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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. Vertigo
Dizziness
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
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 circular movement of a limb

2. Jaundice
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
Yellow color to the skin and eyes
A posistion where the patient is lying supinewith knees flexed
1400 to 1800

3. Tinnitus
The act of taking air into the lungs
Hemiplegia - paraplegia - quadriplegia
Ringing in the ear
90 - 150 mmHg - 40+ goes up to 160 mmHg

4. Vaginal speculum
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
The exchange of gases between the atmosphere - blood - and body cells; measurement that consists of one inhalation and one exhalation
Weak and regular - strong and regular - full and bounding - feeble - irregular - thready - absent
Bi-valved instrument - with two opening blades used for the inspection of the vaginal cavity

5. Complications of uncontrolled diabetes
Rate - rhythm - depth - sound
O: onset P: provocation Q: quality R: radiation S: scale T: time
Retinal change - blindness - kidney disease - nerve disease - circulatory disorders
Made of hollow glass stem and bulb filled with mecury and alcohol

6. Depression
Peak pressure exerted on the arterial walls during ventricular contraction - first blood pressure sound u will hear
Instrument with a long blunt working end calibrated with one to ten millimeter markings used to measure periodontal pockets in gums
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
Heat sensitive patch/tape

7. Percussion
Labored or difficult breathing
Technique in physical examination of tapping the body with finger tips to evaluate the size - borders - and consistency of some internal organs
Electronic instrument used to obtain a patients body temp
Blood pressure decreases rapidly in relation to positive changes from lying to sitting or standing

8. Phelbitis
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
Device that is used for recording the electric activity of the heart
Lying supine with hips and knees flexed and the tighs abducted and rotated externally; used to assess the female genitalia and genital tract
Inflammation of the vein

9. Long term complications of paralysis
Eyes do not open upon stimulation - absence of comprehensible speech - and failure to obey commands
A pasty composition that hardens on drying
Decuitus ulcers - urinary tract infections - urinary calculi - stiff joints
Position the patient sitting on the side of bed with legs and feet over the side

10. Apnea
Skin should quickly return to its orginal posistion
Lying on the back in supine position with knees flexed
Absence of breathing
Device used to obtain a patients weight

11. Factors assessed when patient is dangaling
Thin blade fro pressing down the tongue during medical examination of the mouth and throat.
Technique in physical examination of tapping the body with finger tips to evaluate the size - borders - and consistency of some internal organs
Tympanic - oral - rectal
Balance - orthostatic hypertension - dizziness - nausea

12. Tongue depressor
Thin blade fro pressing down the tongue during medical examination of the mouth and throat.
Gradual loss of acute - central - and color vision in the elderly
Electronic instrument used to obtain a patients body temp
Branch of medicine that is concerned with the correction of prevention of skeletal deformities

13. Least accurate thermometer probe
Used during physical exam to wipe off instruments
Stationary blood clot
Heat sensitive patch/tape
Inflammation of the vein

14. Average diastolic blood pressure
O: onset P: provocation Q: quality R: radiation S: scale T: time
60 - 90 mmHg
Used during physical exam to wipe off instruments
Unconscious reactions that block unpleasant or threating feelings

15. Snellen chart
Blood pressure decreases rapidly in relation to positive changes from lying to sitting or standing
Electronic instrument used to obtain a patients body temp
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
Elevated body temp

16. Olfaction
State of mind in which the person copes with and adjusts to the stresses of everyday living by behaving in ways acceptable to society
Elevated body temp
Using the sence of smell during physical examination
The act of expelling air out of the lungs

17. Otitis media
Infection of the middle ear
Rest - depression - depressant drugs
Branch of medicine that is concerned with the correction of prevention of skeletal deformities
Without fever

18. What is dorsal recumbent used for?
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
Assessing the head - neck - anterior thorax - lungs - breast - axillae - heart - abdomen - and extremities
The exchange of gases between the atmosphere - blood - and body cells; measurement that consists of one inhalation and one exhalation
Accumulation of fluid inside the eye that exerts pressure on the optic nerve; eventually causes blindness

19. 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)
Lesions - condition - turgor - color - temp - and odor
Heat sensitive patch/tape
Person can be aroused only briefly and only by vigorous external stimulation

20. Vital signs
Used to time the pulses and respirations
Along with height and weight - are taken as baseline data - provides info regarding the general heealth of a patient
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
Branch of medicine that is concerned with the correction of prevention of skeletal deformities

21. Active assistant exercises
Pain - stimulant drugs - anger - eating exercise
Act of listening for sounds within the body
Exercises performed by the patient with some assistance
A vague - uneasy feeling in response to stress

22. Percussion/reflex hammer
Technique in physical examination of tapping the body with finger tips to evaluate the size - borders - and consistency of some internal organs
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
Rubber hammer used to assess reflexes - which is a gross assessment of the brain - spinal cord - or peripheral nerve impairment
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

23. Thready pulse
Realigning a broken bone through surgery with incisions
100 - 120 bpm
Act of listening for sounds within the body
A weak and rapid pulse

24. Embolus
Technique used to assess texture - size - consistency - and location of certain parts of the body and hands
Patient is ambulatory
Blood clot moving in the blood stream
Thin blade fro pressing down the tongue during medical examination of the mouth and throat.

25. Unconciousness
Usually progressive condition marked by deteriorated cognitive functioning often accompanied by emotional apathy(e.g. Alzheimers disease)
Goals are to destroy the cancer cells without killing too many normal cells and to cure or control the rate of cancer cell growth
Condition in which there is a depression of cerebral function ranging from stupor to coma patient considerations for special needs
Dizziness

26. Scale
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
Gradual loss of acute - central - and color vision in the elderly
Device used to obtain a patients weight
Exercises performed by the patient

27. Fiberglass
Composite structural material of plastic and fiberglass that is used in casting for children and elderly for light weight properties
Tumors that cause death if left untreated
Technique used to assess texture - size - consistency - and location of certain parts of the body and hands
Gloves used during the examination of the buccal(oral) cavity - genitals - and perineal region

28. Pressure ulcer
Ringing in the ear
Sore caused by pressure or rubbing against something for a period of time
Rest - depression - depressant drugs
Tumors that cause death if left untreated

29. Dorsal recumbent
Tumors that cause death if left untreated
Tweezer like instrument used to transport small item to and from the mouth
Gradual loss of acute - central - and color vision in the elderly
A posistion where the patient is lying supinewith knees flexed

30. 4 long term complications of paraylsis
Decubhus ulcers - urinary tract infections - urinary calculi - stiff joints
Composite structural material of plastic and fiberglass that is used in casting for children and elderly for light weight properties
Branch of medicine that is concerned with the correction of prevention of skeletal deformities
90 - 150 mmHg - 40+ goes up to 160 mmHg

31. Factors that increase ital signs values
An unsually strong pulse
Pain - stimulant drugs - anger - eating exercise
Person can be aroused only briefly and only by vigorous external stimulation
100 - 120 bpm

32. Closed reduction
20 - 40 breaths
Acute mental disturbance denfined by confused thinking and disrupted attention usually accompanied by disordered speech and hallucinations
Abnormally slow heartbeat - below 60 bpm in adults
Realigning a broken bone by manuel manipulation without incisions

33. Respiration
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
The exchange of gases between the atmosphere - blood - and body cells; measurement that consists of one inhalation and one exhalation
An unsually strong pulse
The act of taking air into the lungs

34. Dyspnea
Electronic instrument used to obtain a patients body temp
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
Acute mental disturbance denfined by confused thinking and disrupted attention usually accompanied by disordered speech and hallucinations
Labored or difficult breathing

35. Child resp rate
20 - 40 breaths
A vague - uneasy feeling in response to stress
Exercises that are performed by the corpsman/technician when the patient is unable to move a body part independentally
High blood pressure - rupture of the arteries and destruction of the organs

36. Tachycardia
Abnormally rapid heartbeat - above 100 bpm in adults
Rest - depression - depressant drugs
Long slender bulb - blue
Lack of adult supervision - malnourishment - unsafe living environments - untreated chronic illness

37. Flashlight

38. Sim's position
Composite structural material of plastic and fiberglass that is used in casting for children and elderly for light weight properties
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
Radial - brachial - dosterior tibialis - dorsalis pedis - femoral - apiical - carotid - temporal
Paralysis in all four extremities and trunk

39. Open reduction
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
Inflammation of a vein associated with a thrombus
Realigning a broken bone through surgery with incisions
Retinal change - blindness - kidney disease - nerve disease - circulatory disorders

40. Range of motion(ROM)
Used to destroy or retard cancer cell growth
The degree to which a joint is moved by flexion and extension
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
A weak and rapid pulse

41. Pulse
Regular - recurrent expansion and contraction of an artery produced by waves pf pressure caused when the heart beats
Ages of 4-6 and 11-12
Eyes do not open upon stimulation - absence of comprehensible speech - and failure to obey commands
Arise in connective tissue; occur in bone - muscle - cartilage - and other types of connective tissues

42. 3 common causes of hearing loss
High blood sugar
Age related - exposure to noise - build up of cerumel
The exchange of gases between the atmosphere - blood - and body cells; measurement that consists of one inhalation and one exhalation
Labored or difficult breathing

43. Probes for electronic thermometer
Composite structural material of plastic and fiberglass that is used in casting for children and elderly for light weight properties
Tympanic - oral - rectal
Lack of adult supervision - malnourishment - unsafe living environments - untreated chronic illness
Child under 6 - mouth breathers - oral or nasal surgery - unconscious or irrational

44. Electrocardiograph (EKG)
Device that is used for recording the electric activity of the heart
Acute mental disturbance denfined by confused thinking and disrupted attention usually accompanied by disordered speech and hallucinations
Note location - size - color - and characteristics
Tweezer like instrument used to transport small item to and from the mouth

45. Describes strength of pulse
Tympanic - oral - rectal
Realigning a broken bone by manuel manipulation without incisions
With fever
Weak and regular - strong and regular - full and bounding - feeble - irregular - thready - absent

46. Diastolic pressue(bottom #)
Absence of breathing
Decubhus ulcers - urinary tract infections - urinary calculi - stiff joints
Pressure exerted on the arterial walls during ventricular relaxation - last blood pressure u will hear
Lack of adult supervision - malnourishment - unsafe living environments - untreated chronic illness

47. Thrombophlebitis
Inability to hear high frequency
Chronic and acute
Ringing in the ear
Inflammation of a vein associated with a thrombus

48. Tympanic thermometer
Chronic disease of the inner ear
Infared sensor measures the temp of blood flow in ear
Technique in physical examination of tapping the body with finger tips to evaluate the size - borders - and consistency of some internal organs
98.6

49. Dorsal Recumbent
Instrument with a long blunt working end calibrated with one to ten millimeter markings used to measure periodontal pockets in gums
Rate - rhythm - depth - sound
Clouding of the lens
Lying on the back in supine position with knees flexed

50. Hypoglycemia
Low blood sugar
120 - 160 bpm
Develops after age of 40 - pancreas secret some insulin but not enough to meet body's needs
Decuitus ulcers - urinary tract infections - urinary calculi - stiff joints