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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. Diastolic pressue(bottom #)
Using the sence of smell during physical examination
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
Pressure exerted on the arterial walls during ventricular relaxation - last blood pressure u will hear
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

2. Radiation
Used to destroy or retard cancer cell growth
Person can be aroused only briefly and only by vigorous external stimulation
Confusion - delirium - dementia - depression
State of mind in which the person copes with and adjusts to the stresses of everyday living by behaving in ways acceptable to society

3. Benign
Tumors that cause death if left untreated
Tumors that usually do not cause death
Heat sensitive patch/tape
The degree to which a joint is moved by flexion and extension

4. Sphygmomanometer
Eyes do not open upon stimulation - absence of comprehensible speech - and failure to obey commands
Balance - orthostatic hypertension - dizziness - nausea
Instrument used to measure a patients blood pressure
Position the patient sitting on the side of bed with legs and feet over the side

5. Dorsal Recumbent
High blood sugar
Disturbance in the ability to cope or adjusts to stress; behavior and function are impaired
Board placed at the foot of the bed that supports the feet at right angles to the body
Lying on the back in supine position with knees flexed

6. Complications of uncontrolled diabetes
Inability to hear high frequency
Retinal change - blindness - kidney disease - nerve disease - circulatory disorders
A pasty composition that hardens on drying
Body temp above the normal range

7. Confusion
Flow of blood through tissues - providing them with oxygen and nutrients - and removing waste products
Being perplexed or disconcerted
Skin should quickly return to its orginal posistion
Accumulation of fluid inside the eye that exerts pressure on the optic nerve; eventually causes blindness

8. Systolic pressure(top #)
Done to cure or control cancer
Peak pressure exerted on the arterial walls during ventricular contraction - first blood pressure sound u will hear
An instrument used to examine the external ear - the eardrum - and the ossicles of the middle ear. it may be portable or wall mounted
Instrument with a long blunt working end calibrated with one to ten millimeter markings used to measure periodontal pockets in gums

9. Defense mechanisms
Instrument used for listening to sounds produced within the body; can be used to auscultate the heart - lungs - abdomen - bowels - and blood pressure
Condition in which there is a depression of cerebral function ranging from stupor to coma patient considerations for special needs
Arise in connective tissue; occur in bone - muscle - cartilage - and other types of connective tissues
Unconscious reactions that block unpleasant or threating feelings

10. Average systolic blood pressure
Gloves used during the examination of the buccal(oral) cavity - genitals - and perineal region
Infared sensor measures the temp of blood flow in ear
A posistion where the patient is lying supinewith knees flexed
90 - 150 mmHg - 40+ goes up to 160 mmHg

11. Hyperglycemia
New growth abnormal cells
Device used to obtain a patients weight
High blood sugar
Peak pressure exerted on the arterial walls during ventricular contraction - first blood pressure sound u will hear

12. Dementia
Decubhus ulcers - urinary tract infections - urinary calculi - stiff joints
Jaundice - high temp - limp body - slow to respond - eating poorly - hard or watery stools - redness and draining aroung cord stump or circumcision
20 - 40 breaths
Usually progressive condition marked by deteriorated cognitive functioning often accompanied by emotional apathy(e.g. Alzheimers disease)

13. Pressure ulcer
Pancreas do not produce insulin - most common in children and young adults
Sore caused by pressure or rubbing against something for a period of time
Realigning a broken bone through surgery with incisions
Assessment includes skin - hair - scalp - and nails

14. Vertigo
Dizziness
The force that circulating blood exerts against the arteial walls as the heart contracts and relaxes; measured in millimeters of mercury(mmHg)
Abnormally rapid heartbeat - above 100 bpm in adults
Child under 6 - mouth breathers - oral or nasal surgery - unconscious or irrational

15. Infant pulse rate
Lying supine with hips and knees flexed and the tighs abducted and rotated externally; used to assess the female genitalia and genital tract
Board placed at the foot of the bed that supports the feet at right angles to the body
Without fever
120 - 160 bpm

16. Young children need _ calories per day
1400 to 1800
Decubhus ulcers - urinary tract infections - urinary calculi - stiff joints
Tumors that usually do not cause death
Absence of breathing

17. 3 common causes of hearing loss
Labored or difficult breathing
97.6
Tweezer like instrument used to transport small item to and from the mouth
Age related - exposure to noise - build up of cerumel

18. Opthalmoscope
Stertorous - snoring - gasping - labored - choking - gurgling
Jaundice - high temp - limp body - slow to respond - eating poorly - hard or watery stools - redness and draining aroung cord stump or circumcision
The degree to which a joint is moved by flexion and extension
Instrument used to check pupillary reaction to light and to inspect the inner eye. it may be portable or wall mounted

19. Stethoscope
Instrument used for listening to sounds produced within the body; can be used to auscultate the heart - lungs - abdomen - bowels - and blood pressure
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
Used to destroy or retard cancer cell growth
Ages of 4-6 and 11-12

20. Footboard
Hemiplegia - paraplegia - quadriplegia
Abnormally rapid heartbeat - above 100 bpm in adults
Board placed at the foot of the bed that supports the feet at right angles to the body
Technique in physical examination of tapping the body with finger tips to evaluate the size - borders - and consistency of some internal organs

21. Dorsal recumbent
A posistion where the patient is lying supinewith knees flexed
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
Disturbance in the ability to cope or adjusts to stress; behavior and function are impaired
Body temp above the normal range

22. Child resp rate
20 - 40 breaths
Inflammation of a vein associated with a thrombus
Tympanic - oral - rectal
Exercises performed by the patient with some assistance

23. Menieres disease
Chronic disease of the inner ear
Low blood sugar
The act of expelling air out of the lungs
Abnormally slow heartbeat - below 60 bpm in adults

24. Dyspnea
Labored or difficult breathing
25 - 40 breaths
Instrument used to measure a patients blood pressure
Carcinomas - sarcomas

25. Tinnitus
Ringing in the ear
Tumors that usually do not cause death
98.6
1400 to 1800

26. Hypothermia
Hemiplegia - paraplegia - quadriplegia
Body temp below normal range
Usually progressive condition marked by deteriorated cognitive functioning often accompanied by emotional apathy(e.g. Alzheimers disease)
Chronic and acute

27. Adult pulse rate
Used to destroy or retard cancer cell growth
Lying supine with hips and knees flexed and the tighs abducted and rotated externally; used to assess the female genitalia and genital tract
Assessment includes skin - hair - scalp - and nails
60 - 100 bpm

28. Phelbitis
Skin should quickly return to its orginal posistion
Procedure used to reposition the ends of a broken bone
Inflammation of the vein
High blood pressure - rupture of the arteries and destruction of the organs

29. Afebrile
Excessivly rapid breathing
Paralysis of ones side of the body
Without fever
An instrument used to examine the external ear - the eardrum - and the ossicles of the middle ear. it may be portable or wall mounted

30. Hearing loss
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
Pressure exerted on the arterial walls during ventricular relaxation - last blood pressure u will hear
60 - 100 bpm
Difficulty hearing normal conversations

31. Lesions
Used to time the pulses and respirations
Note location - size - color - and characteristics
Gloves used during the examination of the buccal(oral) cavity - genitals - and perineal region
A permanently flexed joint that occurs with shortened muscle tissue

32. Tachycardia
Instrument used to check pupillary reaction to light and to inspect the inner eye. it may be portable or wall mounted
Electronic instrument used to obtain a patients body temp
Note location - size - color - and characteristics
Abnormally rapid heartbeat - above 100 bpm in adults

33. Malignat
With fever
Stertorous - snoring - gasping - labored - choking - gurgling
Tumors that cause death if left untreated
The circular movement of a limb

34. Orthostatic hypotension
Blood pressure decreases rapidly in relation to positive changes from lying to sitting or standing
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
Note location - size - color - and characteristics
Made of hollow glass stem and bulb filled with mecury and alcohol

35. Describes strength of pulse
Lesions - condition - turgor - color - temp - and odor
Weak and regular - strong and regular - full and bounding - feeble - irregular - thready - absent
Balance - orthostatic hypertension - dizziness - nausea
Labored or difficult breathing

36. Electronic thermometer
Read out unit that produces an audible beep when the mwasurement is complete and displays the reading on the screen
O: onset P: provocation Q: quality R: radiation S: scale T: time
An unsually strong pulse
Device that is used for recording the electric activity of the heart

37. 3 types of paralysis
Procedure used to reposition the ends of a broken bone
Skin should be smooth and dry
Hemiplegia - paraplegia - quadriplegia
Composite structural material of plastic and fiberglass that is used in casting for children and elderly for light weight properties

38. Symptoms of illness in infants
State of mind in which the person copes with and adjusts to the stresses of everyday living by behaving in ways acceptable to society
Labored or difficult breathing
O: onset P: provocation Q: quality R: radiation S: scale T: time
Jaundice - high temp - limp body - slow to respond - eating poorly - hard or watery stools - redness and draining aroung cord stump or circumcision

39. Vital signs
Along with height and weight - are taken as baseline data - provides info regarding the general heealth of a patient
Measuring device used to measure the circumference of an infants head - obtain body length - obtain circumference of extremities or abdominal girth
Abnormally rapid heartbeat - above 100 bpm in adults
Note location - size - color - and characteristics

40. Hemiplegia
Low blood pressure - insufficient perfusion of internal organs
Without fever
Using the sence of smell during physical examination
Paralysis of ones side of the body

41. Hyperthermia
Tumors that cause death if left untreated
Used to time the pulses and respirations
98.6
Body temp above the normal range

42. Chemotherapy
Acute mental disturbance denfined by confused thinking and disrupted attention usually accompanied by disordered speech and hallucinations
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 above the normal range
Low blood pressure - insufficient perfusion of internal organs

43. What is dorsal recumbent used for?
Heat sensitive patch/tape
Pancreas do not produce insulin - most common in children and young adults
Assessing the head - neck - anterior thorax - lungs - breast - axillae - heart - abdomen - and extremities
Inflammation of a vein associated with a thrombus

44. Flashlight

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45. Passive exercises
Condition in which there is a depression of cerebral function ranging from stupor to coma patient considerations for special needs
Exercises that are performed by the corpsman/technician when the patient is unable to move a body part independentally
Ages of 4-6 and 11-12
99.6

46. Inspection
Instrument used for listening to sounds produced within the body; can be used to auscultate the heart - lungs - abdomen - bowels - and blood pressure
Technique used in physical examination to carefully and critically examine the body
Body temp below normal range
Blood pressure decreases rapidly in relation to positive changes from lying to sitting or standing

47. Auscultation
Act of listening for sounds within the body
60 - 100 bpm
Long slender bulb - blue
1400 to 1800

48. Least accurate thermometer probe
Lack of adult supervision - malnourishment - unsafe living environments - untreated chronic illness
Realigning a broken bone through surgery with incisions
Gloves used during the examination of the buccal(oral) cavity - genitals - and perineal region
Heat sensitive patch/tape

49. Thrombophlebitis
A vague - uneasy feeling in response to stress
Inflammation of a vein associated with a thrombus
Decuitus ulcers - urinary tract infections - urinary calculi - stiff joints
12 - 20 breaths

50. Tumor
New growth abnormal cells
Measuring device used to measure the circumference of an infants head - obtain body length - obtain circumference of extremities or abdominal girth
Heat sensitive patch/tape
90 - 150 mmHg - 40+ goes up to 160 mmHg