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Basic Nursing Skills

Subjects : certifications, health-sciences, nursing

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1. Coma
Lying on the back in supine position with knees flexed
Excessivly rapid breathing
Eyes do not open upon stimulation - absence of comprehensible speech - and failure to obey commands
Age related - exposure to noise - build up of cerumel

2. Tympanic temp
98.6
Electronic instrument used to obtain a patients body temp
An instrument used to examine the external ear - the eardrum - and the ossicles of the middle ear. it may be portable or wall mounted
Disturbance of the metabolism of carbohydrates and the use of glucose by the body

3. Malignat
Tumors that cause death if left untreated
Pressure exerted on the arterial walls during ventricular relaxation - last blood pressure u will hear
Short stubby bulb - red
A pasty composition that hardens on drying

4. Child resp rate
Absence of breathing
20 - 40 breaths
A permanently flexed joint that occurs with shortened muscle tissue
Low blood sugar

5. Jaundice
Yellow color to the skin and eyes
Measuring device used to measure the circumference of an infants head - obtain body length - obtain circumference of extremities or abdominal girth
A posistion where the patient is lying supinewith knees flexed
Gloves used during the examination of the buccal(oral) cavity - genitals - and perineal region

6. Phelbitis
Inflammation of the vein
Lack of adult supervision - malnourishment - unsafe living environments - untreated chronic illness
Ringing in the ear
90 - 150 mmHg - 40+ goes up to 160 mmHg

7. Factors that decrease vital sign values
Rest - depression - depressant drugs
Tumors that usually do not cause death
98.6
98.6

8. Pulse
Regular - recurrent expansion and contraction of an artery produced by waves pf pressure caused when the heart beats
The circular movement of a limb
Lack of adult supervision - malnourishment - unsafe living environments - untreated chronic illness
Abnormally slow heartbeat - below 60 bpm in adults

9. Menieres disease
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
Skin should quickly return to its orginal posistion
Chronic disease of the inner ear
Jaundice - high temp - limp body - slow to respond - eating poorly - hard or watery stools - redness and draining aroung cord stump or circumcision

10. Snellen chart
120 - 160 bpm
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
Rate - rhythm - depth - sound
Made of hollow glass stem and bulb filled with mecury and alcohol

11. Electronic thermometer
Being perplexed or disconcerted
Exercises performed by the patient with some assistance
Patient is ambulatory
Electronic instrument used to obtain a patients body temp

12. Percussion
Technique in physical examination of tapping the body with finger tips to evaluate the size - borders - and consistency of some internal organs
Long slender bulb - blue
Condition in which there is a depression of cerebral function ranging from stupor to coma patient considerations for special needs
Along with height and weight - are taken as baseline data - provides info regarding the general heealth of a patient

13. Cognitive disorders in elderly
Confusion - delirium - dementia - 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
Child under 6 - mouth breathers - oral or nasal surgery - unconscious or irrational
20 - 40 breaths

14. Sarcomas
Used to time the pulses and respirations
Arise in connective tissue; occur in bone - muscle - cartilage - and other types of connective tissues
Weak and regular - strong and regular - full and bounding - feeble - irregular - thready - absent
Jaundice - high temp - limp body - slow to respond - eating poorly - hard or watery stools - redness and draining aroung cord stump or circumcision

15. Infant resp rate
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
Procedure used to reposition the ends of a broken bone
Labored or difficult breathing
25 - 40 breaths

16. Afebrile
Without fever
Realigning a broken bone by manuel manipulation without incisions
Ringing in the ear
Procedure used to reposition the ends of a broken bone

17. Gestational diabetes
Develops during pregnancy
With fever
Condition in which there is a depression of cerebral function ranging from stupor to coma patient considerations for special needs
120 - 160 bpm

18. Pressure point
Absence of breathing
Tweezer like instrument used to transport small item to and from the mouth
Areas on the skin where the cast has been indented or pushed in that may caused sores or skin breakdown
Composite structural material of plastic and fiberglass that is used in casting for children and elderly for light weight properties

19. Active exercises
Exercises performed by the patient
Elevated body temp
Act of listening for sounds within the body
Skin should quickly return to its orginal posistion

20. Integumentary system is assessed for...
Body temp below normal range
Note location - size - color - and characteristics
Lesions - condition - turgor - color - temp - and odor
Realigning a broken bone through surgery with incisions

21. Average diastolic blood pressure
Inability to hear high frequency
12 - 20 breaths
Blood pressure decreases rapidly in relation to positive changes from lying to sitting or standing
60 - 90 mmHg

22. Range of motion(ROM)
The degree to which a joint is moved by flexion and extension
Inflammation of a vein associated with a thrombus
Measure of the amount of heat below the skin and the subcutaneous tissues
A weak and rapid pulse

23. Cotton forceps
Without fever
Tweezer like instrument used to transport small item to and from the mouth
Hemiplegia - paraplegia - quadriplegia
Using the sence of smell during physical examination

24. Long term complications of paralysis
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
Decuitus ulcers - urinary tract infections - urinary calculi - stiff joints
Assessing the head - neck - anterior thorax - lungs - breast - axillae - heart - abdomen - and extremities

25. Anxiety
High blood pressure - rupture of the arteries and destruction of the organs
A vague - uneasy feeling in response to stress
Assessing the head - neck - anterior thorax - lungs - breast - axillae - heart - abdomen - and extremities
Disturbance in the ability to cope or adjusts to stress; behavior and function are impaired

26. Radiation
Excessivly rapid breathing
Used to destroy or retard cancer cell growth
State of mind in which the person copes with and adjusts to the stresses of everyday living by behaving in ways acceptable to society
90 - 150 mmHg - 40+ goes up to 160 mmHg

27. wWhere can pulse be found on body
Develops during pregnancy
Instrument used to check pupillary reaction to light and to inspect the inner eye. it may be portable or wall mounted
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
Radial - brachial - dosterior tibialis - dorsalis pedis - femoral - apiical - carotid - temporal

28. Dangling
Instrument used to measure a patients blood pressure
Electronic instrument used to obtain a patients body temp
Position the patient sitting on the side of bed with legs and feet over the side
Read out unit that produces an audible beep when the mwasurement is complete and displays the reading on the screen

29. Tachycardia
Radial - brachial - dosterior tibialis - dorsalis pedis - femoral - apiical - carotid - temporal
Abnormally rapid heartbeat - above 100 bpm in adults
12 - 20 breaths
A weak and rapid pulse

30. Characteristics of respirations
Areas on the skin where the cast has been indented or pushed in that may caused sores or skin breakdown
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
Rate - rhythm - depth - sound

31. Pressure ulcer
Sore caused by pressure or rubbing against something for a period of time
Jaundice - high temp - limp body - slow to respond - eating poorly - hard or watery stools - redness and draining aroung cord stump or circumcision
90 - 150 mmHg - 40+ goes up to 160 mmHg
Note location - size - color - and characteristics

32. Orthostatic hypotension
120 - 160 bpm
Jaundice - high temp - limp body - slow to respond - eating poorly - hard or watery stools - redness and draining aroung cord stump or circumcision
Long slender bulb - blue
Blood pressure decreases rapidly in relation to positive changes from lying to sitting or standing

33. Hypothermia
Body temp below normal range
Person can be aroused only briefly and only by vigorous external stimulation
Areas on the skin where the cast has been indented or pushed in that may caused sores or skin breakdown
The circular movement of a limb

34. Quadriplegia
Unconscious reactions that block unpleasant or threating feelings
Lack of adult supervision - malnourishment - unsafe living environments - untreated chronic illness
Paralysis in all four extremities and trunk
High blood pressure - rupture of the arteries and destruction of the organs

35. Stethoscope
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
Stertorous - snoring - gasping - labored - choking - gurgling
Exercises performed by the patient

36. Temp
Measure of the amount of heat below the skin and the subcutaneous tissues
Confusion - delirium - dementia - depression
The act of expelling air out of the lungs
Body temp above the normal range

37. Paraplegia
Short stubby bulb - red
Chronic and acute
Paralysis in lower extemities and trunk
Stertorous - snoring - gasping - labored - choking - gurgling

38. Complications of uncontrolled diabetes
Read out unit that produces an audible beep when the mwasurement is complete and displays the reading on the screen
Yellow color to the skin and eyes
Radial - brachial - dosterior tibialis - dorsalis pedis - femoral - apiical - carotid - temporal
Retinal change - blindness - kidney disease - nerve disease - circulatory disorders

39. Dementia
Usually progressive condition marked by deteriorated cognitive functioning often accompanied by emotional apathy(e.g. Alzheimers disease)
100 - 120 bpm
Ringing in the ear
Inflammation of a vein associated with a thrombus

40. Causes of paralysis
Paralysis in lower extemities and trunk
Used during physical exam to wipe off instruments
Assessing the head - neck - anterior thorax - lungs - breast - axillae - heart - abdomen - and extremities
Spinal cord lesions - multiple sclerosis - infections/abscesses of spinal cord - congential defects

41. Probes for electronic thermometer
Act of listening for sounds within the body
Tympanic - oral - rectal
Sore caused by pressure or rubbing against something for a period of time
Dizziness

42. Child pulse rate
Composite structural material of plastic and fiberglass that is used in casting for children and elderly for light weight properties
100 - 120 bpm
Technique in physical examination of tapping the body with finger tips to evaluate the size - borders - and consistency of some internal organs
Body temp below normal range

43. Tongue depressor
Assessment includes skin - hair - scalp - and nails
Instrument used to assess the pupil's response to light
Pancreas do not produce insulin - most common in children and young adults
Thin blade fro pressing down the tongue during medical examination of the mouth and throat.

44. Oral temp
Confusion - delirium - dementia - depression
120 - 160 bpm
98.6
Abnormally rapid heartbeat - above 100 bpm in adults

45. Unconciousness
Acute mental disturbance denfined by confused thinking and disrupted attention usually accompanied by disordered speech and hallucinations
High blood pressure - rupture of the arteries and destruction of the organs
A permanently flexed joint that occurs with shortened muscle tissue
Condition in which there is a depression of cerebral function ranging from stupor to coma patient considerations for special needs

46. Presbycusis
Unconscious reactions that block unpleasant or threating feelings
The degree to which a joint is moved by flexion and extension
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
Inability to hear high frequency

47. Adult pulse rate
Lack of adult supervision - malnourishment - unsafe living environments - untreated chronic illness
Weak and regular - strong and regular - full and bounding - feeble - irregular - thready - absent
High blood sugar
60 - 100 bpm

48. Surgery
Clouding of the lens
Sore caused by pressure or rubbing against something for a period of time
Done to cure or control cancer
Position the patient sitting on the side of bed with legs and feet over the side

49. Fever
60 - 90 mmHg
Elevated body temp
Arise in connective tissue; occur in bone - muscle - cartilage - and other types of connective tissues
Composite structural material of plastic and fiberglass that is used in casting for children and elderly for light weight properties

50. Macular degenration
The force that circulating blood exerts against the arteial walls as the heart contracts and relaxes; measured in millimeters of mercury(mmHg)
Electronic instrument used to obtain a patients body temp
New growth abnormal cells
Gradual loss of acute - central - and color vision in the elderly