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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. Mental health
Made of hollow glass stem and bulb filled with mecury and alcohol
Without fever
Inability to hear high frequency
State of mind in which the person copes with and adjusts to the stresses of everyday living by behaving in ways acceptable to society

2. wWhere can pulse be found on body
Patient is ambulatory
Abnormally rapid heartbeat - above 100 bpm in adults
Absence of breathing
Radial - brachial - dosterior tibialis - dorsalis pedis - femoral - apiical - carotid - temporal

3. Cast
Accumulation of fluid inside the eye that exerts pressure on the optic nerve; eventually causes blindness
Peak pressure exerted on the arterial walls during ventricular contraction - first blood pressure sound u will hear
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
Position the patient sitting on the side of bed with legs and feet over the side

4. 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
Goals are to destroy the cancer cells without killing too many normal cells and to cure or control the rate of cancer cell growth
Pancreas do not produce insulin - most common in children and young adults

5. Thrombophlebitis
120 - 160 bpm
Regular - recurrent expansion and contraction of an artery produced by waves pf pressure caused when the heart beats
Procedure used to reposition the ends of a broken bone
Inflammation of a vein associated with a thrombus

6. Passive exercises
Lack of adult supervision - malnourishment - unsafe living environments - untreated chronic illness
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
Age related - exposure to noise - build up of cerumel

7. What is dorsal recumbent used for?
Assessing the head - neck - anterior thorax - lungs - breast - axillae - heart - abdomen - and extremities
Blood pressure decreases rapidly in relation to positive changes from lying to sitting or standing
The force that circulating blood exerts against the arteial walls as the heart contracts and relaxes; measured in millimeters of mercury(mmHg)
Ages of 4-6 and 11-12

8. Surgery
Condition in which there is a depression of cerebral function ranging from stupor to coma patient considerations for special needs
Acute mental disturbance denfined by confused thinking and disrupted attention usually accompanied by disordered speech and hallucinations
Done to cure or control cancer
Device used to obtain a patients weight

9. Radiation
Pulse with irregular rhythm
97.6
Used to destroy or retard cancer cell growth
Exercises performed by the patient

10. Systolic pressure(top #)
Peak pressure exerted on the arterial walls during ventricular contraction - first blood pressure sound u will hear
25 - 40 breaths
Disturbance in the ability to cope or adjusts to stress; behavior and function are impaired
Tumors that usually do not cause death

11. Percussion/reflex hammer
Long slender bulb - blue
Clouding of the lens
Rubber hammer used to assess reflexes - which is a gross assessment of the brain - spinal cord - or peripheral nerve impairment
Board placed at the foot of the bed that supports the feet at right angles to the body

12. Percussion
Electronic instrument used to obtain a patients body temp
Technique in physical examination of tapping the body with finger tips to evaluate the size - borders - and consistency of some internal organs
Carcinomas - sarcomas
Pressure exerted on the arterial walls during ventricular relaxation - last blood pressure u will hear

13. 2 types of otitis media
Chronic and acute
Procedure used to reposition the ends of a broken bone
Patient is ambulatory
Realigning a broken bone through surgery with incisions

14. Temp
Usually progressive condition marked by deteriorated cognitive functioning often accompanied by emotional apathy(e.g. Alzheimers disease)
Blood pressure decreases rapidly in relation to positive changes from lying to sitting or standing
Measure of the amount of heat below the skin and the subcutaneous tissues
New growth abnormal cells

15. Electrocardiograph (EKG)
Abnormally rapid heartbeat - above 100 bpm in adults
An instrument used to examine the external ear - the eardrum - and the ossicles of the middle ear. it may be portable or wall mounted
Device that is used for recording the electric activity of the heart
120 - 160 bpm

16. Vaginal speculum
Retinal change - blindness - kidney disease - nerve disease - circulatory disorders
Bi-valved instrument - with two opening blades used for the inspection of the vaginal cavity
Decuitus ulcers - urinary tract infections - urinary calculi - stiff joints
Absence of breathing

17. Oral thermometer
Long slender bulb - blue
Low blood sugar
An age related decreased ability to focus on near objects
1400 to 1800

18. Scale
Device used to obtain a patients weight
Pancreas do not produce insulin - most common in children and young adults
The force that circulating blood exerts against the arteial walls as the heart contracts and relaxes; measured in millimeters of mercury(mmHg)
Pulse with irregular rhythm

19. Condition
Skin should be smooth and dry
Chronic disease of the inner ear
Excessivly rapid breathing
Board placed at the foot of the bed that supports the feet at right angles to the body

20. Tissues
Electronic instrument used to obtain a patients body temp
Used during physical exam to wipe off instruments
Hemiplegia - paraplegia - quadriplegia
Blood clot moving in the blood stream

21. Afebrile
Body temp above the normal range
Thin blade fro pressing down the tongue during medical examination of the mouth and throat.
Board placed at the foot of the bed that supports the feet at right angles to the body
Without fever

22. Footboard
Confusion - delirium - dementia - depression
Board placed at the foot of the bed that supports the feet at right angles to the body
Measuring device used to measure the circumference of an infants head - obtain body length - obtain circumference of extremities or abdominal girth
Abnormally rapid heartbeat - above 100 bpm in adults

23. Insulin dependent(type 1)
Exercises performed by the patient with some assistance
Tweezer like instrument used to transport small item to and from the mouth
100 - 120 bpm
Pancreas do not produce insulin - most common in children and young adults

24. Hypotension
98.6
Pressure exerted on the arterial walls during ventricular relaxation - last blood pressure u will hear
Low blood sugar
Low blood pressure - insufficient perfusion of internal organs

25. Chemotherapy
25 - 40 breaths
Goals are to destroy the cancer cells without killing too many normal cells and to cure or control the rate of cancer cell growth
Chronic and acute
Gradual loss of acute - central - and color vision in the elderly

26. Snellen chart
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
Soft - elastic - usually cotton fabric used espically for bandages and infants wear
Retinal change - blindness - kidney disease - nerve disease - circulatory disorders
Pressure exerted on the arterial walls during ventricular relaxation - last blood pressure u will hear

27. Stethoscope
Instrument used for listening to sounds produced within the body; can be used to auscultate the heart - lungs - abdomen - bowels - and blood pressure
Branch of medicine that is concerned with the correction of prevention of skeletal deformities
Inflammation of the vein
A posistion where the patient is lying supinewith knees flexed

28. Tympanic temp
Act of listening for sounds within the body
98.6
Device that is used for recording the electric activity of the heart
Disturbance in the ability to cope or adjusts to stress; behavior and function are impaired

29. Orthopedics
Exercises that are performed by motorized exercised machinery that keeps a joint in constant slow motion
Branch of medicine that is concerned with the correction of prevention of skeletal deformities
Decubhus ulcers - urinary tract infections - urinary calculi - stiff joints
Unconscious reactions that block unpleasant or threating feelings

30. Exam gloves
Gloves used during the examination of the buccal(oral) cavity - genitals - and perineal region
Pancreas do not produce insulin - most common in children and young adults
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 - 20 breaths

31. Stockinet
Soft - elastic - usually cotton fabric used espically for bandages and infants wear
Areas on the skin where the cast has been indented or pushed in that may caused sores or skin breakdown
Person can be aroused only briefly and only by vigorous external stimulation
100 - 120 bpm

32. Embolus
Tumors that arise from epithelial tissue
Surgery - radiation - chemotherapy
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
Blood clot moving in the blood stream

33. Cataracts
Sore caused by pressure or rubbing against something for a period of time
Skin should be smooth and dry
Clouding of the lens
Measure of the amount of heat below the skin and the subcutaneous tissues

34. Adult resp rate
Hemiplegia - paraplegia - quadriplegia
12 - 20 breaths
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

35. Dangling
99.6
Position the patient sitting on the side of bed with legs and feet over the side
Electronic instrument used to obtain a patients body temp
Tumors that arise from epithelial tissue

36. Reduction
Excessivly rapid breathing
Eyes do not open upon stimulation - absence of comprehensible speech - and failure to obey commands
Technique used in physical examination to carefully and critically examine the body
Procedure used to reposition the ends of a broken bone

37. Auscultation
Measure of the amount of heat below the skin and the subcutaneous tissues
Low blood sugar
Decuitus ulcers - urinary tract infections - urinary calculi - stiff joints
Act of listening for sounds within the body

38. Stupor
Lack of adult supervision - malnourishment - unsafe living environments - untreated chronic illness
Chronic and acute
Person can be aroused only briefly and only by vigorous external stimulation
An unsually strong pulse

39. Contracture
Clouding of the lens
A permanently flexed joint that occurs with shortened muscle tissue
Paralysis of ones side of the body
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

40. Conditions where oral temp assessment is contradicated
97.6
Technique in physical examination of tapping the body with finger tips to evaluate the size - borders - and consistency of some internal organs
Child under 6 - mouth breathers - oral or nasal surgery - unconscious or irrational
O: onset P: provocation Q: quality R: radiation S: scale T: time

41. Plaster
Tumors that usually do not cause death
The act of expelling air out of the lungs
State of mind in which the person copes with and adjusts to the stresses of everyday living by behaving in ways acceptable to society
A pasty composition that hardens on drying

42. Treatments for cancer
25 - 40 breaths
Being perplexed or disconcerted
Surgery - radiation - chemotherapy
Instrument used to check pupillary reaction to light and to inspect the inner eye. it may be portable or wall mounted

43. Integumentary system
Assessment includes skin - hair - scalp - and nails
Low blood sugar
Exercises performed by the patient with some assistance
Done to cure or control cancer

44. Infant resp rate
A vague - uneasy feeling in response to stress
25 - 40 breaths
Done to cure or control cancer
The act of taking air into the lungs

45. Complications of uncontrolled diabetes
Clouding of the lens
Retinal change - blindness - kidney disease - nerve disease - circulatory disorders
Elevated body temp
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

46. Hyperthermia
The exchange of gases between the atmosphere - blood - and body cells; measurement that consists of one inhalation and one exhalation
Body temp above the normal range
120 - 160 bpm
Regular - recurrent expansion and contraction of an artery produced by waves pf pressure caused when the heart beats

47. Tachypnea
Blood clot moving in the blood stream
Lying on the back in supine position with knees flexed
Excessivly rapid breathing
100 - 120 bpm

48. Vertigo
Using the sence of smell during physical examination
Flow of blood through tissues - providing them with oxygen and nutrients - and removing waste products
Dizziness
60 - 100 bpm

49. Steps for ambulating a patient with transfer belt
Ringing in the ear
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
Used to time the pulses and respirations
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

50. Flashlight