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Basic Nursing Skills

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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Tachycardia
Tumors that cause death if left untreated
Measure of the amount of heat below the skin and the subcutaneous tissues
Retinal change - blindness - kidney disease - nerve disease - circulatory disorders
Abnormally rapid heartbeat - above 100 bpm in adults

2. Hearing loss
Made of hollow glass stem and bulb filled with mecury and alcohol
Inability to hear high frequency
Pain - stimulant drugs - anger - eating exercise
Difficulty hearing normal conversations

3. Respiration
Difficulty hearing normal conversations
The exchange of gases between the atmosphere - blood - and body cells; measurement that consists of one inhalation and one exhalation
Exercises performed by the patient
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

4. Water soluble lubricant(surgeons jelly and ky jelly)
Tympanic - oral - rectal
Measure of the amount of heat below the skin and the subcutaneous tissues
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
Soft - elastic - usually cotton fabric used espically for bandages and infants wear

5. Cast
Pancreas do not produce insulin - most common in children and young adults
97.6
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
Inability to hear high frequency

6. Factors that increase ital signs values
Thin blade fro pressing down the tongue during medical examination of the mouth and throat.
Decuitus ulcers - urinary tract infections - urinary calculi - stiff joints
Pain - stimulant drugs - anger - eating exercise
Tweezer like instrument used to transport small item to and from the mouth

7. Infant pulse rate
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
120 - 160 bpm
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

8. Mental health
State of mind in which the person copes with and adjusts to the stresses of everyday living by behaving in ways acceptable to society
Person can be aroused only briefly and only by vigorous external stimulation
Tumors that arise from epithelial tissue
The act of taking air into the lungs

9. Dorsal Recumbent
Lying on the back in supine position with knees flexed
Unconscious reactions that block unpleasant or threating feelings
Infared sensor measures the temp of blood flow in ear
Thin blade fro pressing down the tongue during medical examination of the mouth and throat.

10. Vital signs
Stertorous - snoring - gasping - labored - choking - gurgling
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
Along with height and weight - are taken as baseline data - provides info regarding the general heealth of a patient
Child under 6 - mouth breathers - oral or nasal surgery - unconscious or irrational

11. Presbycusis
90 - 150 mmHg - 40+ goes up to 160 mmHg
Inability to hear high frequency
Decubhus ulcers - urinary tract infections - urinary calculi - stiff joints
O: onset P: provocation Q: quality R: radiation S: scale T: time

12. Tongue depressor
Thin blade fro pressing down the tongue during medical examination of the mouth and throat.
A posistion where the patient is lying supinewith knees flexed
Rest - depression - depressant drugs
Along with height and weight - are taken as baseline data - provides info regarding the general heealth of a patient

13. Indications to use wheelchair
Develops after age of 40 - pancreas secret some insulin but not enough to meet body's needs
Abnormally rapid heartbeat - above 100 bpm in adults
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
Patient is ambulatory

14. Mouth mirror
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
Paralysis in lower extemities and trunk
With fever
98.6

15. Blood pressure(B/P)
Goals are to destroy the cancer cells without killing too many normal cells and to cure or control the rate of cancer cell growth
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
The force that circulating blood exerts against the arteial walls as the heart contracts and relaxes; measured in millimeters of mercury(mmHg)
Acute mental disturbance denfined by confused thinking and disrupted attention usually accompanied by disordered speech and hallucinations

16. Opthalmoscope
Instrument used to check pupillary reaction to light and to inspect the inner eye. it may be portable or wall mounted
Chronic and acute
Note location - size - color - and characteristics
Difficulty hearing normal conversations

17. Integumentary system
Tumors that arise from epithelial tissue
Assessment includes skin - hair - scalp - and nails
Realigning a broken bone through surgery with incisions
Short stubby bulb - red

18. Scale
New growth abnormal cells
Device used to obtain a patients weight
Tumors that usually do not cause death
Stationary blood clot

19. Main groups of malignant tumors
Stationary blood clot
Stertorous - snoring - gasping - labored - choking - gurgling
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
Carcinomas - sarcomas

20. Otitis media
Used to time the pulses and respirations
Low blood sugar
Composite structural material of plastic and fiberglass that is used in casting for children and elderly for light weight properties
Infection of the middle ear

21. Dementia
Instrument used for listening to sounds produced within the body; can be used to auscultate the heart - lungs - abdomen - bowels - and blood pressure
The degree to which a joint is moved by flexion and extension
Usually progressive condition marked by deteriorated cognitive functioning often accompanied by emotional apathy(e.g. Alzheimers disease)
Acute mental disturbance denfined by confused thinking and disrupted attention usually accompanied by disordered speech and hallucinations

22. Hemiplegia
Technique in physical examination of tapping the body with finger tips to evaluate the size - borders - and consistency of some internal organs
Instrument used to measure a patients blood pressure
Paralysis of ones side of the body
Acute mental disturbance denfined by confused thinking and disrupted attention usually accompanied by disordered speech and hallucinations

23. Symptoms of illness in infants
Assessment includes skin - hair - scalp - and nails
Jaundice - high temp - limp body - slow to respond - eating poorly - hard or watery stools - redness and draining aroung cord stump or circumcision
Decubhus ulcers - urinary tract infections - urinary calculi - stiff joints
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

24. Vaginal speculum
Board placed at the foot of the bed that supports the feet at right angles to the body
Carcinomas - sarcomas
Bi-valved instrument - with two opening blades used for the inspection of the vaginal cavity
Thin blade fro pressing down the tongue during medical examination of the mouth and throat.

25. Embolus
Weak and regular - strong and regular - full and bounding - feeble - irregular - thready - absent
An instrument used to examine the external ear - the eardrum - and the ossicles of the middle ear. it may be portable or wall mounted
Jaundice - high temp - limp body - slow to respond - eating poorly - hard or watery stools - redness and draining aroung cord stump or circumcision
Blood clot moving in the blood stream

26. Oral temp
98.6
Lack of adult supervision - malnourishment - unsafe living environments - untreated chronic illness
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

27. Hypoglycemia
Low blood sugar
Person can be aroused only briefly and only by vigorous external stimulation
Tumors that usually do not cause death
Dizziness

28. Diastolic pressue(bottom #)
Gradual loss of acute - central - and color vision in the elderly
Balance - orthostatic hypertension - dizziness - nausea
Pressure exerted on the arterial walls during ventricular relaxation - last blood pressure u will hear
Abnormally rapid heartbeat - above 100 bpm in adults

29. Defense mechanisms
Measure of the amount of heat below the skin and the subcutaneous 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
Unconscious reactions that block unpleasant or threating feelings

30. Pressure point
Areas on the skin where the cast has been indented or pushed in that may caused sores or skin breakdown
Rest - depression - depressant drugs
Realigning a broken bone through surgery with incisions
Accumulation of fluid inside the eye that exerts pressure on the optic nerve; eventually causes blindness

31. Percussion
Technique in physical examination of tapping the body with finger tips to evaluate the size - borders - and consistency of some internal organs
Paralysis in lower extemities and trunk
A permanently flexed joint that occurs with shortened muscle tissue
Inflammation of a vein associated with a thrombus

32. Flashlight
Bi-valved instrument - with two opening blades used for the inspection of the vaginal cavity
Areas on the skin where the cast has been indented or pushed in that may caused sores or skin breakdown
Instrument used to assess the pupil's response to light
Tumors that arise from epithelial tissue

33. Young children need _ calories per day
Used during physical exam to wipe off instruments
1400 to 1800
Lying supine with hips and knees flexed and the tighs abducted and rotated externally; used to assess the female genitalia and genital tract
Abnormally slow heartbeat - below 60 bpm in adults

34. Hypertension
Rubber hammer used to assess reflexes - which is a gross assessment of the brain - spinal cord - or peripheral nerve impairment
Gradual loss of acute - central - and color vision in the elderly
1400 to 1800
High blood pressure - rupture of the arteries and destruction of the organs

35. Immunization boosters are recommended
Tympanic - oral - rectal
Infared sensor measures the temp of blood flow in ear
Ages of 4-6 and 11-12
The force that circulating blood exerts against the arteial walls as the heart contracts and relaxes; measured in millimeters of mercury(mmHg)

36. Watch or clock
An age related decreased ability to focus on near objects
Heat sensitive patch/tape
Absence of breathing
Used to time the pulses and respirations

37. Temp
Measure of the amount of heat below the skin and the subcutaneous tissues
Inflammation of the vein
Condition in which there is a depression of cerebral function ranging from stupor to coma patient considerations for special needs
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

38. Afebrile
Instrument used for listening to sounds produced within the body; can be used to auscultate the heart - lungs - abdomen - bowels - and blood pressure
Surgery - radiation - chemotherapy
Ringing in the ear
Without fever

39. Gestational diabetes
Paralysis of ones side of the body
The act of expelling air out of the lungs
Develops during pregnancy
Thin blade fro pressing down the tongue during medical examination of the mouth and throat.

40. Reduction
Procedure used to reposition the ends of a broken bone
Pancreas do not produce insulin - most common in children and young adults
Person can be aroused only briefly and only by vigorous external stimulation
120 - 160 bpm

41. Rectal temp
99.6
Read out unit that produces an audible beep when the mwasurement is complete and displays the reading on the screen
Instrument used to assess the pupil's response to light
Pulse with irregular rhythm

42. Electronic thermometer
Disturbance in the ability to cope or adjusts to stress; behavior and function are impaired
Realigning a broken bone through surgery with incisions
Read out unit that produces an audible beep when the mwasurement is complete and displays the reading on the screen
The act of taking air into the lungs

43. Contracture
Instrument with a long blunt working end calibrated with one to ten millimeter markings used to measure periodontal pockets in gums
A permanently flexed joint that occurs with shortened muscle tissue
Carcinomas - sarcomas
Skin should be smooth and dry

44. Tympanic thermometer
Using the sence of smell during physical examination
Infared sensor measures the temp of blood flow in ear
Blood pressure decreases rapidly in relation to positive changes from lying to sitting or standing
Inability to hear high frequency

45. Stockinet
Ringing in the ear
Low blood sugar
Pressure exerted on the arterial walls during ventricular relaxation - last blood pressure u will hear
Soft - elastic - usually cotton fabric used espically for bandages and infants wear

46. Confusion
Being perplexed or disconcerted
Person can be aroused only briefly and only by vigorous external stimulation
Instrument used to assess the pupil's response to light
90 - 150 mmHg - 40+ goes up to 160 mmHg

47. Long term complications of paralysis
Elevated body temp
High blood sugar
Decuitus ulcers - urinary tract infections - urinary calculi - stiff joints
25 - 40 breaths

48. Unconciousness
Condition in which there is a depression of cerebral function ranging from stupor to coma patient considerations for special needs
Being perplexed or disconcerted
Abnormally rapid heartbeat - above 100 bpm in adults
Difficulty hearing normal conversations

49. Hypotension
Weak and regular - strong and regular - full and bounding - feeble - irregular - thready - absent
12 - 20 breaths
Low blood pressure - insufficient perfusion of internal organs
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

50. Dorsal recumbent
Retinal change - blindness - kidney disease - nerve disease - circulatory disorders
Rubber hammer used to assess reflexes - which is a gross assessment of the brain - spinal cord - or peripheral nerve impairment
A posistion where the patient is lying supinewith knees flexed
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

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