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Basic Nursing Skills
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Hypertension
Tumors that usually do not cause death
High blood pressure - rupture of the arteries and destruction of the organs
Act of listening for sounds within the body
Unconscious reactions that block unpleasant or threating feelings
2. Vaginal speculum
Bi-valved instrument - with two opening blades used for the inspection of the vaginal cavity
Device used to obtain a patients weight
Rate - rhythm - depth - sound
Usually progressive condition marked by deteriorated cognitive functioning often accompanied by emotional apathy(e.g. Alzheimers disease)
3. 3 types of paralysis
Hemiplegia - paraplegia - quadriplegia
Accumulation of fluid inside the eye that exerts pressure on the optic nerve; eventually causes blindness
Areas on the skin where the cast has been indented or pushed in that may caused sores or skin breakdown
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
4. Fever
Elevated body temp
12 - 20 breaths
New growth abnormal cells
Tumors that arise from epithelial tissue
5. Tympanic thermometer
Made of hollow glass stem and bulb filled with mecury and alcohol
Patient is ambulatory
100 - 120 bpm
Infared sensor measures the temp of blood flow in ear
6. Otitis media
Excessivly rapid breathing
Exercises performed by the patient
Board placed at the foot of the bed that supports the feet at right angles to the body
Infection of the middle ear
7. Adult pulse rate
Surgery - radiation - chemotherapy
Lesions - condition - turgor - color - temp - and odor
60 - 100 bpm
Instrument used for listening to sounds produced within the body; can be used to auscultate the heart - lungs - abdomen - bowels - and blood pressure
8. Child pulse rate
Radial - brachial - dosterior tibialis - dorsalis pedis - femoral - apiical - carotid - temporal
100 - 120 bpm
Thin blade fro pressing down the tongue during medical examination of the mouth and throat.
Jaundice - high temp - limp body - slow to respond - eating poorly - hard or watery stools - redness and draining aroung cord stump or circumcision
9. Condition
Ages of 4-6 and 11-12
Skin should be smooth and dry
Accumulation of fluid inside the eye that exerts pressure on the optic nerve; eventually causes blindness
Technique in physical examination of tapping the body with finger tips to evaluate the size - borders - and consistency of some internal organs
10. Defense mechanisms
Pancreas do not produce insulin - most common in children and young adults
Unconscious reactions that block unpleasant or threating feelings
Measuring device used to measure the circumference of an infants head - obtain body length - obtain circumference of extremities or abdominal girth
Act of listening for sounds within the body
11. Depression
Chronic and acute
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
Device that is used for recording the electric activity of the heart
12 - 20 breaths
12. Child resp rate
Regular - recurrent expansion and contraction of an artery produced by waves pf pressure caused when the heart beats
Realigning a broken bone by manuel manipulation without incisions
60 - 100 bpm
20 - 40 breaths
13. Thready pulse
Without fever
A weak and rapid pulse
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
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
14. Phelbitis
Inflammation of the vein
Excessivly rapid breathing
Blood pressure decreases rapidly in relation to positive changes from lying to sitting or standing
Assessment includes skin - hair - scalp - and nails
15. Peridiontal probe
Composite structural material of plastic and fiberglass that is used in casting for children and elderly for light weight properties
Instrument with a long blunt working end calibrated with one to ten millimeter markings used to measure periodontal pockets in gums
The force that circulating blood exerts against the arteial walls as the heart contracts and relaxes; measured in millimeters of mercury(mmHg)
Board placed at the foot of the bed that supports the feet at right angles to the body
16. Oral thermometer
With fever
Thin blade fro pressing down the tongue during medical examination of the mouth and throat.
Lesions - condition - turgor - color - temp - and odor
Long slender bulb - blue
17. Hyperglycemia
Realigning a broken bone through surgery with incisions
High blood sugar
Body temp above the normal range
60 - 100 bpm
18. Surgery
Abnormally rapid heartbeat - above 100 bpm in adults
Done to cure or control cancer
Dizziness
Hemiplegia - paraplegia - quadriplegia
19. Glaucoma
Accumulation of fluid inside the eye that exerts pressure on the optic nerve; eventually causes blindness
Body temp above the normal range
Electronic instrument used to obtain a patients body temp
Low blood sugar
20. Bounding pulse
Being perplexed or disconcerted
An unsually strong pulse
Paralysis in lower extemities and trunk
Decubhus ulcers - urinary tract infections - urinary calculi - stiff joints
21. Factors assessed when patient is dangaling
Patient is ambulatory
Balance - orthostatic hypertension - dizziness - nausea
Paralysis in all four extremities and trunk
An instrument used to examine the external ear - the eardrum - and the ossicles of the middle ear. it may be portable or wall mounted
22. Infant pulse rate
120 - 160 bpm
Made of hollow glass stem and bulb filled with mecury and alcohol
Decuitus ulcers - urinary tract infections - urinary calculi - stiff joints
Inflammation of a vein associated with a thrombus
23. Insulin dependent(type 1)
90 - 150 mmHg - 40+ goes up to 160 mmHg
Gradual loss of acute - central - and color vision in the elderly
Eyes do not open upon stimulation - absence of comprehensible speech - and failure to obey commands
Pancreas do not produce insulin - most common in children and young adults
24. Olfaction
Rate - rhythm - depth - sound
Unconscious reactions that block unpleasant or threating feelings
Using the sence of smell during physical examination
Paralysis of ones side of the body
25. Long term complications of paralysis
Used during physical exam to wipe off instruments
Decuitus ulcers - urinary tract infections - urinary calculi - stiff joints
Instrument used to check pupillary reaction to light and to inspect the inner eye. it may be portable or wall mounted
Instrument used to measure a patients blood pressure
26. Stethoscope
1400 to 1800
Decuitus ulcers - urinary tract infections - urinary calculi - stiff joints
Instrument used for listening to sounds produced within the body; can be used to auscultate the heart - lungs - abdomen - bowels - and blood pressure
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
27. Tape meassure
Paralysis of ones side of the body
A posistion where the patient is lying supinewith knees flexed
Rest - depression - depressant drugs
Measuring device used to measure the circumference of an infants head - obtain body length - obtain circumference of extremities or abdominal girth
28. Presbycusis
97.6
Inability to hear high frequency
120 - 160 bpm
Elevated body temp
29. Watch or clock
Peak pressure exerted on the arterial walls during ventricular contraction - first blood pressure sound u will hear
Along with height and weight - are taken as baseline data - provides info regarding the general heealth of a patient
Infared sensor measures the temp of blood flow in ear
Used to time the pulses and respirations
30. Cotton forceps
Composite structural material of plastic and fiberglass that is used in casting for children and elderly for light weight properties
Eyes do not open upon stimulation - absence of comprehensible speech - and failure to obey commands
Tweezer like instrument used to transport small item to and from the mouth
Read out unit that produces an audible beep when the mwasurement is complete and displays the reading on the screen
31. What is dorsal recumbent used for?
Assessing the head - neck - anterior thorax - lungs - breast - axillae - heart - abdomen - and extremities
98.6
Flow of blood through tissues - providing them with oxygen and nutrients - and removing waste products
Spinal cord lesions - multiple sclerosis - infections/abscesses of spinal cord - congential defects
32. Signs of neglect
The force that circulating blood exerts against the arteial walls as the heart contracts and relaxes; measured in millimeters of mercury(mmHg)
Lack of adult supervision - malnourishment - unsafe living environments - untreated chronic illness
Used to destroy or retard cancer cell growth
Technique used to assess texture - size - consistency - and location of certain parts of the body and hands
33. Thrombus
Procedure used to reposition the ends of a broken bone
Paralysis in lower extemities and trunk
The force that circulating blood exerts against the arteial walls as the heart contracts and relaxes; measured in millimeters of mercury(mmHg)
Stationary blood clot
34. Integumentary system is assessed for...
The act of expelling air out of the lungs
Develops after age of 40 - pancreas secret some insulin but not enough to meet body's needs
Lesions - condition - turgor - color - temp - and odor
Condition in which there is a depression of cerebral function ranging from stupor to coma patient considerations for special needs
35. Factors that increase ital signs values
Exercises that are performed by motorized exercised machinery that keeps a joint in constant slow motion
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
Pain - stimulant drugs - anger - eating exercise
The act of taking air into the lungs
36. Average systolic blood pressure
The force that circulating blood exerts against the arteial walls as the heart contracts and relaxes; measured in millimeters of mercury(mmHg)
An instrument used to examine the external ear - the eardrum - and the ossicles of the middle ear. it may be portable or wall mounted
90 - 150 mmHg - 40+ goes up to 160 mmHg
Inflammation of the vein
37. Tachycardia
Gloves used during the examination of the buccal(oral) cavity - genitals - and perineal region
O: onset P: provocation Q: quality R: radiation S: scale T: time
Abnormally rapid heartbeat - above 100 bpm in adults
Assessing the head - neck - anterior thorax - lungs - breast - axillae - heart - abdomen - and extremities
38. Electrocardiograph (EKG)
Device that is used for recording the electric activity of the heart
Confusion - delirium - dementia - depression
Board placed at the foot of the bed that supports the feet at right angles to the body
Spinal cord lesions - multiple sclerosis - infections/abscesses of spinal cord - congential defects
39. Stupor
12 - 20 breaths
Paralysis of ones side of the body
Person can be aroused only briefly and only by vigorous external stimulation
Tumors that cause death if left untreated
40. Hemiplegia
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
Used to time the pulses and respirations
Paralysis of ones side of the body
Device used to obtain a patients weight
41. wWhere can pulse be found on body
Radial - brachial - dosterior tibialis - dorsalis pedis - femoral - apiical - carotid - temporal
Difficulty hearing normal conversations
Inflammation of the vein
Child under 6 - mouth breathers - oral or nasal surgery - unconscious or irrational
42. Carcinomas
Board placed at the foot of the bed that supports the feet at right angles to the body
Tumors that arise from epithelial tissue
Used during physical exam to wipe off instruments
The act of taking air into the lungs
43. Exhalation
The act of expelling air out of the lungs
An unsually strong pulse
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
Composite structural material of plastic and fiberglass that is used in casting for children and elderly for light weight properties
44. Apnea
Excessivly rapid breathing
Absence of breathing
98.6
Ages of 4-6 and 11-12
45. Axillary temp
97.6
Retinal change - blindness - kidney disease - nerve disease - circulatory disorders
With fever
Sore caused by pressure or rubbing against something for a period of time
46. Thrombophlebitis
97.6
Inflammation of a vein associated with a thrombus
Regular - recurrent expansion and contraction of an artery produced by waves pf pressure caused when the heart beats
Realigning a broken bone by manuel manipulation without incisions
47. Opthalmoscope
Elevated body temp
Instrument used to check pupillary reaction to light and to inspect the inner eye. it may be portable or wall mounted
Paralysis in all four extremities and trunk
Assessment includes skin - hair - scalp - and nails
48. Vital signs
Areas on the skin where the cast has been indented or pushed in that may caused sores or skin breakdown
Along with height and weight - are taken as baseline data - provides info regarding the general heealth of a patient
Blood clot moving in the blood stream
O: onset P: provocation Q: quality R: radiation S: scale T: time
49. Fiberglass
Technique used in physical examination to carefully and critically examine the body
A pasty composition that hardens on drying
Composite structural material of plastic and fiberglass that is used in casting for children and elderly for light weight properties
An age related decreased ability to focus on near objects
50. Malignat
60 - 100 bpm
Act of listening for sounds within the body
Tumors that cause death if left untreated
Skin should quickly return to its orginal posistion
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