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Basic Nursing Skills

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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Reduction
An instrument used to examine the external ear - the eardrum - and the ossicles of the middle ear. it may be portable or wall mounted
Bi-valved instrument - with two opening blades used for the inspection of the vaginal cavity
Procedure used to reposition the ends of a broken bone
Person can be aroused only briefly and only by vigorous external stimulation

2. Mental illness
Carcinomas - sarcomas
Technique used to assess texture - size - consistency - and location of certain parts of the body and hands
60 - 100 bpm
Disturbance in the ability to cope or adjusts to stress; behavior and function are impaired

3. Exhalation
Ages of 4-6 and 11-12
The act of expelling air out of the lungs
The act of taking air into the lungs
Assessing the head - neck - anterior thorax - lungs - breast - axillae - heart - abdomen - and extremities

4. Tape meassure
Measuring device used to measure the circumference of an infants head - obtain body length - obtain circumference of extremities or abdominal girth
Inability to hear high frequency
Goals are to destroy the cancer cells without killing too many normal cells and to cure or control the rate of cancer cell growth
Body temp below normal range

5. Conditions where oral temp assessment is contradicated
Arise in connective tissue; occur in bone - muscle - cartilage - and other types of connective tissues
Exercises that are performed by motorized exercised machinery that keeps a joint in constant slow motion
Paralysis in lower extemities and trunk
Child under 6 - mouth breathers - oral or nasal surgery - unconscious or irrational

6. Rectal thermometer
Acute mental disturbance denfined by confused thinking and disrupted attention usually accompanied by disordered speech and hallucinations
Short stubby bulb - red
Stertorous - snoring - gasping - labored - choking - gurgling
High blood pressure - rupture of the arteries and destruction of the organs

7. Causes of paralysis
Peak pressure exerted on the arterial walls during ventricular contraction - first blood pressure sound u will hear
Surgery - radiation - chemotherapy
Regular - recurrent expansion and contraction of an artery produced by waves pf pressure caused when the heart beats
Spinal cord lesions - multiple sclerosis - infections/abscesses of spinal cord - congential defects

8. Hearing loss
20 - 40 breaths
25 - 40 breaths
Difficulty hearing normal conversations
98.6

9. Complications of uncontrolled diabetes
Retinal change - blindness - kidney disease - nerve disease - circulatory disorders
The exchange of gases between the atmosphere - blood - and body cells; measurement that consists of one inhalation and one exhalation
Excessivly rapid breathing
Measure of the amount of heat below the skin and the subcutaneous tissues

10. Cotton forceps
Tweezer like instrument used to transport small item to and from the mouth
Infection of the middle ear
The force that circulating blood exerts against the arteial walls as the heart contracts and relaxes; measured in millimeters of mercury(mmHg)
Develops during pregnancy

11. Percussion/reflex hammer
Technique used to assess texture - size - consistency - and location of certain parts of the body and hands
Paralysis in all four extremities and trunk
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

12. Non insulin dependent( type II)
Used during physical exam to wipe off instruments
Low blood sugar
Develops after age of 40 - pancreas secret some insulin but not enough to meet body's needs
Procedure used to reposition the ends of a broken bone

13. Temp
Measure of the amount of heat below the skin and the subcutaneous tissues
25 - 40 breaths
The degree to which a joint is moved by flexion and extension
Skin should be smooth and dry

14. Delirium
A weak and rapid pulse
Pressure exerted on the arterial walls during ventricular relaxation - last blood pressure u will hear
Acute mental disturbance denfined by confused thinking and disrupted attention usually accompanied by disordered speech and hallucinations
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

15. Open reduction
Stertorous - snoring - gasping - labored - choking - gurgling
Realigning a broken bone through surgery with incisions
Carcinomas - sarcomas
Low blood sugar

16. Indications to use wheelchair
Used to time the pulses and respirations
Patient is ambulatory
Measure of the amount of heat below the skin and the subcutaneous tissues
Used to destroy or retard cancer cell growth

17. Vertigo
Dizziness
Spinal cord lesions - multiple sclerosis - infections/abscesses of spinal cord - congential defects
An age related decreased ability to focus on near objects
Chronic disease of the inner ear

18. Contracture
Peak pressure exerted on the arterial walls during ventricular contraction - first blood pressure sound u will hear
98.6
Chronic disease of the inner ear
A permanently flexed joint that occurs with shortened muscle tissue

19. Menieres disease
Age related - exposure to noise - build up of cerumel
Usually progressive condition marked by deteriorated cognitive functioning often accompanied by emotional apathy(e.g. Alzheimers disease)
Chronic disease of the inner ear
97.6

20. Rectal temp
Yellow color to the skin and eyes
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
99.6
A response or change in the body caused by an emotional - physical - social - or economic factor

21. Tumor
Decuitus ulcers - urinary tract infections - urinary calculi - stiff joints
Lying supine with hips and knees flexed and the tighs abducted and rotated externally; used to assess the female genitalia and genital tract
Rubber hammer used to assess reflexes - which is a gross assessment of the brain - spinal cord - or peripheral nerve impairment
New growth abnormal cells

22. Main groups of malignant tumors
Carcinomas - sarcomas
The act of expelling air out of the lungs
Flow of blood through tissues - providing them with oxygen and nutrients - and removing waste products
Done to cure or control cancer

23. 2 types of otitis media
Tweezer like instrument used to transport small item to and from the mouth
A weak and rapid pulse
Chronic and acute
Long slender bulb - blue

24. Peridiontal probe
Electronic instrument used to obtain a patients body temp
Tumors that arise from epithelial tissue
Ringing in the ear
Instrument with a long blunt working end calibrated with one to ten millimeter markings used to measure periodontal pockets in gums

25. Tachycardia
Device used to obtain a patients weight
Body temp above the normal range
Infection of the middle ear
Abnormally rapid heartbeat - above 100 bpm in adults

26. Sphygmomanometer
100 - 120 bpm
Person can be aroused only briefly and only by vigorous external stimulation
Weak and regular - strong and regular - full and bounding - feeble - irregular - thready - absent
Instrument used to measure a patients blood pressure

27. Dyspnea
Dizziness
Labored or difficult breathing
Tumors that arise from epithelial tissue
Soft - elastic - usually cotton fabric used espically for bandages and infants wear

28. Steps for ambulating a patient with transfer belt
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
Condition in which there is a depression of cerebral function ranging from stupor to coma patient considerations for special needs
Heat sensitive patch/tape
A vague - uneasy feeling in response to stress

29. Afebrile
Instrument with a long blunt working end calibrated with one to ten millimeter markings used to measure periodontal pockets in gums
The degree to which a joint is moved by flexion and extension
Without fever
Ringing in the ear

30. Insulin dependent(type 1)
Person can be aroused only briefly and only by vigorous external stimulation
Pancreas do not produce insulin - most common in children and young adults
Long slender bulb - blue
Flow of blood through tissues - providing them with oxygen and nutrients - and removing waste products

31. Mouth mirror
Ringing in the ear
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
Carcinomas - sarcomas
Procedure used to reposition the ends of a broken bone

32. Thready pulse
Child under 6 - mouth breathers - oral or nasal surgery - unconscious or irrational
A weak and rapid pulse
Blood clot moving in the blood stream
Infared sensor measures the temp of blood flow in ear

33. Diabetes
Tympanic - oral - rectal
Disturbance of the metabolism of carbohydrates and the use of glucose by the body
New growth abnormal cells
Child under 6 - mouth breathers - oral or nasal surgery - unconscious or irrational

34. Axillary temp
Realigning a broken bone by manuel manipulation without incisions
97.6
The circular movement of a limb
Paralysis in lower extemities and trunk

35. What is dorsal recumbent used for?
Usually progressive condition marked by deteriorated cognitive functioning often accompanied by emotional apathy(e.g. Alzheimers disease)
Pressure exerted on the arterial walls during ventricular relaxation - last blood pressure u will hear
Assessing the head - neck - anterior thorax - lungs - breast - axillae - heart - abdomen - and extremities
Skin should be smooth and dry

36. Orthopedics
Paralysis of ones side of the body
99.6
Exercises performed by the patient with some assistance
Branch of medicine that is concerned with the correction of prevention of skeletal deformities

37. Cataracts
98.6
Clouding of the lens
Dizziness
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

38. Young children need _ calories per day
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
Body temp above the normal range
1400 to 1800
Skin should quickly return to its orginal posistion

39. Characteristics of respirations
Rate - rhythm - depth - sound
Electronic instrument used to obtain a patients body temp
Carcinomas - sarcomas
Being perplexed or disconcerted

40. Average diastolic blood pressure
Exercises that are performed by motorized exercised machinery that keeps a joint in constant slow motion
Short stubby bulb - red
60 - 90 mmHg
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

41. Continuous passive motion(cpm)
90 - 150 mmHg - 40+ goes up to 160 mmHg
Retinal change - blindness - kidney disease - nerve disease - circulatory disorders
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
Exercises that are performed by motorized exercised machinery that keeps a joint in constant slow motion

42. Hypoglycemia
Low blood sugar
Lesions - condition - turgor - color - temp - and odor
Along with height and weight - are taken as baseline data - provides info regarding the general heealth of a patient
An instrument used to examine the external ear - the eardrum - and the ossicles of the middle ear. it may be portable or wall mounted

43. Radiation
New growth abnormal cells
Stertorous - snoring - gasping - labored - choking - gurgling
Used to destroy or retard cancer cell growth
Exercises that are performed by motorized exercised machinery that keeps a joint in constant slow motion

44. Glaucoma
Accumulation of fluid inside the eye that exerts pressure on the optic nerve; eventually causes blindness
Absence of breathing
Exercises performed by the patient
Long slender bulb - blue

45. Vital signs
Used to destroy or retard cancer cell growth
Along with height and weight - are taken as baseline data - provides info regarding the general heealth of a patient
High blood pressure - rupture of the arteries and destruction of the organs
A posistion where the patient is lying supinewith knees flexed

46. Thrombus
Stationary blood clot
Assessing the head - neck - anterior thorax - lungs - breast - axillae - heart - abdomen - and extremities
Yellow color to the skin and eyes
Electronic instrument used to obtain a patients body temp

47. Inspection
Clouding of the lens
Technique used in physical examination to carefully and critically examine the body
Exercises that are performed by the corpsman/technician when the patient is unable to move a body part independentally
Board placed at the foot of the bed that supports the feet at right angles to the body

48. Hemiplegia
60 - 100 bpm
Paralysis of ones side of the body
State of mind in which the person copes with and adjusts to the stresses of everyday living by behaving in ways acceptable to society
Child under 6 - mouth breathers - oral or nasal surgery - unconscious or irrational

49. Olfaction
Using the sence of smell during physical examination
Condition in which there is a depression of cerebral function ranging from stupor to coma patient considerations for special needs
Develops during pregnancy
98.6

50. Stupor
Paralysis in all four extremities and trunk
Pressure exerted on the arterial walls during ventricular relaxation - last blood pressure u will hear
Being perplexed or disconcerted
Person can be aroused only briefly and only by vigorous external stimulation

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