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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. Macular degenration
Ages of 4-6 and 11-12
Gradual loss of acute - central - and color vision in the elderly
Pain - stimulant drugs - anger - eating exercise
Arise in connective tissue; occur in bone - muscle - cartilage - and other types of connective tissues

2. Orthopedics
Procedure used to reposition the ends of a broken bone
Yellow color to the skin and eyes
An age related decreased ability to focus on near objects
Branch of medicine that is concerned with the correction of prevention of skeletal deformities

3. Dyspnea
Chronic disease of the inner ear
Labored or difficult breathing
The force that circulating blood exerts against the arteial walls as the heart contracts and relaxes; measured in millimeters of mercury(mmHg)
Exercises performed by the patient with some assistance

4. Auscultation
Realigning a broken bone by manuel manipulation without incisions
An age related decreased ability to focus on near objects
90 - 150 mmHg - 40+ goes up to 160 mmHg
Act of listening for sounds within the body

5. Gestational diabetes
Regular - recurrent expansion and contraction of an artery produced by waves pf pressure caused when the heart beats
100 - 120 bpm
High blood pressure - rupture of the arteries and destruction of the organs
Develops during pregnancy

6. Integumentary system
120 - 160 bpm
Using the sence of smell during physical examination
Assessment includes skin - hair - scalp - and nails
Peak pressure exerted on the arterial walls during ventricular contraction - first blood pressure sound u will hear

7. Watch or clock
Lesions - condition - turgor - color - temp - and odor
Used to time the pulses and respirations
O: onset P: provocation Q: quality R: radiation S: scale T: time
Decuitus ulcers - urinary tract infections - urinary calculi - stiff joints

8. Flashlight

9. Menieres disease
Technique used in physical examination to carefully and critically examine the body
Chronic disease of the inner ear
Device that is used for recording the electric activity of the heart
Board placed at the foot of the bed that supports the feet at right angles to the body

10. Arrhythmia
Technique used in physical examination to carefully and critically examine the body
Body temp below normal range
An age related decreased ability to focus on near objects
Pulse with irregular rhythm

11. Systolic pressure(top #)
Unconscious reactions that block unpleasant or threating feelings
99.6
Pancreas do not produce insulin - most common in children and young adults
Peak pressure exerted on the arterial walls during ventricular contraction - first blood pressure sound u will hear

12. Glaucoma
Arise in connective tissue; occur in bone - muscle - cartilage - and other types of connective tissues
Accumulation of fluid inside the eye that exerts pressure on the optic nerve; eventually causes blindness
Body temp above the normal range
A weak and rapid pulse

13. Causes of paralysis
Blood pressure decreases rapidly in relation to positive changes from lying to sitting or standing
Spinal cord lesions - multiple sclerosis - infections/abscesses of spinal cord - congential defects
Difficulty hearing normal conversations
Exercises that are performed by motorized exercised machinery that keeps a joint in constant slow motion

14. Tachycardia
Balance - orthostatic hypertension - dizziness - nausea
Areas on the skin where the cast has been indented or pushed in that may caused sores or skin breakdown
Abnormally rapid heartbeat - above 100 bpm in adults
Clouding of the lens

15. Presbyopia
An age related decreased ability to focus on near objects
Pancreas do not produce insulin - most common in children and young adults
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
Gradual loss of acute - central - and color vision in the elderly

16. Hyperthermia
Chronic disease of the inner ear
Body temp above the normal range
Paralysis of ones side of the body
98.6

17. 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
Difficulty hearing normal conversations
Spinal cord lesions - multiple sclerosis - infections/abscesses of spinal cord - congential defects
Without fever

18. Abnormal lung sounds
Act of listening for sounds within the body
Position the patient sitting on the side of bed with legs and feet over the side
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

19. Main groups of malignant tumors
Carcinomas - sarcomas
Acute mental disturbance denfined by confused thinking and disrupted attention usually accompanied by disordered speech and hallucinations
Ringing in the ear
100 - 120 bpm

20. Surgery
The circular movement of a limb
Done to cure or control cancer
Ages of 4-6 and 11-12
120 - 160 bpm

21. Stress
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
A pasty composition that hardens on drying
A response or change in the body caused by an emotional - physical - social - or economic factor
Blood clot moving in the blood stream

22. Hypertension
Blood pressure decreases rapidly in relation to positive changes from lying to sitting or standing
Ages of 4-6 and 11-12
High blood pressure - rupture of the arteries and destruction of the organs
Pulse with irregular rhythm

23. 3 types of paralysis
Pulse with irregular rhythm
Hemiplegia - paraplegia - quadriplegia
Accumulation of fluid inside the eye that exerts pressure on the optic nerve; eventually causes blindness
Infared sensor measures the temp of blood flow in ear

24. Perfusion
Age related - exposure to noise - build up of cerumel
Flow of blood through tissues - providing them with oxygen and nutrients - and removing waste products
Heat sensitive patch/tape
Pancreas do not produce insulin - most common in children and young adults

25. Otitis media
Areas on the skin where the cast has been indented or pushed in that may caused sores or skin breakdown
An instrument used to examine the external ear - the eardrum - and the ossicles of the middle ear. it may be portable or wall mounted
Infection of the middle ear
Assessing the head - neck - anterior thorax - lungs - breast - axillae - heart - abdomen - and extremities

26. Average systolic blood pressure
Radial - brachial - dosterior tibialis - dorsalis pedis - femoral - apiical - carotid - temporal
Arise in connective tissue; occur in bone - muscle - cartilage - and other types of connective tissues
Soft - elastic - usually cotton fabric used espically for bandages and infants wear
90 - 150 mmHg - 40+ goes up to 160 mmHg

27. Peridiontal probe
Usually progressive condition marked by deteriorated cognitive functioning often accompanied by emotional apathy(e.g. Alzheimers disease)
Thin blade fro pressing down the tongue during medical examination of the mouth and throat.
Instrument with a long blunt working end calibrated with one to ten millimeter markings used to measure periodontal pockets in gums
Person can be aroused only briefly and only by vigorous external stimulation

28. Stockinet
Soft - elastic - usually cotton fabric used espically for bandages and infants wear
Short stubby bulb - red
Carcinomas - sarcomas
Chronic and acute

29. Continuous passive motion(cpm)
Exercises that are performed by motorized exercised machinery that keeps a joint in constant slow motion
Rest - depression - depressant drugs
Chronic and acute
Body temp below normal range

30. Dorsal recumbent
90 - 150 mmHg - 40+ goes up to 160 mmHg
A posistion where the patient is lying supinewith knees flexed
Along with height and weight - are taken as baseline data - provides info regarding the general heealth of a patient
Using the sence of smell during physical examination

31. Hypoglycemia
Low blood sugar
Weak and regular - strong and regular - full and bounding - feeble - irregular - thready - absent
Tympanic - oral - rectal
Infection of the middle ear

32. Inspection
Technique used in physical examination to carefully and critically examine the body
Retinal change - blindness - kidney disease - nerve disease - circulatory disorders
Patient is ambulatory
Branch of medicine that is concerned with the correction of prevention of skeletal deformities

33. Presbycusis
Inability to hear high frequency
Ringing in the ear
Heat sensitive patch/tape
Elevated body temp

34. What is dorsal recumbent used for?
90 - 150 mmHg - 40+ goes up to 160 mmHg
The exchange of gases between the atmosphere - blood - and body cells; measurement that consists of one inhalation and one exhalation
Assessing the head - neck - anterior thorax - lungs - breast - axillae - heart - abdomen - and extremities
Board placed at the foot of the bed that supports the feet at right angles to the body

35. Circumduction
Lying supine with hips and knees flexed and the tighs abducted and rotated externally; used to assess the female genitalia and genital tract
Skin should be smooth and dry
Act of listening for sounds within the body
The circular movement of a limb

36. Orthostatic hypotension
State of mind in which the person copes with and adjusts to the stresses of everyday living by behaving in ways acceptable to society
Blood pressure decreases rapidly in relation to positive changes from lying to sitting or standing
A pasty composition that hardens on drying
1400 to 1800

37. Respiration
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
Long slender bulb - blue
Exercises performed by the patient with some assistance
The exchange of gases between the atmosphere - blood - and body cells; measurement that consists of one inhalation and one exhalation

38. Axillary temp
97.6
The force that circulating blood exerts against the arteial walls as the heart contracts and relaxes; measured in millimeters of mercury(mmHg)
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
Elevated body temp

39. Confusion
Yellow color to the skin and eyes
New growth abnormal cells
Being perplexed or disconcerted
Long slender bulb - blue

40. Footboard
60 - 90 mmHg
Develops during pregnancy
Device that is used for recording the electric activity of the heart
Board placed at the foot of the bed that supports the feet at right angles to the body

41. Least accurate thermometer probe
Excessivly rapid breathing
Heat sensitive patch/tape
Body temp above the normal range
Exercises performed by the patient

42. Tympanic temp
98.6
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
Body temp above the normal range
Inflammation of the vein

43. Jaundice
Being perplexed or disconcerted
Decuitus ulcers - urinary tract infections - urinary calculi - stiff joints
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
Yellow color to the skin and eyes

44. Probes for electronic thermometer
Bi-valved instrument - with two opening blades used for the inspection of the vaginal cavity
Paralysis of ones side of the body
A weak and rapid pulse
Tympanic - oral - rectal

45. Dorsal Recumbent
Lying on the back in supine position with knees flexed
Long slender bulb - blue
Ages of 4-6 and 11-12
98.6

46. Lithotomy Position
Regular - recurrent expansion and contraction of an artery produced by waves pf pressure caused when the heart beats
Radial - brachial - dosterior tibialis - dorsalis pedis - femoral - apiical - carotid - temporal
Lying supine with hips and knees flexed and the tighs abducted and rotated externally; used to assess the female genitalia and genital tract
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

47. 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
Labored or difficult breathing
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
Develops after age of 40 - pancreas secret some insulin but not enough to meet body's needs

48. Dangling
Blood clot moving in the blood stream
Peak pressure exerted on the arterial walls during ventricular contraction - first blood pressure sound u will hear
Position the patient sitting on the side of bed with legs and feet over the side
Made of hollow glass stem and bulb filled with mecury and alcohol

49. Anxiety
Exercises that are performed by motorized exercised machinery that keeps a joint in constant slow motion
Technique used in physical examination to carefully and critically examine the body
A vague - uneasy feeling in response to stress
The degree to which a joint is moved by flexion and extension

50. Rectal thermometer
Short stubby bulb - red
Paralysis in lower extemities and trunk
Skin should be smooth and dry
Instrument used to measure a patients blood pressure