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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. Anxiety
A vague - uneasy feeling in response to stress
12 - 20 breaths
A response or change in the body caused by an emotional - physical - social - or economic factor
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

2. Tachycardia
A vague - uneasy feeling in response to stress
Abnormally rapid heartbeat - above 100 bpm in adults
Ages of 4-6 and 11-12
Electronic instrument used to obtain a patients body temp

3. Scale
Device used to obtain a patients weight
The act of taking air into the lungs
Exercises performed by the patient with some assistance
Jaundice - high temp - limp body - slow to respond - eating poorly - hard or watery stools - redness and draining aroung cord stump or circumcision

4. Diastolic pressue(bottom #)
Made of hollow glass stem and bulb filled with mecury and alcohol
Infared sensor measures the temp of blood flow in ear
Acute mental disturbance denfined by confused thinking and disrupted attention usually accompanied by disordered speech and hallucinations
Pressure exerted on the arterial walls during ventricular relaxation - last blood pressure u will hear

5. Thrombus
Bi-valved instrument - with two opening blades used for the inspection of the vaginal cavity
Stationary blood clot
Tumors that usually do not cause death
Flow of blood through tissues - providing them with oxygen and nutrients - and removing waste products

6. Reduction
Radial - brachial - dosterior tibialis - dorsalis pedis - femoral - apiical - carotid - temporal
Gloves used during the examination of the buccal(oral) cavity - genitals - and perineal region
Ringing in the ear
Procedure used to reposition the ends of a broken bone

7. Palpation
120 - 160 bpm
Tumors that arise from epithelial tissue
Technique used to assess texture - size - consistency - and location of certain parts of the body and hands
High blood pressure - rupture of the arteries and destruction of the organs

8. Adult resp rate
Measure of the amount of heat below the skin and the subcutaneous tissues
12 - 20 breaths
Rate - rhythm - depth - sound
60 - 100 bpm

9. Vertigo
Technique used to assess texture - size - consistency - and location of certain parts of the body and hands
Note location - size - color - and characteristics
Dizziness
New growth abnormal cells

10. Cognitive disorders in elderly
Carcinomas - sarcomas
Stationary blood clot
Confusion - delirium - dementia - depression
Patient is ambulatory

11. Characteristics to ask and document when assessing pain
Acute mental disturbance denfined by confused thinking and disrupted attention usually accompanied by disordered speech and hallucinations
Tumors that cause death if left untreated
Develops during pregnancy
O: onset P: provocation Q: quality R: radiation S: scale T: time

12. Vaginal speculum
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
Instrument used to assess the pupil's response to light
Bi-valved instrument - with two opening blades used for the inspection of the vaginal cavity
Excessivly rapid breathing

13. Bradycardia
Exercises performed by the patient
Board placed at the foot of the bed that supports the feet at right angles to the body
Abnormally slow heartbeat - below 60 bpm in adults
90 - 150 mmHg - 40+ goes up to 160 mmHg

14. Axillary temp
The act of taking air into the lungs
Infection of the middle ear
Low blood pressure - insufficient perfusion of internal organs
97.6

15. Tissues
Person can be aroused only briefly and only by vigorous external stimulation
Used during physical exam to wipe off instruments
Usually progressive condition marked by deteriorated cognitive functioning often accompanied by emotional apathy(e.g. Alzheimers disease)
Yellow color to the skin and eyes

16. Tympanic thermometer
Paralysis of ones side of the body
Sore caused by pressure or rubbing against something for a period of time
Infared sensor measures the temp of blood flow in ear
Technique used in physical examination to carefully and critically examine the body

17. Dorsal recumbent
Thin blade fro pressing down the tongue during medical examination of the mouth and throat.
A posistion where the patient is lying supinewith knees flexed
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

18. Oral temp
Abnormally slow heartbeat - below 60 bpm in adults
98.6
Composite structural material of plastic and fiberglass that is used in casting for children and elderly for light weight properties
The degree to which a joint is moved by flexion and extension

19. Coma
Eyes do not open upon stimulation - absence of comprehensible speech - and failure to obey commands
Device that is used for recording the electric activity of the heart
Measuring device used to measure the circumference of an infants head - obtain body length - obtain circumference of extremities or abdominal girth
Procedure used to reposition the ends of a broken bone

20. wWhere can pulse be found on body
Regular - recurrent expansion and contraction of an artery produced by waves pf pressure caused when the heart beats
The degree to which a joint is moved by flexion and extension
Radial - brachial - dosterior tibialis - dorsalis pedis - femoral - apiical - carotid - temporal
Technique used to assess texture - size - consistency - and location of certain parts of the body and hands

21. Fiberglass
Composite structural material of plastic and fiberglass that is used in casting for children and elderly for light weight properties
Instrument used to check pupillary reaction to light and to inspect the inner eye. it may be portable or wall mounted
Confusion - delirium - dementia - depression
Used to time the pulses and respirations

22. Macular degenration
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
Body temp below normal range
Inflammation of a vein associated with a thrombus
Gradual loss of acute - central - and color vision in the elderly

23. Pressure ulcer
Sore caused by pressure or rubbing against something for a period of time
Stertorous - snoring - gasping - labored - choking - gurgling
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
Technique used in physical examination to carefully and critically examine the body

24. Watch or clock
Used to time the pulses and respirations
Skin should quickly return to its orginal posistion
A response or change in the body caused by an emotional - physical - social - or economic factor
High blood pressure - rupture of the arteries and destruction of the organs

25. Arrhythmia
With fever
Measuring device used to measure the circumference of an infants head - obtain body length - obtain circumference of extremities or abdominal girth
Pulse with irregular rhythm
Used to destroy or retard cancer cell growth

26. 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
Read out unit that produces an audible beep when the mwasurement is complete and displays the reading on the screen
Balance - orthostatic hypertension - dizziness - nausea
Ringing in the ear

27. Rectal thermometer
Lying on the back in supine position with knees flexed
Child under 6 - mouth breathers - oral or nasal surgery - unconscious or irrational
Unconscious reactions that block unpleasant or threating feelings
Short stubby bulb - red

28. Lithotomy Position
Short stubby bulb - red
98.6
Lying supine with hips and knees flexed and the tighs abducted and rotated externally; used to assess the female genitalia and genital tract
Excessivly rapid breathing

29. Auscultation
An instrument used to examine the external ear - the eardrum - and the ossicles of the middle ear. it may be portable or wall mounted
Act of listening for sounds within the body
100 - 120 bpm
98.6

30. Probes for electronic thermometer
Electronic instrument used to obtain a patients body temp
Tympanic - oral - rectal
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
Assessment includes skin - hair - scalp - and nails

31. Orthopedics
Assessing the head - neck - anterior thorax - lungs - breast - axillae - heart - abdomen - and extremities
An age related decreased ability to focus on near objects
20 - 40 breaths
Branch of medicine that is concerned with the correction of prevention of skeletal deformities

32. Factors assessed when patient is dangaling
Measuring device used to measure the circumference of an infants head - obtain body length - obtain circumference of extremities or abdominal girth
Balance - orthostatic hypertension - dizziness - nausea
Dizziness
Note location - size - color - and characteristics

33. Stupor
Tweezer like instrument used to transport small item to and from the mouth
Assessment includes skin - hair - scalp - and nails
Device used to obtain a patients weight
Person can be aroused only briefly and only by vigorous external stimulation

34. Diabetes
Device that is used for recording the electric activity of the heart
Disturbance of the metabolism of carbohydrates and the use of glucose by the body
Eyes do not open upon stimulation - absence of comprehensible speech - and failure to obey commands
Radial - brachial - dosterior tibialis - dorsalis pedis - femoral - apiical - carotid - temporal

35. Conditions where oral temp assessment is contradicated
Instrument used to check pupillary reaction to light and to inspect the inner eye. it may be portable or wall mounted
Blood clot moving in the blood stream
Child under 6 - mouth breathers - oral or nasal surgery - unconscious or irrational
Body temp below normal range

36. Pressure point
Labored or difficult breathing
Technique used in physical examination to carefully and critically examine the body
Areas on the skin where the cast has been indented or pushed in that may caused sores or skin breakdown
A weak and rapid pulse

37. 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
Jaundice - high temp - limp body - slow to respond - eating poorly - hard or watery stools - redness and draining aroung cord stump or circumcision
Long slender bulb - blue
An unsually strong pulse

38. Abnormal lung sounds
Regular - recurrent expansion and contraction of an artery produced by waves pf pressure caused when the heart beats
Dizziness
Stertorous - snoring - gasping - labored - choking - gurgling
Condition in which there is a depression of cerebral function ranging from stupor to coma patient considerations for special needs

39. Main groups of malignant tumors
Stationary blood clot
Carcinomas - sarcomas
Weak and regular - strong and regular - full and bounding - feeble - irregular - thready - absent
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

40. Phelbitis
Inflammation of the vein
Decuitus ulcers - urinary tract infections - urinary calculi - stiff joints
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
Tumors that cause death if left untreated

41. Hyperthermia
Disturbance in the ability to cope or adjusts to stress; behavior and function are impaired
Clouding of the lens
Decubhus ulcers - urinary tract infections - urinary calculi - stiff joints
Body temp above the normal range

42. Infant resp rate
Regular - recurrent expansion and contraction of an artery produced by waves pf pressure caused when the heart beats
Without fever
25 - 40 breaths
Decuitus ulcers - urinary tract infections - urinary calculi - stiff joints

43. Menieres disease
Rubber hammer used to assess reflexes - which is a gross assessment of the brain - spinal cord - or peripheral nerve impairment
Develops during pregnancy
Chronic disease of the inner ear
Act of listening for sounds within the body

44. Gestational diabetes
Stertorous - snoring - gasping - labored - choking - gurgling
Exercises performed by the patient with some assistance
The exchange of gases between the atmosphere - blood - and body cells; measurement that consists of one inhalation and one exhalation
Develops during pregnancy

45. Factors that increase ital signs values
Hemiplegia - paraplegia - quadriplegia
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
Pain - stimulant drugs - anger - eating exercise

46. Exam gloves
Decuitus ulcers - urinary tract infections - urinary calculi - stiff joints
Note location - size - color - and characteristics
Gloves used during the examination of the buccal(oral) cavity - genitals - and perineal region
98.6

47. Hypothermia
Body temp below normal range
Disturbance of the metabolism of carbohydrates and the use of glucose by the body
Read out unit that produces an audible beep when the mwasurement is complete and displays the reading on the screen
Rest - depression - depressant drugs

48. Adult pulse rate
Decuitus ulcers - urinary tract infections - urinary calculi - stiff joints
60 - 100 bpm
120 - 160 bpm
Pain - stimulant drugs - anger - eating exercise

49. What is dorsal recumbent used for?
Absence of breathing
Skin should be smooth and dry
Assessing the head - neck - anterior thorax - lungs - breast - axillae - heart - abdomen - and extremities
Act of listening for sounds within the body

50. Symptoms of illness in infants
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
Device that is used for recording the electric activity of the heart
Decuitus ulcers - urinary tract infections - urinary calculi - stiff joints
Jaundice - high temp - limp body - slow to respond - eating poorly - hard or watery stools - redness and draining aroung cord stump or circumcision