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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. Electrocardiograph (EKG)
Device that is used for recording the electric activity of the heart
A permanently flexed joint that occurs with shortened muscle tissue
Tumors that usually do not cause death
Infared sensor measures the temp of blood flow in ear

2. Macular degenration
Gradual loss of acute - central - and color vision in the elderly
Blood pressure decreases rapidly in relation to positive changes from lying to sitting or standing
A posistion where the patient is lying supinewith knees flexed
Being perplexed or disconcerted

3. Complications of uncontrolled diabetes
Retinal change - blindness - kidney disease - nerve disease - circulatory disorders
The exchange of gases between the atmosphere - blood - and body cells; measurement that consists of one inhalation and one exhalation
100 - 120 bpm
Pressure exerted on the arterial walls during ventricular relaxation - last blood pressure u will hear

4. Lithotomy Position
Blood clot moving in the blood stream
Long slender bulb - blue
Lying supine with hips and knees flexed and the tighs abducted and rotated externally; used to assess the female genitalia and genital tract
Body temp below normal range

5. Electronic thermometer
Assessment includes skin - hair - scalp - and nails
Labored or difficult breathing
Electronic instrument used to obtain a patients body temp
Blood pressure decreases rapidly in relation to positive changes from lying to sitting or standing

6. Range of motion(ROM)
The degree to which a joint is moved by flexion and extension
Realigning a broken bone by manuel manipulation without incisions
Develops during pregnancy
Blood clot moving in the blood stream

7. Abnormal lung sounds
Stertorous - snoring - gasping - labored - choking - gurgling
Acute mental disturbance denfined by confused thinking and disrupted attention usually accompanied by disordered speech and hallucinations
Procedure used to reposition the ends of a broken bone
Tumors that cause death if left untreated

8. Perfusion
Flow of blood through tissues - providing them with oxygen and nutrients - and removing waste products
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
A weak and rapid pulse
Pancreas do not produce insulin - most common in children and young adults

9. Describes strength of pulse
Arise in connective tissue; occur in bone - muscle - cartilage - and other types of connective tissues
Using the sence of smell during physical examination
Weak and regular - strong and regular - full and bounding - feeble - irregular - thready - absent
Pressure exerted on the arterial walls during ventricular relaxation - last blood pressure u will hear

10. Tachypnea
Device used to obtain a patients weight
Rubber hammer used to assess reflexes - which is a gross assessment of the brain - spinal cord - or peripheral nerve impairment
Excessivly rapid breathing
Sore caused by pressure or rubbing against something for a period of time

11. Anxiety
Arise in connective tissue; occur in bone - muscle - cartilage - and other types of connective tissues
The degree to which a joint is moved by flexion and extension
A vague - uneasy feeling in response to stress
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

12. Main groups of malignant tumors
Carcinomas - sarcomas
Long slender bulb - blue
Retinal change - blindness - kidney disease - nerve disease - circulatory disorders
Chronic and acute

13. Active assistant exercises
Used during physical exam to wipe off instruments
Rate - rhythm - depth - sound
Exercises performed by the patient with some assistance
12 - 20 breaths

14. Pressure ulcer
Sore caused by pressure or rubbing against something for a period of time
Skin should be smooth and dry
An age related decreased ability to focus on near objects
New growth abnormal cells

15. Immunization boosters are recommended
O: onset P: provocation Q: quality R: radiation S: scale T: time
Assessment includes skin - hair - scalp - and nails
Ages of 4-6 and 11-12
An instrument used to examine the external ear - the eardrum - and the ossicles of the middle ear. it may be portable or wall mounted

16. Otitis media
Instrument used to check pupillary reaction to light and to inspect the inner eye. it may be portable or wall mounted
Heat sensitive patch/tape
Infection of the middle ear
Abnormally slow heartbeat - below 60 bpm in adults

17. Defense mechanisms
A posistion where the patient is lying supinewith knees flexed
Unconscious reactions that block unpleasant or threating feelings
Labored or difficult breathing
Gradual loss of acute - central - and color vision in the elderly

18. Olfaction
Using the sence of smell during physical examination
Short stubby bulb - red
Exercises that are performed by motorized exercised machinery that keeps a joint in constant slow motion
Paralysis of ones side of the body

19. Depression
Skin should be smooth and dry
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
Technique in physical examination of tapping the body with finger tips to evaluate the size - borders - and consistency of some internal organs
Areas on the skin where the cast has been indented or pushed in that may caused sores or skin breakdown

20. Presbyopia
Peak pressure exerted on the arterial walls during ventricular contraction - first blood pressure sound u will hear
Done to cure or control cancer
Skin should be smooth and dry
An age related decreased ability to focus on near objects

21. Phelbitis
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
The act of taking air into the lungs
Along with height and weight - are taken as baseline data - provides info regarding the general heealth of a patient
Inflammation of the vein

22. Electronic thermometer
Retinal change - blindness - kidney disease - nerve disease - circulatory disorders
Accumulation of fluid inside the eye that exerts pressure on the optic nerve; eventually causes blindness
Pulse with irregular rhythm
Read out unit that produces an audible beep when the mwasurement is complete and displays the reading on the screen

23. Circumduction
Weak and regular - strong and regular - full and bounding - feeble - irregular - thready - absent
Lesions - condition - turgor - color - temp - and odor
Confusion - delirium - dementia - depression
The circular movement of a limb

24. Auscultation
Bi-valved instrument - with two opening blades used for the inspection of the vaginal cavity
Act of listening for sounds within the body
Develops during pregnancy
Lying supine with hips and knees flexed and the tighs abducted and rotated externally; used to assess the female genitalia and genital tract

25. Peridiontal probe
Age related - exposure to noise - build up of cerumel
100 - 120 bpm
Instrument with a long blunt working end calibrated with one to ten millimeter markings used to measure periodontal pockets in gums
Infection of the middle ear

26. Arrhythmia
Pain - stimulant drugs - anger - eating exercise
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
Tumors that usually do not cause death
Pulse with irregular rhythm

27. Febrile
Long slender bulb - blue
Bi-valved instrument - with two opening blades used for the inspection of the vaginal cavity
With fever
Stertorous - snoring - gasping - labored - choking - gurgling

28. Average systolic blood pressure
Unconscious reactions that block unpleasant or threating feelings
Carcinomas - sarcomas
90 - 150 mmHg - 40+ goes up to 160 mmHg
Usually progressive condition marked by deteriorated cognitive functioning often accompanied by emotional apathy(e.g. Alzheimers disease)

29. Respiration
Sore caused by pressure or rubbing against something for a period of time
Rate - rhythm - depth - sound
The exchange of gases between the atmosphere - blood - and body cells; measurement that consists of one inhalation and one exhalation
Technique used in physical examination to carefully and critically examine the body

30. Child pulse rate
100 - 120 bpm
Disturbance of the metabolism of carbohydrates and the use of glucose by the body
Tweezer like instrument used to transport small item to and from the mouth
Stertorous - snoring - gasping - labored - choking - gurgling

31. Embolus
Used to time the pulses and respirations
Gradual loss of acute - central - and color vision in the elderly
Eyes do not open upon stimulation - absence of comprehensible speech - and failure to obey commands
Blood clot moving in the blood stream

32. Lesions
Stertorous - snoring - gasping - labored - choking - gurgling
Note location - size - color - and characteristics
With fever
98.6

33. Pressure point
Clouding of the lens
Realigning a broken bone through surgery with incisions
Areas on the skin where the cast has been indented or pushed in that may caused sores or skin breakdown
Technique in physical examination of tapping the body with finger tips to evaluate the size - borders - and consistency of some internal organs

34. Radiation
Used to destroy or retard cancer cell growth
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
Measure of the amount of heat below the skin and the subcutaneous tissues
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

35. Percussion
Assessment includes skin - hair - scalp - and nails
1400 to 1800
Technique in physical examination of tapping the body with finger tips to evaluate the size - borders - and consistency of some internal organs
Infection of the middle ear

36. Cataracts
Skin should be smooth and dry
Realigning a broken bone through surgery with incisions
Decuitus ulcers - urinary tract infections - urinary calculi - stiff joints
Clouding of the lens

37. Stethoscope
Dizziness
Labored or difficult breathing
Instrument used for listening to sounds produced within the body; can be used to auscultate the heart - lungs - abdomen - bowels - and blood pressure
Arise in connective tissue; occur in bone - muscle - cartilage - and other types of connective tissues

38. Indications to use wheelchair
Lying supine with hips and knees flexed and the tighs abducted and rotated externally; used to assess the female genitalia and genital tract
Goals are to destroy the cancer cells without killing too many normal cells and to cure or control the rate of cancer cell growth
Carcinomas - sarcomas
Patient is ambulatory

39. Thrombophlebitis
Gradual loss of acute - central - and color vision in the elderly
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
Inflammation of a vein associated with a thrombus
Tumors that usually do not cause death

40. Dorsal Recumbent
Lying on the back in supine position with knees flexed
Realigning a broken bone through surgery with incisions
Flow of blood through tissues - providing them with oxygen and nutrients - and removing waste products
Ringing in the ear

41. Hearing loss
Infared sensor measures the temp of blood flow in ear
Carcinomas - sarcomas
Difficulty hearing normal conversations
Infection of the middle ear

42. Adult resp rate
Difficulty hearing normal conversations
Inflammation of a vein associated with a thrombus
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
12 - 20 breaths

43. Long term complications of paralysis
Blood clot moving in the blood stream
Long slender bulb - blue
Decuitus ulcers - urinary tract infections - urinary calculi - stiff joints
A permanently flexed joint that occurs with shortened muscle tissue

44. Benign
The degree to which a joint is moved by flexion and extension
Tumors that usually do not cause death
Inflammation of the vein
Note location - size - color - and characteristics

45. Cognitive disorders in elderly
Elevated body temp
Paralysis in all four extremities and trunk
Confusion - delirium - dementia - depression
Paralysis in lower extemities and trunk

46. Orthostatic hypotension
Lying supine with hips and knees flexed and the tighs abducted and rotated externally; used to assess the female genitalia and genital tract
Retinal change - blindness - kidney disease - nerve disease - circulatory disorders
Blood pressure decreases rapidly in relation to positive changes from lying to sitting or standing
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

47. Systolic pressure(top #)
25 - 40 breaths
Eyes do not open upon stimulation - absence of comprehensible speech - and failure to obey commands
High blood pressure - rupture of the arteries and destruction of the organs
Peak pressure exerted on the arterial walls during ventricular contraction - first blood pressure sound u will hear

48. Contracture
Tympanic - oral - rectal
A permanently flexed joint that occurs with shortened muscle tissue
Exercises performed by the patient with some assistance
Instrument used to measure a patients blood pressure

49. Temp
Measure of the amount of heat below the skin and the subcutaneous tissues
Realigning a broken bone by manuel manipulation without incisions
Rate - rhythm - depth - sound
Usually progressive condition marked by deteriorated cognitive functioning often accompanied by emotional apathy(e.g. Alzheimers disease)

50. Delirium
Acute mental disturbance denfined by confused thinking and disrupted attention usually accompanied by disordered speech and hallucinations
Tumors that cause death if left untreated
A vague - uneasy feeling in response to stress
Inflammation of a vein associated with a thrombus