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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. Cotton forceps
Made of hollow glass stem and bulb filled with mecury and alcohol
Paralysis in lower extemities and trunk
Tweezer like instrument used to transport small item to and from the mouth
98.6

2. Arrhythmia
State of mind in which the person copes with and adjusts to the stresses of everyday living by behaving in ways acceptable to society
With fever
Yellow color to the skin and eyes
Pulse with irregular rhythm

3. Describes strength of pulse
Infared sensor measures the temp of blood flow in ear
Instrument used to check pupillary reaction to light and to inspect the inner eye. it may be portable or wall mounted
Made of hollow glass stem and bulb filled with mecury and alcohol
Weak and regular - strong and regular - full and bounding - feeble - irregular - thready - absent

4. Perfusion
Tympanic - oral - rectal
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
Flow of blood through tissues - providing them with oxygen and nutrients - and removing waste products
12 - 20 breaths

5. Least accurate thermometer probe
Heat sensitive patch/tape
Used during physical exam to wipe off instruments
Branch of medicine that is concerned with the correction of prevention of skeletal deformities
O: onset P: provocation Q: quality R: radiation S: scale T: time

6. Macular degenration
1400 to 1800
Gradual loss of acute - central - and color vision in the elderly
Child under 6 - mouth breathers - oral or nasal surgery - unconscious or irrational
The act of taking air into the lungs

7. Main groups of malignant tumors
Carcinomas - sarcomas
Tympanic - oral - rectal
Decuitus ulcers - urinary tract infections - urinary calculi - stiff joints
A vague - uneasy feeling in response to stress

8. Paraplegia
99.6
Lack of adult supervision - malnourishment - unsafe living environments - untreated chronic illness
Paralysis in lower extemities and trunk
Tumors that cause death if left untreated

9. Temp
With fever
Elevated body temp
Measure of the amount of heat below the skin and the subcutaneous tissues
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

10. Integumentary system is assessed for...
Decubhus ulcers - urinary tract infections - urinary calculi - stiff joints
Lesions - condition - turgor - color - temp - and odor
Technique in physical examination of tapping the body with finger tips to evaluate the size - borders - and consistency of some internal organs
Ages of 4-6 and 11-12

11. Axillary temp
90 - 150 mmHg - 40+ goes up to 160 mmHg
Instrument used for listening to sounds produced within the body; can be used to auscultate the heart - lungs - abdomen - bowels - and blood pressure
Without fever
97.6

12. Tissues
Used during physical exam to wipe off instruments
Technique in physical examination of tapping the body with finger tips to evaluate the size - borders - and consistency of some internal organs
Chronic and acute
Technique used in physical examination to carefully and critically examine the body

13. Factors that decrease vital sign values
Paralysis in lower extemities and trunk
Device that is used for recording the electric activity of the heart
Rest - depression - depressant drugs
Develops during pregnancy

14. Quadriplegia
Paralysis in all four extremities and trunk
Lying on the back in supine position with knees flexed
Stationary blood clot
Using the sence of smell during physical examination

15. Palpation
O: onset P: provocation Q: quality R: radiation S: scale T: time
High blood pressure - rupture of the arteries and destruction of the organs
Yellow color to the skin and eyes
Technique used to assess texture - size - consistency - and location of certain parts of the body and hands

16. Chemotherapy
Measuring device used to measure the circumference of an infants head - obtain body length - obtain circumference of extremities or abdominal girth
Procedure used to reposition the ends of a broken bone
Goals are to destroy the cancer cells without killing too many normal cells and to cure or control the rate of cancer cell growth
Abnormally rapid heartbeat - above 100 bpm in adults

17. Fever
Develops after age of 40 - pancreas secret some insulin but not enough to meet body's needs
Elevated body temp
Realigning a broken bone through surgery with incisions
Soft - elastic - usually cotton fabric used espically for bandages and infants wear

18. Sarcomas
Arise in connective tissue; occur in bone - muscle - cartilage - and other types of connective tissues
Pressure exerted on the arterial walls during ventricular relaxation - last blood pressure u will hear
Without fever
Ringing in the ear

19. Otitis media
Technique used in physical examination to carefully and critically examine the body
Yellow color to the skin and eyes
Skin should quickly return to its orginal posistion
Infection of the middle ear

20. Anxiety
Act of listening for sounds within the body
A vague - uneasy feeling in response to stress
Clouding of the lens
100 - 120 bpm

21. Treatments for cancer
Tympanic - oral - rectal
A response or change in the body caused by an emotional - physical - social - or economic factor
Inflammation of a vein associated with a thrombus
Surgery - radiation - chemotherapy

22. Respiration
Exercises that are performed by the corpsman/technician when the patient is unable to move a body part independentally
Made of hollow glass stem and bulb filled with mecury and alcohol
The exchange of gases between the atmosphere - blood - and body cells; measurement that consists of one inhalation and one exhalation
Chronic disease of the inner ear

23. Circumduction
The circular movement of a limb
Infection of the middle ear
Areas on the skin where the cast has been indented or pushed in that may caused sores or skin breakdown
Lying supine with hips and knees flexed and the tighs abducted and rotated externally; used to assess the female genitalia and genital tract

24. Integumentary system
Assessment includes skin - hair - scalp - and nails
Rate - rhythm - depth - sound
20 - 40 breaths
90 - 150 mmHg - 40+ goes up to 160 mmHg

25. Dyspnea
Labored or difficult breathing
Infared sensor measures the temp of blood flow in ear
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

26. Tongue depressor
Thin blade fro pressing down the tongue during medical examination of the mouth and throat.
Device used to obtain a patients weight
Disturbance of the metabolism of carbohydrates and the use of glucose by the body
A pasty composition that hardens on drying

27. Opthalmoscope
Instrument used to check pupillary reaction to light and to inspect the inner eye. it may be portable or wall mounted
Disturbance in the ability to cope or adjusts to stress; behavior and function are impaired
Pancreas do not produce insulin - most common in children and young adults
Body temp below normal range

28. Characteristics to ask and document when assessing pain
Retinal change - blindness - kidney disease - nerve disease - circulatory disorders
O: onset P: provocation Q: quality R: radiation S: scale T: time
Unconscious reactions that block unpleasant or threating feelings
Used during physical exam to wipe off instruments

29. Flashlight

30. Defense mechanisms
Soft - elastic - usually cotton fabric used espically for bandages and infants wear
Retinal change - blindness - kidney disease - nerve disease - circulatory disorders
Unconscious reactions that block unpleasant or threating feelings
Carcinomas - sarcomas

31. Mouth mirror
97.6
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
The act of taking air into the lungs
Instrument used for listening to sounds produced within the body; can be used to auscultate the heart - lungs - abdomen - bowels - and blood pressure

32. Tape meassure
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
Measuring device used to measure the circumference of an infants head - obtain body length - obtain circumference of extremities or abdominal girth
Tumors that usually do not cause death
Gradual loss of acute - central - and color vision in the elderly

33. Average systolic blood pressure
Accumulation of fluid inside the eye that exerts pressure on the optic nerve; eventually causes blindness
90 - 150 mmHg - 40+ goes up to 160 mmHg
Jaundice - high temp - limp body - slow to respond - eating poorly - hard or watery stools - redness and draining aroung cord stump or circumcision
Spinal cord lesions - multiple sclerosis - infections/abscesses of spinal cord - congential defects

34. Open reduction
Abnormally rapid heartbeat - above 100 bpm in adults
Pressure exerted on the arterial walls during ventricular relaxation - last blood pressure u will hear
Realigning a broken bone by manuel manipulation without incisions
Realigning a broken bone through surgery with incisions

35. Thrombus
Absence of breathing
Stationary blood clot
The force that circulating blood exerts against the arteial walls as the heart contracts and relaxes; measured in millimeters of mercury(mmHg)
Branch of medicine that is concerned with the correction of prevention of skeletal deformities

36. Hyperglycemia
High blood pressure - rupture of the arteries and destruction of the organs
Chronic and acute
High blood sugar
Assessing the head - neck - anterior thorax - lungs - breast - axillae - heart - abdomen - and extremities

37. Infant resp rate
Skin should quickly return to its orginal posistion
Difficulty hearing normal conversations
25 - 40 breaths
Note location - size - color - and characteristics

38. Afebrile
Without fever
Soft - elastic - usually cotton fabric used espically for bandages and infants wear
Blood clot moving in the blood stream
Body temp below normal range

39. Fiberglass
Realigning a broken bone through surgery with incisions
Device that is used for recording the electric activity of the heart
Without fever
Composite structural material of plastic and fiberglass that is used in casting for children and elderly for light weight properties

40. Embolus
Blood clot moving in the blood stream
1400 to 1800
Lack of adult supervision - malnourishment - unsafe living environments - untreated chronic illness
Regular - recurrent expansion and contraction of an artery produced by waves pf pressure caused when the heart beats

41. Scale
Device used to obtain a patients weight
Pain - stimulant drugs - anger - eating exercise
Excessivly rapid breathing
Body temp above the normal range

42. Range of motion(ROM)
The degree to which a joint is moved by flexion and extension
Elevated body temp
High blood sugar
Lying supine with hips and knees flexed and the tighs abducted and rotated externally; used to assess the female genitalia and genital tract

43. Peridiontal probe
Blood clot moving in the blood stream
Heat sensitive patch/tape
Labored or difficult breathing
Instrument with a long blunt working end calibrated with one to ten millimeter markings used to measure periodontal pockets in gums

44. Bounding pulse
Peak pressure exerted on the arterial walls during ventricular contraction - first blood pressure sound u will hear
Elevated body temp
A pasty composition that hardens on drying
An unsually strong pulse

45. Steps for ambulating a patient with transfer belt
Done to cure or control cancer
Absence of breathing
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
Areas on the skin where the cast has been indented or pushed in that may caused sores or skin breakdown

46. 4 long term complications of paraylsis
With fever
20 - 40 breaths
Decubhus ulcers - urinary tract infections - urinary calculi - stiff joints
Paralysis in lower extemities and trunk

47. Orthostatic hypotension
Dizziness
Blood pressure decreases rapidly in relation to positive changes from lying to sitting or standing
Abnormally rapid heartbeat - above 100 bpm in adults
Tweezer like instrument used to transport small item to and from the mouth

48. Cataracts
Patient is ambulatory
Clouding of the lens
Confusion - delirium - dementia - depression
Flow of blood through tissues - providing them with oxygen and nutrients - and removing waste products

49. Footboard
Board placed at the foot of the bed that supports the feet at right angles to the body
Done to cure or control cancer
99.6
Instrument used to assess the pupil's response to light

50. Exam gloves
Gloves used during the examination of the buccal(oral) cavity - genitals - and perineal region
Long slender bulb - blue
Labored or difficult breathing
Paralysis in all four extremities and trunk