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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. Mental illness
Disturbance in the ability to cope or adjusts to stress; behavior and function are impaired
Rest - depression - depressant drugs
Radial - brachial - dosterior tibialis - dorsalis pedis - femoral - apiical - carotid - temporal
Person can be aroused only briefly and only by vigorous external stimulation

2. Vertigo
The act of taking air into the lungs
Lesions - condition - turgor - color - temp - and odor
A weak and rapid pulse
Dizziness

3. Inspection
A vague - uneasy feeling in response to stress
Device that is used for recording the electric activity of the heart
Regular - recurrent expansion and contraction of an artery produced by waves pf pressure caused when the heart beats
Technique used in physical examination to carefully and critically examine the body

4. Tinnitus
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
Ringing in the ear
An age related decreased ability to focus on near objects
Measure of the amount of heat below the skin and the subcutaneous tissues

5. Percussion/reflex hammer
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
Rubber hammer used to assess reflexes - which is a gross assessment of the brain - spinal cord - or peripheral nerve impairment
Inability to hear high frequency
Chronic disease of the inner ear

6. Active exercises
Exercises performed by the patient
20 - 40 breaths
Device used to obtain a patients weight
Decubhus ulcers - urinary tract infections - urinary calculi - stiff joints

7. Insulin dependent(type 1)
Confusion - delirium - dementia - depression
Pancreas do not produce insulin - most common in children and young adults
Technique used in physical examination to carefully and critically examine the body
Soft - elastic - usually cotton fabric used espically for bandages and infants wear

8. Benign
Spinal cord lesions - multiple sclerosis - infections/abscesses of spinal cord - congential defects
Decuitus ulcers - urinary tract infections - urinary calculi - stiff joints
Tumors that usually do not cause death
Peak pressure exerted on the arterial walls during ventricular contraction - first blood pressure sound u will hear

9. Symptoms of illness in infants
Used to destroy or retard cancer cell growth
Exercises that are performed by the corpsman/technician when the patient is unable to move a body part independentally
Jaundice - high temp - limp body - slow to respond - eating poorly - hard or watery stools - redness and draining aroung cord stump or circumcision
A response or change in the body caused by an emotional - physical - social - or economic factor

10. Pulse
Regular - recurrent expansion and contraction of an artery produced by waves pf pressure caused when the heart beats
Jaundice - high temp - limp body - slow to respond - eating poorly - hard or watery stools - redness and draining aroung cord stump or circumcision
Peak pressure exerted on the arterial walls during ventricular contraction - first blood pressure sound u will hear
Goals are to destroy the cancer cells without killing too many normal cells and to cure or control the rate of cancer cell growth

11. Factors assessed when patient is dangaling
Balance - orthostatic hypertension - dizziness - nausea
Chronic and acute
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
Labored or difficult breathing

12. Integumentary system is assessed for...
Heat sensitive patch/tape
Chronic disease of the inner ear
Lesions - condition - turgor - color - temp - and odor
Balance - orthostatic hypertension - dizziness - nausea

13. Surgery
Tumors that usually do not cause death
Exercises performed by the patient with some assistance
Instrument used for listening to sounds produced within the body; can be used to auscultate the heart - lungs - abdomen - bowels - and blood pressure
Done to cure or control cancer

14. Integumentary system
Assessment includes skin - hair - scalp - and nails
Low blood pressure - insufficient perfusion of internal organs
The act of expelling air out of the lungs
Unconscious reactions that block unpleasant or threating feelings

15. Inhalation
The act of expelling air out of the lungs
The act of taking air into the lungs
Spinal cord lesions - multiple sclerosis - infections/abscesses of spinal cord - congential defects
Used to time the pulses and respirations

16. Non insulin dependent( type II)

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17. wWhere can pulse be found on body
Pancreas do not produce insulin - most common in children and young adults
Develops after age of 40 - pancreas secret some insulin but not enough to meet body's needs
Radial - brachial - dosterior tibialis - dorsalis pedis - femoral - apiical - carotid - temporal
Regular - recurrent expansion and contraction of an artery produced by waves pf pressure caused when the heart beats

18. Dorsal recumbent
A posistion where the patient is lying supinewith knees flexed
Assessment includes skin - hair - scalp - and nails
Used to time the pulses and respirations
Act of listening for sounds within the body

19. Electronic thermometer
Accumulation of fluid inside the eye that exerts pressure on the optic nerve; eventually causes blindness
Short stubby bulb - red
Electronic instrument used to obtain a patients body temp
Long slender bulb - blue

20. 2 types of otitis media
Rubber hammer used to assess reflexes - which is a gross assessment of the brain - spinal cord - or peripheral nerve impairment
Blood clot moving in the blood stream
Disturbance of the metabolism of carbohydrates and the use of glucose by the body
Chronic and acute

21. Continuous passive motion(cpm)
97.6
Exercises that are performed by motorized exercised machinery that keeps a joint in constant slow motion
Clouding of the lens
Dizziness

22. Child pulse rate
Assessing the head - neck - anterior thorax - lungs - breast - axillae - heart - abdomen - and extremities
Body temp above the normal range
Lesions - condition - turgor - color - temp - and odor
100 - 120 bpm

23. Flashlight

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24. Stupor
100 - 120 bpm
Pressure exerted on the arterial walls during ventricular relaxation - last blood pressure u will hear
Gradual loss of acute - central - and color vision in the elderly
Person can be aroused only briefly and only by vigorous external stimulation

25. Hypotension
A response or change in the body caused by an emotional - physical - social - or economic factor
Condition in which there is a depression of cerebral function ranging from stupor to coma patient considerations for special needs
Spinal cord lesions - multiple sclerosis - infections/abscesses of spinal cord - congential defects
Low blood pressure - insufficient perfusion of internal organs

26. Factors that increase ital signs values
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
Age related - exposure to noise - build up of cerumel
Abnormally rapid heartbeat - above 100 bpm in adults
Pain - stimulant drugs - anger - eating exercise

27. Otitis media
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
Measure of the amount of heat below the skin and the subcutaneous tissues
Pulse with irregular rhythm
Infection of the middle ear

28. Radiation
Gradual loss of acute - central - and color vision in the elderly
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
Used to destroy or retard cancer cell growth
Procedure used to reposition the ends of a broken bone

29. Infant resp rate
Rubber hammer used to assess reflexes - which is a gross assessment of the brain - spinal cord - or peripheral nerve impairment
Blood clot moving in the blood stream
Jaundice - high temp - limp body - slow to respond - eating poorly - hard or watery stools - redness and draining aroung cord stump or circumcision
25 - 40 breaths

30. Hearing loss
Ages of 4-6 and 11-12
Using the sence of smell during physical examination
Rate - rhythm - depth - sound
Difficulty hearing normal conversations

31. Olfaction
Exercises that are performed by the corpsman/technician when the patient is unable to move a body part independentally
Used to time the pulses and respirations
Infection of the middle ear
Using the sence of smell during physical examination

32. Lesions
O: onset P: provocation Q: quality R: radiation S: scale T: time
Note location - size - color - and characteristics
Elevated body temp
Lack of adult supervision - malnourishment - unsafe living environments - untreated chronic illness

33. Main groups of malignant tumors
Yellow color to the skin and eyes
An unsually strong pulse
Carcinomas - sarcomas
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

34. 4 long term complications of paraylsis
Decubhus ulcers - urinary tract infections - urinary calculi - stiff joints
Measuring device used to measure the circumference of an infants head - obtain body length - obtain circumference of extremities or abdominal girth
Inability to hear high frequency
Skin should be smooth and dry

35. Pressure point
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
Tumors that usually do not cause death
The act of taking air into the lungs

36. Conditions where oral temp assessment is contradicated
Stertorous - snoring - gasping - labored - choking - gurgling
Paralysis of ones side of the body
Acute mental disturbance denfined by confused thinking and disrupted attention usually accompanied by disordered speech and hallucinations
Child under 6 - mouth breathers - oral or nasal surgery - unconscious or irrational

37. Water soluble lubricant(surgeons jelly and ky jelly)
Realigning a broken bone by manuel manipulation without incisions
Tumors that arise from epithelial tissue
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
Dizziness

38. Mental health
Board placed at the foot of the bed that supports the feet at right angles to the body
State of mind in which the person copes with and adjusts to the stresses of everyday living by behaving in ways acceptable to society
Abnormally rapid heartbeat - above 100 bpm in adults
Disturbance of the metabolism of carbohydrates and the use of glucose by the body

39. Lithotomy Position
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
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
Used during physical exam to wipe off instruments

40. Percussion
Excessivly rapid breathing
High blood sugar
Instrument used to measure a patients blood pressure
Technique in physical examination of tapping the body with finger tips to evaluate the size - borders - and consistency of some internal organs

41. Stress
A response or change in the body caused by an emotional - physical - social - or economic factor
Abnormally slow heartbeat - below 60 bpm in adults
Measure of the amount of heat below the skin and the subcutaneous tissues
1400 to 1800

42. Tachypnea
Excessivly rapid breathing
Abnormally rapid heartbeat - above 100 bpm in adults
Position the patient sitting on the side of bed with legs and feet over the side
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

43. Average systolic blood pressure
Bi-valved instrument - with two opening blades used for the inspection of the vaginal cavity
O: onset P: provocation Q: quality R: radiation S: scale T: time
Disturbance in the ability to cope or adjusts to stress; behavior and function are impaired
90 - 150 mmHg - 40+ goes up to 160 mmHg

44. Quadriplegia
Retinal change - blindness - kidney disease - nerve disease - circulatory disorders
A response or change in the body caused by an emotional - physical - social - or economic factor
The act of taking air into the lungs
Paralysis in all four extremities and trunk

45. Stethoscope
Note location - size - color - and characteristics
Develops after age of 40 - pancreas secret some insulin but not enough to meet body's needs
Instrument used for listening to sounds produced within the body; can be used to auscultate the heart - lungs - abdomen - bowels - and blood pressure
Realigning a broken bone by manuel manipulation without incisions

46. Cast
Pulse with irregular rhythm
A vague - uneasy feeling in response to stress
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
The exchange of gases between the atmosphere - blood - and body cells; measurement that consists of one inhalation and one exhalation

47. Sphygmomanometer
Decuitus ulcers - urinary tract infections - urinary calculi - stiff joints
Instrument used to measure a patients blood pressure
Done to cure or control cancer
Paralysis of ones side of the body

48. Pressure ulcer
A permanently flexed joint that occurs with shortened muscle tissue
A pasty composition that hardens on drying
Disturbance of the metabolism of carbohydrates and the use of glucose by the body
Sore caused by pressure or rubbing against something for a period of time

49. Tympanic thermometer
Unconscious reactions that block unpleasant or threating feelings
98.6
Infared sensor measures the temp of blood flow in ear
Realigning a broken bone through surgery with incisions

50. Sim's position
100 - 120 bpm
Pulse with irregular rhythm
Exercises that are performed by the corpsman/technician when the patient is unable to move a body part independentally
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