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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. Perfusion
Person can be aroused only briefly and only by vigorous external stimulation
Instrument used for listening to sounds produced within the body; can be used to auscultate the heart - lungs - abdomen - bowels - and blood pressure
Decubhus ulcers - urinary tract infections - urinary calculi - stiff joints
Flow of blood through tissues - providing them with oxygen and nutrients - and removing waste products

2. Afebrile
A permanently flexed joint that occurs with shortened muscle tissue
Electronic instrument used to obtain a patients body temp
Absence of breathing
Without fever

3. Confusion
Branch of medicine that is concerned with the correction of prevention of skeletal deformities
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
Being perplexed or disconcerted
New growth abnormal cells

4. Young children need _ calories per day
A posistion where the patient is lying supinewith knees flexed
1400 to 1800
Assessment includes skin - hair - scalp - and nails
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

5. Rectal thermometer
Abnormally rapid heartbeat - above 100 bpm in adults
Short stubby bulb - red
Excessivly rapid breathing
Dizziness

6. 4 long term complications of paraylsis
Decubhus ulcers - urinary tract infections - urinary calculi - stiff joints
Bi-valved instrument - with two opening blades used for the inspection of the vaginal cavity
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
98.6

7. Defense mechanisms
Unconscious reactions that block unpleasant or threating feelings
Elevated body temp
Electronic instrument used to obtain a patients body temp
60 - 100 bpm

8. Electronic thermometer
Electronic instrument used to obtain a patients body temp
99.6
Body temp above the normal range
Paralysis in all four extremities and trunk

9. Hyperglycemia
Exercises that are performed by the corpsman/technician when the patient is unable to move a body part independentally
High blood sugar
Tumors that usually do not cause death
Elevated body temp

10. Jaundice
Exercises that are performed by motorized exercised machinery that keeps a joint in constant slow motion
A weak and rapid pulse
Yellow color to the skin and eyes
Age related - exposure to noise - build up of cerumel

11. Respiration
Abnormally rapid heartbeat - above 100 bpm in adults
The exchange of gases between the atmosphere - blood - and body cells; measurement that consists of one inhalation and one exhalation
Infection of the middle ear
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

12. Malignat
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)
Inability to hear high frequency
Tumors that cause death if left untreated

13. Mental health
Instrument with a long blunt working end calibrated with one to ten millimeter markings used to measure periodontal pockets in gums
Body temp above the normal range
Assessing the head - neck - anterior thorax - lungs - breast - axillae - heart - abdomen - and extremities
State of mind in which the person copes with and adjusts to the stresses of everyday living by behaving in ways acceptable to society

14. Vaginal speculum
Technique in physical examination of tapping the body with finger tips to evaluate the size - borders - and consistency of some internal organs
Clouding of the lens
Bi-valved instrument - with two opening blades used for the inspection of the vaginal cavity
Using the sence of smell during physical examination

15. Average systolic blood pressure
Technique used to assess texture - size - consistency - and location of certain parts of the body and hands
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
Without fever
90 - 150 mmHg - 40+ goes up to 160 mmHg

16. Orthopedics
Rate - rhythm - depth - sound
Unconscious reactions that block unpleasant or threating feelings
Branch of medicine that is concerned with the correction of prevention of skeletal deformities
Confusion - delirium - dementia - depression

17. Factors that increase ital signs values
Peak pressure exerted on the arterial walls during ventricular contraction - first blood pressure sound u will hear
60 - 90 mmHg
Pain - stimulant drugs - anger - eating exercise
Paralysis in lower extemities and trunk

18. Depression
Absence of breathing
100 - 120 bpm
High blood pressure - rupture of the arteries and destruction of the organs
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

19. Rectal temp
An unsually strong pulse
Technique used to assess texture - size - consistency - and location of certain parts of the body and hands
99.6
Exercises that are performed by motorized exercised machinery that keeps a joint in constant slow motion

20. Contracture
Assessing the head - neck - anterior thorax - lungs - breast - axillae - heart - abdomen - and extremities
Realigning a broken bone by manuel manipulation without incisions
A permanently flexed joint that occurs with shortened muscle tissue
A vague - uneasy feeling in response to stress

21. Characteristics to ask and document when assessing pain
Without fever
Dizziness
O: onset P: provocation Q: quality R: radiation S: scale T: time
Composite structural material of plastic and fiberglass that is used in casting for children and elderly for light weight properties

22. Average diastolic blood pressure
1400 to 1800
Disturbance in the ability to cope or adjusts to stress; behavior and function are impaired
Instrument used for listening to sounds produced within the body; can be used to auscultate the heart - lungs - abdomen - bowels - and blood pressure
60 - 90 mmHg

23. Peridiontal probe
Instrument with a long blunt working end calibrated with one to ten millimeter markings used to measure periodontal pockets in gums
Decubhus ulcers - urinary tract infections - urinary calculi - stiff joints
Tympanic - oral - rectal
Measure of the amount of heat below the skin and the subcutaneous tissues

24. Hyperthermia
Body temp above the normal range
Abnormally slow heartbeat - below 60 bpm in adults
Disturbance in the ability to cope or adjusts to stress; behavior and function are impaired
Used during physical exam to wipe off instruments

25. Hypoglycemia
98.6
Assessment includes skin - hair - scalp - and nails
Low blood sugar
Skin should be smooth and dry

26. 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
Made of hollow glass stem and bulb filled with mecury and alcohol
Instrument used to assess the pupil's response to light
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

27. Plaster
Used to time the pulses and respirations
Radial - brachial - dosterior tibialis - dorsalis pedis - femoral - apiical - carotid - temporal
Blood clot moving in the blood stream
A pasty composition that hardens on drying

28. Fever
Weak and regular - strong and regular - full and bounding - feeble - irregular - thready - absent
Acute mental disturbance denfined by confused thinking and disrupted attention usually accompanied by disordered speech and hallucinations
Instrument with a long blunt working end calibrated with one to ten millimeter markings used to measure periodontal pockets in gums
Elevated body temp

29. Diastolic pressue(bottom #)
Body temp above the normal range
Pressure exerted on the arterial walls during ventricular relaxation - last blood pressure u will hear
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

30. Palpation
Arise in connective tissue; occur in bone - muscle - cartilage - and other types of connective tissues
Technique used to assess texture - size - consistency - and location of certain parts of the body and hands
Lesions - condition - turgor - color - temp - and odor
Realigning a broken bone through surgery with incisions

31. Turgor
Skin should quickly return to its orginal posistion
Decuitus ulcers - urinary tract infections - urinary calculi - stiff joints
A response or change in the body caused by an emotional - physical - social - or economic factor
120 - 160 bpm

32. Hypothermia
Disturbance of the metabolism of carbohydrates and the use of glucose by the body
Body temp below normal range
60 - 90 mmHg
Lying on the back in supine position with knees flexed

33. Closed reduction
Body temp above the normal range
Develops after age of 40 - pancreas secret some insulin but not enough to meet body's needs
Made of hollow glass stem and bulb filled with mecury and alcohol
Realigning a broken bone by manuel manipulation without incisions

34. Vertigo
Dizziness
Act of listening for sounds within the body
Assessment includes skin - hair - scalp - and nails
Arise in connective tissue; occur in bone - muscle - cartilage - and other types of connective tissues

35. Reduction
Exercises that are performed by the corpsman/technician when the patient is unable to move a body part independentally
Procedure used to reposition the ends of a broken bone
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
Ringing in the ear

36. Indications to use wheelchair
60 - 100 bpm
Assessment includes skin - hair - scalp - and nails
Rubber hammer used to assess reflexes - which is a gross assessment of the brain - spinal cord - or peripheral nerve impairment
Patient is ambulatory

37. Passive exercises
Exercises performed by the patient with some assistance
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
Develops after age of 40 - pancreas secret some insulin but not enough to meet body's needs
Exercises that are performed by the corpsman/technician when the patient is unable to move a body part independentally

38. Benign
Tympanic - oral - rectal
Peak pressure exerted on the arterial walls during ventricular contraction - first blood pressure sound u will hear
Being perplexed or disconcerted
Tumors that usually do not cause death

39. Dorsal Recumbent
Realigning a broken bone by manuel manipulation without incisions
Device used to obtain a patients weight
The force that circulating blood exerts against the arteial walls as the heart contracts and relaxes; measured in millimeters of mercury(mmHg)
Lying on the back in supine position with knees flexed

40. Paraplegia
Tumors that arise from epithelial tissue
Technique used to assess texture - size - consistency - and location of certain parts of the body and hands
Paralysis in lower extemities and trunk
Measure of the amount of heat below the skin and the subcutaneous tissues

41. Child resp rate
20 - 40 breaths
Act of listening for sounds within the body
Inflammation of the vein
Used during physical exam to wipe off instruments

42. Watch or clock
Used to time the pulses and respirations
Person can be aroused only briefly and only by vigorous external stimulation
Instrument used to check pupillary reaction to light and to inspect the inner eye. it may be portable or wall mounted
Soft - elastic - usually cotton fabric used espically for bandages and infants wear

43. Pulse
Regular - recurrent expansion and contraction of an artery produced by waves pf pressure caused when the heart beats
A vague - uneasy feeling in response to stress
Done to cure or control cancer
Used during physical exam to wipe off instruments

44. Tinnitus
Ringing in the ear
Balance - orthostatic hypertension - dizziness - nausea
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

45. Snellen chart
Paralysis in all four extremities and trunk
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
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
Regular - recurrent expansion and contraction of an artery produced by waves pf pressure caused when the heart beats

46. Fiberglass
Short stubby bulb - red
Composite structural material of plastic and fiberglass that is used in casting for children and elderly for light weight properties
Arise in connective tissue; occur in bone - muscle - cartilage - and other types of connective tissues
Age related - exposure to noise - build up of cerumel

47. Unconciousness
Device that is used for recording the electric activity of the heart
Condition in which there is a depression of cerebral function ranging from stupor to coma patient considerations for special needs
Lying supine with hips and knees flexed and the tighs abducted and rotated externally; used to assess the female genitalia and genital tract
Instrument used to check pupillary reaction to light and to inspect the inner eye. it may be portable or wall mounted

48. Sphygmomanometer
Pancreas do not produce insulin - most common in children and young adults
Develops during pregnancy
Instrument used to measure a patients blood pressure
Develops after age of 40 - pancreas secret some insulin but not enough to meet body's needs

49. Macular degenration
Gradual loss of acute - central - and color vision in the elderly
Absence of breathing
20 - 40 breaths
Develops after age of 40 - pancreas secret some insulin but not enough to meet body's needs

50. Non insulin dependent( type II)