; measurement that consists of one inhalation and one exhalation

42. Snellen chart
Rubber hammer used to assess reflexes - which is a gross assessment of the brain - spinal cord - or peripheral nerve impairment
Excessivly rapid breathing
Weak and regular - strong and regular - full and bounding - feeble - irregular - thready - absent
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

43. Steps for ambulating a patient with transfer belt
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
Develops after age of 40 - pancreas secret some insulin but not enough to meet body's needs
Unconscious reactions that block unpleasant or threating feelings
Yellow color to the skin and eyes

44. Indications to use wheelchair
Retinal change - blindness - kidney disease - nerve disease - circulatory disorders
Skin should quickly return to its orginal posistion
Patient is ambulatory
Technique in physical examination of tapping the body with finger tips to evaluate the size - borders - and consistency of some internal organs

45. Stockinet
Soft - elastic - usually cotton fabric used espically for bandages and infants wear
Instrument used for listening to sounds produced within the body; can be used to auscultate the heart - lungs - abdomen - bowels - and blood pressure
Body temp below normal range
120 - 160 bpm

46. Infant pulse rate
Soft - elastic - usually cotton fabric used espically for bandages and infants wear
120 - 160 bpm
Inflammation of a vein associated with a thrombus
Sore caused by pressure or rubbing against something for a period of time

47. Carcinomas
Tumors that arise from epithelial tissue
Rate - rhythm - depth - sound
Tweezer like instrument used to transport small item to and from the mouth
Without fever

48. Young children need _ calories per day
1400 to 1800
Spinal cord lesions - multiple sclerosis - infections/abscesses of spinal cord - congential defects
98.6
The force that circulating blood exerts against the arteial walls as the heart contracts and relaxes; measured in millimeters of mercury(mmHg)

49. Perfusion
Inflammation of the vein
Flow of blood through tissues - providing them with oxygen and nutrients - and removing waste products
Ringing in the ear
Infared sensor measures the temp of blood flow in ear

50. Long term complications of paralysis
Electronic instrument used to obtain a patients body temp
Act of listening for sounds within the body
Develops during pregnancy
Decuitus ulcers - urinary tract infections - urinary calculi - stiff joints