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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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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Depression
Tympanic - oral - rectal
Pancreas do not produce insulin - most common in children and young adults
Gloves used during the examination of the buccal(oral) cavity - genitals - and perineal region
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

2. Closed reduction
Electronic instrument used to obtain a patients body temp
Using the sence of smell during physical examination
Realigning a broken bone by manuel manipulation without incisions
99.6

3. Dorsal recumbent
A pasty composition that hardens on drying
Peak pressure exerted on the arterial walls during ventricular contraction - first blood pressure sound u will hear
A posistion where the patient is lying supinewith knees flexed
Tweezer like instrument used to transport small item to and from the mouth

4. Temp
Stertorous - snoring - gasping - labored - choking - gurgling
Develops after age of 40 - pancreas secret some insulin but not enough to meet body's needs
Measure of the amount of heat below the skin and the subcutaneous tissues
An unsually strong pulse

5. Auscultation
Act of listening for sounds within the body
Yellow color to the skin and eyes
Instrument used for listening to sounds produced within the body; can be used to auscultate the heart - lungs - abdomen - bowels - and blood pressure
Instrument used to measure a patients blood pressure

6. Treatments for cancer
Note location - size - color - and characteristics
Surgery - radiation - chemotherapy
Instrument used to check pupillary reaction to light and to inspect the inner eye. it may be portable or wall mounted
Gloves used during the examination of the buccal(oral) cavity - genitals - and perineal region

7. Electrocardiograph (EKG)
Measuring device used to measure the circumference of an infants head - obtain body length - obtain circumference of extremities or abdominal girth
Excessivly rapid breathing
Carcinomas - sarcomas
Device that is used for recording the electric activity of the heart

8. Integumentary system
Acute mental disturbance denfined by confused thinking and disrupted attention usually accompanied by disordered speech and hallucinations
Assessment includes skin - hair - scalp - and nails
Branch of medicine that is concerned with the correction of prevention of skeletal deformities
Device used to obtain a patients weight

9. Scale
Realigning a broken bone through surgery with incisions
Lying on the back in supine position with knees flexed
Device used to obtain a patients weight
Lying supine with hips and knees flexed and the tighs abducted and rotated externally; used to assess the female genitalia and genital tract

10. Otoscope
The force that circulating blood exerts against the arteial walls as the heart contracts and relaxes; measured in millimeters of mercury(mmHg)
An instrument used to examine the external ear - the eardrum - and the ossicles of the middle ear. it may be portable or wall mounted
Realigning a broken bone by manuel manipulation without incisions
Rubber hammer used to assess reflexes - which is a gross assessment of the brain - spinal cord - or peripheral nerve impairment

11. Least accurate thermometer probe
An instrument used to examine the external ear - the eardrum - and the ossicles of the middle ear. it may be portable or wall mounted
Pain - stimulant drugs - anger - eating exercise
Heat sensitive patch/tape
The degree to which a joint is moved by flexion and extension

12. Oral thermometer
98.6
Surgery - radiation - chemotherapy
Goals are to destroy the cancer cells without killing too many normal cells and to cure or control the rate of cancer cell growth
Long slender bulb - blue

13. Snellen chart
Rate - rhythm - depth - sound
Note location - size - color - and characteristics
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
Jaundice - high temp - limp body - slow to respond - eating poorly - hard or watery stools - redness and draining aroung cord stump or circumcision

14. Active exercises
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
Bi-valved instrument - with two opening blades used for the inspection of the vaginal cavity
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

15. Electronic thermometer
Read out unit that produces an audible beep when the mwasurement is complete and displays the reading on the screen
Board placed at the foot of the bed that supports the feet at right angles to the body
Inflammation of a vein associated with a thrombus
O: onset P: provocation Q: quality R: radiation S: scale T: time

16. Active assistant exercises
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
Exercises performed by the patient with some assistance
Lack of adult supervision - malnourishment - unsafe living environments - untreated chronic illness
Acute mental disturbance denfined by confused thinking and disrupted attention usually accompanied by disordered speech and hallucinations

17. Inhalation
Disturbance in the ability to cope or adjusts to stress; behavior and function are impaired
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
The act of taking air into the lungs

18. Cognitive disorders in elderly
Confusion - delirium - dementia - depression
60 - 100 bpm
Pulse with irregular rhythm
Sore caused by pressure or rubbing against something for a period of time

19. Vaginal speculum
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
Paralysis of ones side of the body
Peak pressure exerted on the arterial walls during ventricular contraction - first blood pressure sound u will hear
Bi-valved instrument - with two opening blades used for the inspection of the vaginal cavity

20. Footboard
Abnormally slow heartbeat - below 60 bpm in adults
Board placed at the foot of the bed that supports the feet at right angles to the body
A permanently flexed joint that occurs with shortened muscle tissue
Regular - recurrent expansion and contraction of an artery produced by waves pf pressure caused when the heart beats

21. Steps for ambulating a patient with transfer belt
An instrument used to examine the external ear - the eardrum - and the ossicles of the middle ear. it may be portable or wall mounted
Without fever
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
Instrument used to assess the pupil's response to light

22. Fever
With fever
Electronic instrument used to obtain a patients body temp
Elevated body temp
Position the patient sitting on the side of bed with legs and feet over the side

23. Hypotension
Realigning a broken bone by manuel manipulation without incisions
98.6
Low blood pressure - insufficient perfusion of internal organs
Disturbance in the ability to cope or adjusts to stress; behavior and function are impaired

24. Explorer
Condition in which there is a depression of cerebral function ranging from stupor to coma patient considerations for special needs
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 that are performed by the corpsman/technician when the patient is unable to move a body part independentally
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

25. Bounding pulse
Yellow color to the skin and eyes
With fever
An unsually strong pulse
Used during physical exam to wipe off instruments

26. Continuous passive motion(cpm)
Exercises that are performed by motorized exercised machinery that keeps a joint in constant slow motion
A permanently flexed joint that occurs with shortened muscle tissue
Decubhus ulcers - urinary tract infections - urinary calculi - stiff joints
Unconscious reactions that block unpleasant or threating feelings

27. Plaster
A pasty composition that hardens on drying
Branch of medicine that is concerned with the correction of prevention of skeletal deformities
Condition in which there is a depression of cerebral function ranging from stupor to coma patient considerations for special needs
Weak and regular - strong and regular - full and bounding - feeble - irregular - thready - absent

28. Vertigo
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
Dizziness
98.6
Thin blade fro pressing down the tongue during medical examination of the mouth and throat.

29. Hypertension
Instrument used for listening to sounds produced within the body; can be used to auscultate the heart - lungs - abdomen - bowels - and blood pressure
High blood pressure - rupture of the arteries and destruction of the organs
Confusion - delirium - dementia - depression
The act of taking air into the lungs

30. Menieres disease
Lack of adult supervision - malnourishment - unsafe living environments - untreated chronic illness
Ringing in the ear
Surgery - radiation - chemotherapy
Chronic disease of the inner ear

31. Orthopedics
The act of expelling air out of the lungs
Tumors that arise from epithelial tissue
Branch of medicine that is concerned with the correction of prevention of skeletal deformities
Infared sensor measures the temp of blood flow in ear

32. Opthalmoscope
Ringing in the ear
A permanently flexed joint that occurs with shortened muscle tissue
Instrument used to check pupillary reaction to light and to inspect the inner eye. it may be portable or wall mounted
Inflammation of a vein associated with a thrombus

33. Electronic thermometer
Electronic instrument used to obtain a patients body temp
New growth abnormal cells
60 - 90 mmHg
Balance - orthostatic hypertension - dizziness - nausea

34. Presbyopia
Ages of 4-6 and 11-12
An age related decreased ability to focus on near objects
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
Done to cure or control cancer

35. 4 long term complications of paraylsis
Decubhus ulcers - urinary tract infections - urinary calculi - stiff joints
12 - 20 breaths
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
Age related - exposure to noise - build up of cerumel

36. Open reduction
The degree to which a joint is moved by flexion and extension
Realigning a broken bone through surgery with incisions
Using the sence of smell during physical examination
Peak pressure exerted on the arterial walls during ventricular contraction - first blood pressure sound u will hear

37. Paraplegia
Patient is ambulatory
An unsually strong pulse
Exercises that are performed by the corpsman/technician when the patient is unable to move a body part independentally
Paralysis in lower extemities and trunk

38. Tinnitus
Ringing in the ear
Arise in connective tissue; occur in bone - muscle - cartilage - and other types of connective tissues
Balance - orthostatic hypertension - dizziness - nausea
Low blood sugar

39. Pressure point
Hemiplegia - paraplegia - quadriplegia
Areas on the skin where the cast has been indented or pushed in that may caused sores or skin breakdown
Tympanic - oral - rectal
Elevated body temp

40. Thrombus
Pressure exerted on the arterial walls during ventricular relaxation - last blood pressure u will hear
Peak pressure exerted on the arterial walls during ventricular contraction - first blood pressure sound u will hear
Stationary blood clot
Low blood sugar

41. Characteristics of respirations
Technique used to assess texture - size - consistency - and location of certain parts of the body and hands
Rate - rhythm - depth - sound
Infection of the middle ear
Labored or difficult breathing

42. Immunization boosters are recommended
Radial - brachial - dosterior tibialis - dorsalis pedis - femoral - apiical - carotid - temporal
A pasty composition that hardens on drying
Pressure exerted on the arterial walls during ventricular relaxation - last blood pressure u will hear
Ages of 4-6 and 11-12

43. Tympanic temp
Regular - recurrent expansion and contraction of an artery produced by waves pf pressure caused when the heart beats
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
98.6
Ages of 4-6 and 11-12

44. 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
Body temp below normal range
Stationary blood clot
25 - 40 breaths

45. Abnormal lung sounds
Stertorous - snoring - gasping - labored - choking - gurgling
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
Balance - orthostatic hypertension - dizziness - nausea
Tweezer like instrument used to transport small item to and from the mouth

46. Mental health
State of mind in which the person copes with and adjusts to the stresses of everyday living by behaving in ways acceptable to society
The act of expelling air out of the lungs
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
Inability to hear high frequency

47. Orthostatic hypotension
A response or change in the body caused by an emotional - physical - social - or economic factor
Body temp below normal range
Blood pressure decreases rapidly in relation to positive changes from lying to sitting or standing
20 - 40 breaths

48. Complications of uncontrolled diabetes
Used during physical exam to wipe off instruments
Electronic instrument used to obtain a patients body temp
Retinal change - blindness - kidney disease - nerve disease - circulatory disorders
60 - 100 bpm

49. Quadriplegia
97.6
Paralysis in all four extremities and trunk
120 - 160 bpm
Blood pressure decreases rapidly in relation to positive changes from lying to sitting or standing

50. Percussion/reflex hammer
Pancreas do not produce insulin - most common in children and young adults
Rubber hammer used to assess reflexes - which is a gross assessment of the brain - spinal cord - or peripheral nerve impairment
A weak and rapid pulse
90 - 150 mmHg - 40+ goes up to 160 mmHg