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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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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.

1. Apnea
Absence of breathing
Along with height and weight - are taken as baseline data - provides info regarding the general heealth of a patient
100 - 120 bpm
20 - 40 breaths

2. Contracture
The act of taking air into the lungs
A permanently flexed joint that occurs with shortened muscle tissue
Age related - exposure to noise - build up of cerumel
Decubhus ulcers - urinary tract infections - urinary calculi - stiff joints

3. Dorsal Recumbent
97.6
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
Assessing the head - neck - anterior thorax - lungs - breast - axillae - heart - abdomen - and extremities
Lying on the back in supine position with knees flexed

4. Dyspnea
Soft - elastic - usually cotton fabric used espically for bandages and infants wear
High blood sugar
Labored or difficult breathing
Done to cure or control cancer

5. Adult resp rate
Absence of breathing
Paralysis in all four extremities and trunk
Lack of adult supervision - malnourishment - unsafe living environments - untreated chronic illness
12 - 20 breaths

6. Oral temp
Read out unit that produces an audible beep when the mwasurement is complete and displays the reading on the screen
Abnormally rapid heartbeat - above 100 bpm in adults
98.6
Age related - exposure to noise - build up of cerumel

7. Stress
Tweezer like instrument used to transport small item to and from the mouth
Along with height and weight - are taken as baseline data - provides info regarding the general heealth of a patient
Pancreas do not produce insulin - most common in children and young adults
A response or change in the body caused by an emotional - physical - social - or economic factor

8. Presbycusis
High blood sugar
Inability to hear high frequency
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

9. Thrombus
Done to cure or control cancer
Stationary blood clot
Procedure used to reposition the ends of a broken bone
25 - 40 breaths

10. Respiration
20 - 40 breaths
Instrument with a long blunt working end calibrated with one to ten millimeter markings used to measure periodontal pockets in gums
Gloves used during the examination of the buccal(oral) cavity - genitals - and perineal region
The exchange of gases between the atmosphere - blood - and body cells; measurement that consists of one inhalation and one exhalation

11. Indications to use wheelchair
Develops during pregnancy
20 - 40 breaths
Patient is ambulatory
Pain - stimulant drugs - anger - eating exercise

12. Main groups of malignant tumors
Soft - elastic - usually cotton fabric used espically for bandages and infants wear
Carcinomas - sarcomas
Child under 6 - mouth breathers - oral or nasal surgery - unconscious or irrational
Regular - recurrent expansion and contraction of an artery produced by waves pf pressure caused when the heart beats

13. Hypothermia
A posistion where the patient is lying supinewith knees flexed
Body temp below normal range
Skin should quickly return to its orginal posistion
Abnormally slow heartbeat - below 60 bpm in adults

14. Confusion
Along with height and weight - are taken as baseline data - provides info regarding the general heealth of a patient
Being perplexed or disconcerted
Decubhus ulcers - urinary tract infections - urinary calculi - stiff joints
Infection of the middle ear

15. Presbyopia
Tumors that arise from epithelial tissue
An age related decreased ability to focus on near objects
Lesions - condition - turgor - color - temp - and odor
Exercises performed by the patient

16. Exam gloves
Flow of blood through tissues - providing them with oxygen and nutrients - and removing waste products
Absence of breathing
Sore caused by pressure or rubbing against something for a period of time
Gloves used during the examination of the buccal(oral) cavity - genitals - and perineal region

17. Hypotension
Electronic instrument used to obtain a patients body temp
Used during physical exam to wipe off instruments
Low blood pressure - insufficient perfusion of internal organs
A weak and rapid pulse

18. Gestational diabetes
Abnormally slow heartbeat - below 60 bpm in adults
Person can be aroused only briefly and only by vigorous external stimulation
Develops during pregnancy
60 - 100 bpm

19. Peridiontal probe
Instrument with a long blunt working end calibrated with one to ten millimeter markings used to measure periodontal pockets in gums
An age related decreased ability to focus on near objects
The act of taking air into the lungs
Surgery - radiation - chemotherapy

20. Axillary temp
Used to time the pulses and respirations
97.6
Instrument used to assess the pupil's response to light
Jaundice - high temp - limp body - slow to respond - eating poorly - hard or watery stools - redness and draining aroung cord stump or circumcision

21. Percussion/reflex hammer
Rubber hammer used to assess reflexes - which is a gross assessment of the brain - spinal cord - or peripheral nerve impairment
A response or change in the body caused by an emotional - physical - social - or economic factor
Procedure used to reposition the ends of a broken bone
Used to destroy or retard cancer cell growth

22. wWhere can pulse be found on body
Child under 6 - mouth breathers - oral or nasal surgery - unconscious or irrational
Patient is ambulatory
Radial - brachial - dosterior tibialis - dorsalis pedis - femoral - apiical - carotid - temporal
Without fever

23. Tissues
Labored or difficult breathing
Confusion - delirium - dementia - depression
Peak pressure exerted on the arterial walls during ventricular contraction - first blood pressure sound u will hear
Used during physical exam to wipe off instruments

24. Tachycardia
Measure of the amount of heat below the skin and the subcutaneous tissues
20 - 40 breaths
Abnormally rapid heartbeat - above 100 bpm in adults
Body temp above the normal range

25. Malignat
Tumors that cause death if left untreated
Realigning a broken bone through surgery with incisions
The force that circulating blood exerts against the arteial walls as the heart contracts and relaxes; measured in millimeters of mercury(mmHg)
Long slender bulb - blue

26. Tongue depressor
Thin blade fro pressing down the tongue during medical examination of the mouth and throat.
Bi-valved instrument - with two opening blades used for the inspection of the vaginal cavity
Child under 6 - mouth breathers - oral or nasal surgery - unconscious or irrational
Position the patient sitting on the side of bed with legs and feet over the side

27. Fever
Measuring device used to measure the circumference of an infants head - obtain body length - obtain circumference of extremities or abdominal girth
Disturbance of the metabolism of carbohydrates and the use of glucose by the body
Technique used to assess texture - size - consistency - and location of certain parts of the body and hands
Elevated body temp

28. Child pulse rate
Tumors that arise from epithelial tissue
100 - 120 bpm
Acute mental disturbance denfined by confused thinking and disrupted attention usually accompanied by disordered speech and hallucinations
Pain - stimulant drugs - anger - eating exercise

29. Paraplegia
Child under 6 - mouth breathers - oral or nasal surgery - unconscious or irrational
Absence of breathing
Paralysis in lower extemities and trunk
Flow of blood through tissues - providing them with oxygen and nutrients - and removing waste products

30. Auscultation
Act of listening for sounds within the body
Read out unit that produces an audible beep when the mwasurement is complete and displays the reading on the screen
Instrument with a long blunt working end calibrated with one to ten millimeter markings used to measure periodontal pockets in gums
Dizziness

31. Pulse
Radial - brachial - dosterior tibialis - dorsalis pedis - femoral - apiical - carotid - temporal
Infection of the middle ear
Chronic and acute
Regular - recurrent expansion and contraction of an artery produced by waves pf pressure caused when the heart beats

32. Closed reduction
Tweezer like instrument used to transport small item to and from the mouth
Realigning a broken bone by manuel manipulation without incisions
Tumors that usually do not cause death
60 - 100 bpm

33. Glaucoma
1400 to 1800
Accumulation of fluid inside the eye that exerts pressure on the optic nerve; eventually causes blindness
120 - 160 bpm
99.6

34. Average systolic blood pressure
90 - 150 mmHg - 40+ goes up to 160 mmHg
Absence of breathing
New growth abnormal cells
Body temp below normal range

35. Scale
Device used to obtain a patients weight
Exercises that are performed by motorized exercised machinery that keeps a joint in constant slow motion
Instrument used to check pupillary reaction to light and to inspect the inner eye. it may be portable or wall mounted
Paralysis in lower extemities and trunk

36. Footboard
Technique used to assess texture - size - consistency - and location of certain parts of the body and hands
Pain - stimulant drugs - anger - eating exercise
Board placed at the foot of the bed that supports the feet at right angles to the body
60 - 100 bpm

37. Characteristics to ask and document when assessing pain
Chronic and acute
Excessivly rapid breathing
Goals are to destroy the cancer cells without killing too many normal cells and to cure or control the rate of cancer cell growth
O: onset P: provocation Q: quality R: radiation S: scale T: time

38. Coma
Excessivly rapid breathing
Heat sensitive patch/tape
Lying on the back in supine position with knees flexed
Eyes do not open upon stimulation - absence of comprehensible speech - and failure to obey commands

39. Perfusion
Ringing in the ear
Flow of blood through tissues - providing them with oxygen and nutrients - and removing waste products
Tumors that cause death if left untreated
Excessivly rapid breathing

40. Bradycardia
Act of listening for sounds within the body
Abnormally slow heartbeat - below 60 bpm in adults
Areas on the skin where the cast has been indented or pushed in that may caused sores or skin breakdown
The exchange of gases between the atmosphere - blood - and body cells; measurement that consists of one inhalation and one exhalation

41. Active assistant exercises
High blood pressure - rupture of the arteries and destruction of the organs
Confusion - delirium - dementia - depression
Exercises performed by the patient with some assistance
97.6

42. Unconciousness
Pulse with irregular rhythm
Rate - rhythm - depth - sound
A posistion where the patient is lying supinewith knees flexed
Condition in which there is a depression of cerebral function ranging from stupor to coma patient considerations for special needs

43. Anxiety
A vague - uneasy feeling in response to stress
Rest - depression - depressant drugs
Lack of adult supervision - malnourishment - unsafe living environments - untreated chronic illness
Spinal cord lesions - multiple sclerosis - infections/abscesses of spinal cord - congential defects

44. Cotton forceps
Exercises that are performed by motorized exercised machinery that keeps a joint in constant slow motion
Tweezer like instrument used to transport small item to and from the mouth
Yellow color to the skin and eyes
Heat sensitive patch/tape

45. Turgor
Excessivly rapid breathing
Skin should quickly return to its orginal posistion
O: onset P: provocation Q: quality R: radiation S: scale T: time
Accumulation of fluid inside the eye that exerts pressure on the optic nerve; eventually causes blindness

46. Depression
Tumors that cause death if left untreated
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
Chronic and acute
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

47. Hearing loss
Regular - recurrent expansion and contraction of an artery produced by waves pf pressure caused when the heart beats
Bi-valved instrument - with two opening blades used for the inspection of the vaginal cavity
Tumors that arise from epithelial tissue
Difficulty hearing normal conversations

48. Snellen chart
Carcinomas - sarcomas
Flow of blood through tissues - providing them with oxygen and nutrients - and removing waste products
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
A vague - uneasy feeling in response to stress

49. 3 types of paralysis
An instrument used to examine the external ear - the eardrum - and the ossicles of the middle ear. it may be portable or wall mounted
Surgery - radiation - chemotherapy
Hemiplegia - paraplegia - quadriplegia
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. Signs of neglect
120 - 160 bpm
Inflammation of a vein associated with a thrombus
A response or change in the body caused by an emotional - physical - social - or economic factor
Lack of adult supervision - malnourishment - unsafe living environments - untreated chronic illness