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Basic Nursing Skills

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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Integumentary system
Exercises that are performed by motorized exercised machinery that keeps a joint in constant slow motion
Assessing the head - neck - anterior thorax - lungs - breast - axillae - heart - abdomen - and extremities
A permanently flexed joint that occurs with shortened muscle tissue
Assessment includes skin - hair - scalp - and nails

2. Tachycardia
Abnormally rapid heartbeat - above 100 bpm in adults
Inflammation of the vein
Exercises performed by the patient
Technique in physical examination of tapping the body with finger tips to evaluate the size - borders - and consistency of some internal organs

3. Malignat
Lack of adult supervision - malnourishment - unsafe living environments - untreated chronic illness
Being perplexed or disconcerted
Tumors that cause death if left untreated
Confusion - delirium - dementia - depression

4. Indications to use wheelchair
Patient is ambulatory
Using the sence of smell during physical examination
Instrument with a long blunt working end calibrated with one to ten millimeter markings used to measure periodontal pockets in gums
Tumors that arise from epithelial tissue

5. Axillary temp
60 - 100 bpm
97.6
99.6
The force that circulating blood exerts against the arteial walls as the heart contracts and relaxes; measured in millimeters of mercury(mmHg)

6. Stupor
Goals are to destroy the cancer cells without killing too many normal cells and to cure or control the rate of cancer cell growth
Person can be aroused only briefly and only by vigorous external stimulation
Skin should be smooth and dry
60 - 90 mmHg

7. Hemiplegia
Child under 6 - mouth breathers - oral or nasal surgery - unconscious or irrational
Paralysis of ones side of the body
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
Position the patient sitting on the side of bed with legs and feet over the side

8. Open reduction
Patient is ambulatory
Jaundice - high temp - limp body - slow to respond - eating poorly - hard or watery stools - redness and draining aroung cord stump or circumcision
Measure of the amount of heat below the skin and the subcutaneous tissues
Realigning a broken bone through surgery with incisions

9. Integumentary system is assessed for...
Tumors that usually do not cause death
Lesions - condition - turgor - color - temp - and odor
Inability to hear high frequency
Thin blade fro pressing down the tongue during medical examination of the mouth and throat.

10. Plaster
Pressure exerted on the arterial walls during ventricular relaxation - last blood pressure u will hear
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
Infection of the middle ear
A pasty composition that hardens on drying

11. Mental illness
Exercises that are performed by motorized exercised machinery that keeps a joint in constant slow motion
Pancreas do not produce insulin - most common in children and young adults
Disturbance in the ability to cope or adjusts to stress; behavior and function are impaired
The act of taking air into the lungs

12. Reduction
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
Lying supine with hips and knees flexed and the tighs abducted and rotated externally; used to assess the female genitalia and genital tract
Procedure used to reposition the ends of a broken bone
Tumors that arise from epithelial tissue

13. Rectal temp
25 - 40 breaths
Device used to obtain a patients weight
99.6
Read out unit that produces an audible beep when the mwasurement is complete and displays the reading on the screen

14. Tympanic thermometer
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
The circular movement of a limb
90 - 150 mmHg - 40+ goes up to 160 mmHg

15. Dementia
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
Inflammation of the vein
An unsually strong pulse
Usually progressive condition marked by deteriorated cognitive functioning often accompanied by emotional apathy(e.g. Alzheimers disease)

16. Child pulse rate
100 - 120 bpm
99.6
Tweezer like instrument used to transport small item to and from the mouth
Goals are to destroy the cancer cells without killing too many normal cells and to cure or control the rate of cancer cell growth

17. Hypothermia
Low blood sugar
Elevated body temp
Body temp below normal range
Pressure exerted on the arterial walls during ventricular relaxation - last blood pressure u will hear

18. Paraplegia
Instrument used to check pupillary reaction to light and to inspect the inner eye. it may be portable or wall mounted
Used to time the pulses and respirations
Paralysis in lower extemities and trunk
Difficulty hearing normal conversations

19. Jaundice
Infared sensor measures the temp of blood flow in ear
Exercises that are performed by motorized exercised machinery that keeps a joint in constant slow motion
Yellow color to the skin and eyes
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

20. Vaginal speculum
Spinal cord lesions - multiple sclerosis - infections/abscesses of spinal cord - congential defects
Stationary blood clot
Used to destroy or retard cancer cell growth
Bi-valved instrument - with two opening blades used for the inspection of the vaginal cavity

21. Unconciousness
Condition in which there is a depression of cerebral function ranging from stupor to coma patient considerations for special needs
Tumors that arise from epithelial tissue
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
Chronic and acute

22. Inhalation
Paralysis of ones side of the body
Realigning a broken bone by manuel manipulation without incisions
The act of taking air into the lungs
Ringing in the ear

23. Lesions
Abnormally slow heartbeat - below 60 bpm in adults
Rate - rhythm - depth - sound
Bi-valved instrument - with two opening blades used for the inspection of the vaginal cavity
Note location - size - color - and characteristics

24. Factors assessed when patient is dangaling
Balance - orthostatic hypertension - dizziness - nausea
Realigning a broken bone through surgery with incisions
Areas on the skin where the cast has been indented or pushed in that may caused sores or skin breakdown
Infared sensor measures the temp of blood flow in ear

25. Vertigo
Dizziness
Inflammation of a vein associated with a thrombus
The exchange of gases between the atmosphere - blood - and body cells; measurement that consists of one inhalation and one exhalation
An unsually strong pulse

26. Embolus
Technique used in physical examination to carefully and critically examine the body
Eyes do not open upon stimulation - absence of comprehensible speech - and failure to obey commands
Skin should be smooth and dry
Blood clot moving in the blood stream

27. Cotton forceps
Exercises that are performed by the corpsman/technician when the patient is unable to move a body part independentally
Develops after age of 40 - pancreas secret some insulin but not enough to meet body's needs
Accumulation of fluid inside the eye that exerts pressure on the optic nerve; eventually causes blindness
Tweezer like instrument used to transport small item to and from the mouth

28. Tachypnea
Done to cure or control cancer
An age related decreased ability to focus on near objects
Note location - size - color - and characteristics
Excessivly rapid breathing

29. Macular degenration
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
Gradual loss of acute - central - and color vision in the elderly
Rate - rhythm - depth - sound
Difficulty hearing normal conversations

30. Causes of paralysis
Used during physical exam to wipe off instruments
Spinal cord lesions - multiple sclerosis - infections/abscesses of spinal cord - congential defects
Done to cure or control cancer
Short stubby bulb - red

31. 3 types of paralysis
Hemiplegia - paraplegia - quadriplegia
Elevated body temp
Pulse with irregular rhythm
Instrument used to measure a patients blood pressure

32. Closed reduction
With fever
Difficulty hearing normal conversations
Realigning a broken bone by manuel manipulation without incisions
Paralysis in all four extremities and trunk

33. Signs of neglect
Lack of adult supervision - malnourishment - unsafe living environments - untreated chronic illness
Disturbance of the metabolism of carbohydrates and the use of glucose by the body
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
An unsually strong pulse

34. Chemotherapy
Lying on the back in supine position with knees flexed
An age related decreased ability to focus on near objects
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

35. Thrombus
Assessing the head - neck - anterior thorax - lungs - breast - axillae - heart - abdomen - and extremities
High blood sugar
Radial - brachial - dosterior tibialis - dorsalis pedis - femoral - apiical - carotid - temporal
Stationary blood clot

36. Phelbitis
98.6
Decuitus ulcers - urinary tract infections - urinary calculi - stiff joints
100 - 120 bpm
Inflammation of the vein

37. Sarcomas
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
Arise in connective tissue; occur in bone - muscle - cartilage - and other types of connective tissues
Position the patient sitting on the side of bed with legs and feet over the side
Lying supine with hips and knees flexed and the tighs abducted and rotated externally; used to assess the female genitalia and genital tract

38. Dorsal Recumbent
Lying on the back in supine position with knees flexed
Low blood sugar
O: onset P: provocation Q: quality R: radiation S: scale T: time
60 - 100 bpm

39. Tissues
Decubhus ulcers - urinary tract infections - urinary calculi - stiff joints
Used during physical exam to wipe off instruments
Composite structural material of plastic and fiberglass that is used in casting for children and elderly for light weight properties
Confusion - delirium - dementia - depression

40. Characteristics to ask and document when assessing pain
Decuitus ulcers - urinary tract infections - urinary calculi - stiff joints
Retinal change - blindness - kidney disease - nerve disease - circulatory disorders
Difficulty hearing normal conversations
O: onset P: provocation Q: quality R: radiation S: scale T: time

41. Inspection
Abnormally slow heartbeat - below 60 bpm in adults
Measure of the amount of heat below the skin and the subcutaneous tissues
Technique used in physical examination to carefully and critically examine the body
The degree to which a joint is moved by flexion and extension

42. Cataracts
Clouding of the lens
98.6
Instrument used for listening to sounds produced within the body; can be used to auscultate the heart - lungs - abdomen - bowels - and blood pressure
Arise in connective tissue; occur in bone - muscle - cartilage - and other types of connective tissues

43. Footboard
Heat sensitive patch/tape
Board placed at the foot of the bed that supports the feet at right angles to the body
Paralysis in all four extremities and trunk
Instrument with a long blunt working end calibrated with one to ten millimeter markings used to measure periodontal pockets in gums

44. Pulse
An instrument used to examine the external ear - the eardrum - and the ossicles of the middle ear. it may be portable or wall mounted
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
Exercises that are performed by the corpsman/technician when the patient is unable to move a body part independentally
Regular - recurrent expansion and contraction of an artery produced by waves pf pressure caused when the heart beats

45. Tinnitus
Done to cure or control cancer
Develops after age of 40 - pancreas secret some insulin but not enough to meet body's needs
Disturbance in the ability to cope or adjusts to stress; behavior and function are impaired
Ringing in the ear

46. Complications of uncontrolled diabetes
Develops during pregnancy
Retinal change - blindness - kidney disease - nerve disease - circulatory disorders
Abnormally rapid heartbeat - above 100 bpm in adults
Soft - elastic - usually cotton fabric used espically for bandages and infants wear

47. Orthopedics
Tweezer like instrument used to transport small item to and from the mouth
Ringing in the ear
Branch of medicine that is concerned with the correction of prevention of skeletal deformities
Develops during pregnancy

48. Infant resp rate
25 - 40 breaths
An age related decreased ability to focus on near objects
Technique used to assess texture - size - consistency - and location of certain parts of the body and hands
Infection of the middle ear

49. Rectal thermometer
Short stubby bulb - red
Yellow color to the skin and eyes
Exercises that are performed by the corpsman/technician when the patient is unable to move a body part independentally
Difficulty hearing normal conversations

50. Watch or clock
Decubhus ulcers - urinary tract infections - urinary calculi - stiff joints
Realigning a broken bone through surgery with incisions
Used to time the pulses and respirations
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

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