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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. Average systolic blood pressure
Lying supine with hips and knees flexed and the tighs abducted and rotated externally; used to assess the female genitalia and genital tract
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
Realigning a broken bone by manuel manipulation without incisions
90 - 150 mmHg - 40+ goes up to 160 mmHg

2. Sphygmomanometer
Instrument used to measure a patients blood pressure
Weak and regular - strong and regular - full and bounding - feeble - irregular - thready - absent
Absence of breathing
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

3. Scale
Usually progressive condition marked by deteriorated cognitive functioning often accompanied by emotional apathy(e.g. Alzheimers disease)
Device used to obtain a patients weight
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
1400 to 1800

4. Tissues
100 - 120 bpm
Used during physical exam to wipe off instruments
Device used to obtain a patients weight
A response or change in the body caused by an emotional - physical - social - or economic factor

5. Sim's position
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
A pasty composition that hardens on drying
25 - 40 breaths
Rest - depression - depressant drugs

6. Opthalmoscope
Age related - exposure to noise - build up of cerumel
Being perplexed or disconcerted
Instrument used to check pupillary reaction to light and to inspect the inner eye. it may be portable or wall mounted
Patient is ambulatory

7. Hypertension
High blood pressure - rupture of the arteries and destruction of the organs
Realigning a broken bone through surgery with incisions
Condition in which there is a depression of cerebral function ranging from stupor to coma patient considerations for special needs
Instrument with a long blunt working end calibrated with one to ten millimeter markings used to measure periodontal pockets in gums

8. Abnormal lung sounds
Along with height and weight - are taken as baseline data - provides info regarding the general heealth of a patient
Stertorous - snoring - gasping - labored - choking - gurgling
Spinal cord lesions - multiple sclerosis - infections/abscesses of spinal cord - congential defects
Rubber hammer used to assess reflexes - which is a gross assessment of the brain - spinal cord - or peripheral nerve impairment

9. Defense mechanisms
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
Unconscious reactions that block unpleasant or threating feelings
Inflammation of a vein associated with a thrombus
Being perplexed or disconcerted

10. Percussion
High blood pressure - rupture of the arteries and destruction of the organs
1400 to 1800
Technique in physical examination of tapping the body with finger tips to evaluate the size - borders - and consistency of some internal organs
Areas on the skin where the cast has been indented or pushed in that may caused sores or skin breakdown

11. Stupor
90 - 150 mmHg - 40+ goes up to 160 mmHg
Gloves used during the examination of the buccal(oral) cavity - genitals - and perineal region
Person can be aroused only briefly and only by vigorous external stimulation
An instrument used to examine the external ear - the eardrum - and the ossicles of the middle ear. it may be portable or wall mounted

12. Tape meassure
Condition in which there is a depression of cerebral function ranging from stupor to coma patient considerations for special needs
Measuring device used to measure the circumference of an infants head - obtain body length - obtain circumference of extremities or abdominal girth
Instrument used to assess the pupil's response to light
Using the sence of smell during physical examination

13. Pulse
Tumors that arise from epithelial tissue
Inflammation of a vein associated with a thrombus
Regular - recurrent expansion and contraction of an artery produced by waves pf pressure caused when the heart beats
Yellow color to the skin and eyes

14. Otitis media
Realigning a broken bone by manuel manipulation without incisions
Assessment includes skin - hair - scalp - and nails
Device used to obtain a patients weight
Infection of the middle ear

15. Thrombus
Technique used in physical examination to carefully and critically examine the body
Low blood sugar
Stationary blood clot
Inflammation of a vein associated with a thrombus

16. Complications of uncontrolled diabetes
Retinal change - blindness - kidney disease - nerve disease - circulatory disorders
Instrument used for listening to sounds produced within the body; can be used to auscultate the heart - lungs - abdomen - bowels - and blood pressure
Along with height and weight - are taken as baseline data - provides info regarding the general heealth of a patient
An age related decreased ability to focus on near objects

17. Describes strength of pulse
Weak and regular - strong and regular - full and bounding - feeble - irregular - thready - absent
The act of expelling air out of the lungs
Yellow color to the skin and eyes
Exercises performed by the patient with some assistance

18. Presbycusis
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
Gradual loss of acute - central - and color vision in the elderly
Inability to hear high frequency
Spinal cord lesions - multiple sclerosis - infections/abscesses of spinal cord - congential defects

19. Apnea
60 - 100 bpm
Technique used to assess texture - size - consistency - and location of certain parts of the body and hands
Absence of breathing
Spinal cord lesions - multiple sclerosis - infections/abscesses of spinal cord - congential defects

20. 3 types of paralysis
Bi-valved instrument - with two opening blades used for the inspection of the vaginal cavity
Pulse with irregular rhythm
99.6
Hemiplegia - paraplegia - quadriplegia

21. Perfusion
Flow of blood through tissues - providing them with oxygen and nutrients - and removing waste products
Lying on the back in supine position with knees flexed
Spinal cord lesions - multiple sclerosis - infections/abscesses of spinal cord - congential defects
Procedure used to reposition the ends of a broken bone

22. Infant pulse rate
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
120 - 160 bpm
Tumors that usually do not cause death
Spinal cord lesions - multiple sclerosis - infections/abscesses of spinal cord - congential defects

23. Macular degenration
Age related - exposure to noise - build up of cerumel
Lying on the back in supine position with knees flexed
Instrument used to check pupillary reaction to light and to inspect the inner eye. it may be portable or wall mounted
Gradual loss of acute - central - and color vision in the elderly

24. Malignat
Stertorous - snoring - gasping - labored - choking - gurgling
Tumors that cause death if left untreated
Jaundice - high temp - limp body - slow to respond - eating poorly - hard or watery stools - redness and draining aroung cord stump or circumcision
Branch of medicine that is concerned with the correction of prevention of skeletal deformities

25. Benign
An instrument used to examine the external ear - the eardrum - and the ossicles of the middle ear. it may be portable or wall mounted
Tumors that usually do not cause death
Thin blade fro pressing down the tongue during medical examination of the mouth and throat.
Goals are to destroy the cancer cells without killing too many normal cells and to cure or control the rate of cancer cell growth

26. 2 types of otitis media
Chronic and acute
An age related decreased ability to focus on near objects
Instrument used to check pupillary reaction to light and to inspect the inner eye. it may be portable or wall mounted
98.6

27. Presbyopia
An age related decreased ability to focus on near objects
12 - 20 breaths
Being perplexed or disconcerted
Realigning a broken bone through surgery with incisions

28. Stockinet
Rest - depression - depressant drugs
60 - 100 bpm
Soft - elastic - usually cotton fabric used espically for bandages and infants wear
State of mind in which the person copes with and adjusts to the stresses of everyday living by behaving in ways acceptable to society

29. Cataracts
Clouding of the lens
Body temp below normal range
Low blood pressure - insufficient perfusion of internal organs
Act of listening for sounds within the body

30. Tumor
The act of taking air into the lungs
Disturbance in the ability to cope or adjusts to stress; behavior and function are impaired
Areas on the skin where the cast has been indented or pushed in that may caused sores or skin breakdown
New growth abnormal cells

31. Main groups of malignant tumors
Carcinomas - sarcomas
Usually progressive condition marked by deteriorated cognitive functioning often accompanied by emotional apathy(e.g. Alzheimers disease)
Tweezer like instrument used to transport small item to and from the mouth
Jaundice - high temp - limp body - slow to respond - eating poorly - hard or watery stools - redness and draining aroung cord stump or circumcision

32. Open reduction
Pain - stimulant drugs - anger - eating exercise
Body temp above the normal range
Realigning a broken bone through surgery with incisions
25 - 40 breaths

33. Child pulse rate
100 - 120 bpm
Stertorous - snoring - gasping - labored - choking - gurgling
Instrument with a long blunt working end calibrated with one to ten millimeter markings used to measure periodontal pockets in gums
Being perplexed or disconcerted

34. Inhalation
Tumors that arise from epithelial tissue
The act of taking air into the lungs
Realigning a broken bone through surgery with incisions
Instrument used for listening to sounds produced within the body; can be used to auscultate the heart - lungs - abdomen - bowels - and blood pressure

35. Lithotomy Position
Carcinomas - sarcomas
Short stubby bulb - red
Lying supine with hips and knees flexed and the tighs abducted and rotated externally; used to assess the female genitalia and genital tract
Clouding of the lens

36. Dorsal recumbent
New growth abnormal cells
A posistion where the patient is lying supinewith knees flexed
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
Used during physical exam to wipe off instruments

37. Cotton forceps
Tweezer like instrument used to transport small item to and from the mouth
98.6
Paralysis in lower extemities and trunk
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

38. Lesions
Note location - size - color - and characteristics
Inflammation of the vein
Infection of the middle ear
Sore caused by pressure or rubbing against something for a period of time

39. Snellen chart
12 - 20 breaths
Sore caused by pressure or rubbing against something for a period of time
Disturbance of the metabolism of carbohydrates and the use of glucose by the body
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

40. Quadriplegia
Rubber hammer used to assess reflexes - which is a gross assessment of the brain - spinal cord - or peripheral nerve impairment
Paralysis in all four extremities and trunk
Yellow color to the skin and eyes
Used during physical exam to wipe off instruments

41. Carcinomas
Without fever
Tumors that arise from epithelial tissue
Used during physical exam to wipe off instruments
Body temp above the normal range

42. 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
Position the patient sitting on the side of bed with legs and feet over the side
Labored or difficult breathing
Instrument used to assess the pupil's response to light

43. Flashlight

44. Orthopedics
Lack of adult supervision - malnourishment - unsafe living environments - untreated chronic illness
The act of taking air into the lungs
Branch of medicine that is concerned with the correction of prevention of skeletal deformities
Technique in physical examination of tapping the body with finger tips to evaluate the size - borders - and consistency of some internal organs

45. Immunization boosters are recommended
Ages of 4-6 and 11-12
Paralysis in lower extemities and trunk
Measure of the amount of heat below the skin and the subcutaneous tissues
Device that is used for recording the electric activity of the heart

46. Characteristics of respirations
Rate - rhythm - depth - sound
Absence of breathing
Disturbance in the ability to cope or adjusts to stress; behavior and function are impaired
Elevated body temp

47. Tongue depressor
Unconscious reactions that block unpleasant or threating feelings
Instrument used to measure a patients blood pressure
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
Thin blade fro pressing down the tongue during medical examination of the mouth and throat.

48. Probes for electronic thermometer
Child under 6 - mouth breathers - oral or nasal surgery - unconscious or irrational
Carcinomas - sarcomas
Heat sensitive patch/tape
Tympanic - oral - rectal

49. Pressure point
An unsually strong pulse
Areas on the skin where the cast has been indented or pushed in that may caused sores or skin breakdown
Carcinomas - sarcomas
Elevated body temp

50. Cognitive disorders in elderly
Balance - orthostatic hypertension - dizziness - nausea
Instrument with a long blunt working end calibrated with one to ten millimeter markings used to measure periodontal pockets in gums
Pancreas do not produce insulin - most common in children and young adults
Confusion - delirium - dementia - depression