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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. Arrhythmia
Pulse with irregular rhythm
Paralysis in lower extemities and trunk
Radial - brachial - dosterior tibialis - dorsalis pedis - femoral - apiical - carotid - temporal
Instrument used for listening to sounds produced within the body; can be used to auscultate the heart - lungs - abdomen - bowels - and blood pressure

2. Scale
Accumulation of fluid inside the eye that exerts pressure on the optic nerve; eventually causes blindness
Position the patient sitting on the side of bed with legs and feet over the side
Peak pressure exerted on the arterial walls during ventricular contraction - first blood pressure sound u will hear
Device used to obtain a patients weight

3. Exhalation
The act of expelling air out of the lungs
Difficulty hearing normal conversations
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

4. Characteristics to ask and document when assessing pain
Eyes do not open upon stimulation - absence of comprehensible speech - and failure to obey commands
Elevated body temp
Blood pressure decreases rapidly in relation to positive changes from lying to sitting or standing
O: onset P: provocation Q: quality R: radiation S: scale T: time

5. Treatments for cancer
Note location - size - color - and characteristics
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
Surgery - radiation - chemotherapy
The circular movement of a limb

6. Quadriplegia
Along with height and weight - are taken as baseline data - provides info regarding the general heealth of a patient
Paralysis in all four extremities and trunk
Jaundice - high temp - limp body - slow to respond - eating poorly - hard or watery stools - redness and draining aroung cord stump or circumcision
Tumors that cause death if left untreated

7. Otoscope
Procedure used to reposition the ends of a broken bone
An instrument used to examine the external ear - the eardrum - and the ossicles of the middle ear. it may be portable or wall mounted
Using the sence of smell during physical examination
Labored or difficult breathing

8. Cataracts
Paralysis of ones side of the body
The exchange of gases between the atmosphere - blood - and body cells; measurement that consists of one inhalation and one exhalation
Clouding of the lens
Instrument with a long blunt working end calibrated with one to ten millimeter markings used to measure periodontal pockets in gums

9. Child pulse rate
100 - 120 bpm
Lack of adult supervision - malnourishment - unsafe living environments - untreated chronic illness
An age related decreased ability to focus on near objects
Inflammation of a vein associated with a thrombus

10. Inhalation
Decuitus ulcers - urinary tract infections - urinary calculi - stiff joints
Made of hollow glass stem and bulb filled with mecury and alcohol
The act of taking air into the lungs
Condition in which there is a depression of cerebral function ranging from stupor to coma patient considerations for special needs

11. Coma
Board placed at the foot of the bed that supports the feet at right angles to the body
Used to time the pulses and respirations
Eyes do not open upon stimulation - absence of comprehensible speech - and failure to obey commands
Infection of the middle ear

12. wWhere can pulse be found on body
Decubhus ulcers - urinary tract infections - urinary calculi - stiff joints
Paralysis in all four extremities and trunk
12 - 20 breaths
Radial - brachial - dosterior tibialis - dorsalis pedis - femoral - apiical - carotid - temporal

13. Stupor
Balance - orthostatic hypertension - dizziness - nausea
Along with height and weight - are taken as baseline data - provides info regarding the general heealth of a patient
Person can be aroused only briefly and only by vigorous external stimulation
A permanently flexed joint that occurs with shortened muscle tissue

14. Diastolic pressue(bottom #)
A vague - uneasy feeling in response to stress
Pressure exerted on the arterial walls during ventricular relaxation - last blood pressure u will hear
Blood clot moving in the blood stream
Using the sence of smell during physical examination

15. Macular degenration
Exercises that are performed by motorized exercised machinery that keeps a joint in constant slow motion
Paralysis in all four extremities and trunk
Gradual loss of acute - central - and color vision in the elderly
Procedure used to reposition the ends of a broken bone

16. Tongue depressor
Made of hollow glass stem and bulb filled with mecury and alcohol
Thin blade fro pressing down the tongue during medical examination of the mouth and throat.
Used to time the pulses and respirations
Stertorous - snoring - gasping - labored - choking - gurgling

17. Electronic thermometer
The act of expelling air out of the lungs
Electronic instrument used to obtain a patients body temp
Difficulty hearing normal conversations
Technique used to assess texture - size - consistency - and location of certain parts of the body and hands

18. Cotton forceps
Thin blade fro pressing down the tongue during medical examination of the mouth and throat.
Tweezer like instrument used to transport small item to and from the mouth
Tympanic - oral - rectal
New growth abnormal cells

19. Perfusion
Measuring device used to measure the circumference of an infants head - obtain body length - obtain circumference of extremities or abdominal girth
Flow of blood through tissues - providing them with oxygen and nutrients - and removing waste products
25 - 40 breaths
Stertorous - snoring - gasping - labored - choking - gurgling

20. 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
Eyes do not open upon stimulation - absence of comprehensible speech - and failure to obey commands
Abnormally rapid heartbeat - above 100 bpm in adults
Measure of the amount of heat below the skin and the subcutaneous tissues

21. Flashlight

22. Hypertension
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
Balance - orthostatic hypertension - dizziness - nausea
High blood pressure - rupture of the arteries and destruction of the organs
Used during physical exam to wipe off instruments

23. Vital signs
Along with height and weight - are taken as baseline data - provides info regarding the general heealth of a patient
Infared sensor measures the temp of blood flow in ear
Tumors that arise from epithelial tissue
Abnormally slow heartbeat - below 60 bpm in adults

24. Lesions
25 - 40 breaths
Realigning a broken bone through surgery with incisions
Note location - size - color - and characteristics
An age related decreased ability to focus on near objects

25. Tumor
Usually progressive condition marked by deteriorated cognitive functioning often accompanied by emotional apathy(e.g. Alzheimers disease)
New growth abnormal cells
Position the patient sitting on the side of bed with legs and feet over the side
Radial - brachial - dosterior tibialis - dorsalis pedis - femoral - apiical - carotid - temporal

26. Percussion
Along with height and weight - are taken as baseline data - provides info regarding the general heealth of a patient
Difficulty hearing normal conversations
Eyes do not open upon stimulation - absence of comprehensible speech - and failure to obey commands
Technique in physical examination of tapping the body with finger tips to evaluate the size - borders - and consistency of some internal organs

27. Peridiontal probe
Elevated body temp
Disturbance of the metabolism of carbohydrates and the use of glucose by the body
Rest - depression - depressant drugs
Instrument with a long blunt working end calibrated with one to ten millimeter markings used to measure periodontal pockets in gums

28. Phelbitis
25 - 40 breaths
Act of listening for sounds within the body
Instrument used to assess the pupil's response to light
Inflammation of the vein

29. Plaster
Usually progressive condition marked by deteriorated cognitive functioning often accompanied by emotional apathy(e.g. Alzheimers disease)
Stertorous - snoring - gasping - labored - choking - gurgling
A pasty composition that hardens on drying
Eyes do not open upon stimulation - absence of comprehensible speech - and failure to obey commands

30. Factors that increase ital signs values
Develops after age of 40 - pancreas secret some insulin but not enough to meet body's needs
Pain - stimulant drugs - anger - eating exercise
Low blood pressure - insufficient perfusion of internal organs
Balance - orthostatic hypertension - dizziness - nausea

31. Rectal thermometer
Along with height and weight - are taken as baseline data - provides info regarding the general heealth of a patient
Short stubby bulb - red
Assessing the head - neck - anterior thorax - lungs - breast - axillae - heart - abdomen - and extremities
Used to time the pulses and respirations

32. Pressure ulcer
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
Sore caused by pressure or rubbing against something for a period of time
Exercises performed by the patient with some assistance
Along with height and weight - are taken as baseline data - provides info regarding the general heealth of a patient

33. Rectal temp
Read out unit that produces an audible beep when the mwasurement is complete and displays the reading on the screen
20 - 40 breaths
Exercises that are performed by the corpsman/technician when the patient is unable to move a body part independentally
99.6

34. Carcinomas
Gradual loss of acute - central - and color vision in the elderly
Rubber hammer used to assess reflexes - which is a gross assessment of the brain - spinal cord - or peripheral nerve impairment
Tumors that arise from epithelial tissue
High blood sugar

35. Symptoms of illness in infants
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
Jaundice - high temp - limp body - slow to respond - eating poorly - hard or watery stools - redness and draining aroung cord stump or circumcision
Inability to hear high frequency
Low blood sugar

36. Abnormal lung sounds
Lying supine with hips and knees flexed and the tighs abducted and rotated externally; used to assess the female genitalia and genital tract
Disturbance in the ability to cope or adjusts to stress; behavior and function are impaired
Instrument used to measure a patients blood pressure
Stertorous - snoring - gasping - labored - choking - gurgling

37. Adult resp rate
120 - 160 bpm
12 - 20 breaths
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
Assessing the head - neck - anterior thorax - lungs - breast - axillae - heart - abdomen - and extremities

38. Depression
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
Age related - exposure to noise - build up of cerumel
Sore caused by pressure or rubbing against something for a period of time
A posistion where the patient is lying supinewith knees flexed

39. Integumentary system is assessed for...
1400 to 1800
Lesions - condition - turgor - color - temp - and odor
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
With fever

40. Delirium
Acute mental disturbance denfined by confused thinking and disrupted attention usually accompanied by disordered speech and hallucinations
1400 to 1800
Gradual loss of acute - central - and color vision in the elderly
Branch of medicine that is concerned with the correction of prevention of skeletal deformities

41. Hypoglycemia
The circular movement of a limb
Low blood sugar
Dizziness
Made of hollow glass stem and bulb filled with mecury and alcohol

42. Describes strength of pulse
Weak and regular - strong and regular - full and bounding - feeble - irregular - thready - absent
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
Tumors that usually do not cause death
Lesions - condition - turgor - color - temp - and odor

43. Immunization boosters are recommended
Exercises performed by the patient with some assistance
Ages of 4-6 and 11-12
Radial - brachial - dosterior tibialis - dorsalis pedis - femoral - apiical - carotid - temporal
Heat sensitive patch/tape

44. Thready pulse
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
The degree to which a joint is moved by flexion and extension
A weak and rapid pulse
Ringing in the ear

45. Causes of paralysis
Used to destroy or retard cancer cell growth
25 - 40 breaths
Spinal cord lesions - multiple sclerosis - infections/abscesses of spinal cord - congential defects
Technique in physical examination of tapping the body with finger tips to evaluate the size - borders - and consistency of some internal organs

46. 2 types of otitis media
Patient is ambulatory
Instrument used to assess the pupil's response to light
Chronic and acute
1400 to 1800

47. Adult pulse rate
60 - 100 bpm
Read out unit that produces an audible beep when the mwasurement is complete and displays the reading on the screen
Patient is ambulatory
Short stubby bulb - red

48. Non insulin dependent( type II)

49. Footboard
Board placed at the foot of the bed that supports the feet at right angles to the body
A posistion where the patient is lying supinewith knees flexed
12 - 20 breaths
Absence of breathing

50. Hypotension
Pressure exerted on the arterial walls during ventricular relaxation - last blood pressure u will hear
Realigning a broken bone through surgery with incisions
Measuring device used to measure the circumference of an infants head - obtain body length - obtain circumference of extremities or abdominal girth
Low blood pressure - insufficient perfusion of internal organs