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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. Abnormal lung sounds
The exchange of gases between the atmosphere - blood - and body cells; measurement that consists of one inhalation and one exhalation
25 - 40 breaths
Stertorous - snoring - gasping - labored - choking - gurgling
Ages of 4-6 and 11-12

2. Fever
Soft - elastic - usually cotton fabric used espically for bandages and infants wear
Elevated body temp
Technique used in physical examination to carefully and critically examine the body
Done to cure or control cancer

3. Water soluble lubricant(surgeons jelly and ky jelly)
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
Confusion - delirium - dementia - depression
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
Disturbance of the metabolism of carbohydrates and the use of glucose by the body

4. Condition
Skin should be smooth and dry
Using the sence of smell during physical examination
A weak and rapid pulse
99.6

5. Conditions where oral temp assessment is contradicated
Body temp below normal range
Abnormally slow heartbeat - below 60 bpm in adults
Child under 6 - mouth breathers - oral or nasal surgery - unconscious or irrational
Patient is ambulatory

6. Young children need _ calories per day
Skin should be smooth and dry
New growth abnormal cells
Pain - stimulant drugs - anger - eating exercise
1400 to 1800

7. Reduction
Using the sence of smell during physical examination
Radial - brachial - dosterior tibialis - dorsalis pedis - femoral - apiical - carotid - temporal
Procedure used to reposition the ends of a broken bone
Jaundice - high temp - limp body - slow to respond - eating poorly - hard or watery stools - redness and draining aroung cord stump or circumcision

8. Delirium
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
Low blood pressure - insufficient perfusion of internal organs
Acute mental disturbance denfined by confused thinking and disrupted attention usually accompanied by disordered speech and hallucinations
Jaundice - high temp - limp body - slow to respond - eating poorly - hard or watery stools - redness and draining aroung cord stump or circumcision

9. Least accurate thermometer probe
Bi-valved instrument - with two opening blades used for the inspection of the vaginal cavity
Instrument used for listening to sounds produced within the body; can be used to auscultate the heart - lungs - abdomen - bowels - and blood pressure
Heat sensitive patch/tape
Paralysis of ones side of the body

10. Causes of paralysis
Develops after age of 40 - pancreas secret some insulin but not enough to meet body's needs
Soft - elastic - usually cotton fabric used espically for bandages and infants wear
Spinal cord lesions - multiple sclerosis - infections/abscesses of spinal cord - congential defects
98.6

11. Coma
Eyes do not open upon stimulation - absence of comprehensible speech - and failure to obey commands
Pressure exerted on the arterial walls during ventricular relaxation - last blood pressure u will hear
Patient is ambulatory
Stationary blood clot

12. Characteristics to ask and document when assessing pain
O: onset P: provocation Q: quality R: radiation S: scale T: time
Low blood sugar
Instrument with a long blunt working end calibrated with one to ten millimeter markings used to measure periodontal pockets in gums
Blood clot moving in the blood stream

13. Sphygmomanometer
Instrument used to measure a patients blood pressure
Acute mental disturbance denfined by confused thinking and disrupted attention usually accompanied by disordered speech and hallucinations
Made of hollow glass stem and bulb filled with mecury and alcohol
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

14. Bounding pulse
A posistion where the patient is lying supinewith knees flexed
Rubber hammer used to assess reflexes - which is a gross assessment of the brain - spinal cord - or peripheral nerve impairment
Stationary blood clot
An unsually strong pulse

15. Hypoglycemia
Goals are to destroy the cancer cells without killing too many normal cells and to cure or control the rate of cancer cell growth
Composite structural material of plastic and fiberglass that is used in casting for children and elderly for light weight properties
Low blood sugar
Technique in physical examination of tapping the body with finger tips to evaluate the size - borders - and consistency of some internal organs

16. Confusion
Sore caused by pressure or rubbing against something for a period of time
Being perplexed or disconcerted
Develops during pregnancy
Lesions - condition - turgor - color - temp - and odor

17. Quadriplegia
Body temp above the normal range
Lying on the back in supine position with knees flexed
20 - 40 breaths
Paralysis in all four extremities and trunk

18. Phelbitis
Inflammation of the vein
State of mind in which the person copes with and adjusts to the stresses of everyday living by behaving in ways acceptable to society
Device that is used for recording the electric activity of the heart
Unconscious reactions that block unpleasant or threating feelings

19. Tape meassure
Sore caused by pressure or rubbing against something for a period of time
Realigning a broken bone by manuel manipulation without incisions
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

20. Watch or clock
Skin should quickly return to its orginal posistion
Rate - rhythm - depth - sound
Difficulty hearing normal conversations
Used to time the pulses and respirations

21. Chemotherapy
The force that circulating blood exerts against the arteial walls as the heart contracts and relaxes; measured in millimeters of mercury(mmHg)
Pressure exerted on the arterial walls during ventricular relaxation - last blood pressure u will hear
Goals are to destroy the cancer cells without killing too many normal cells and to cure or control the rate of cancer cell growth
Person can be aroused only briefly and only by vigorous external stimulation

22. Unconciousness
Condition in which there is a depression of cerebral function ranging from stupor to coma patient considerations for special needs
Decuitus ulcers - urinary tract infections - urinary calculi - stiff joints
Technique in physical examination of tapping the body with finger tips to evaluate the size - borders - and consistency of some internal organs
Lying on the back in supine position with knees flexed

23. Blood pressure(B/P)
The force that circulating blood exerts against the arteial walls as the heart contracts and relaxes; measured in millimeters of mercury(mmHg)
Realigning a broken bone by manuel manipulation without incisions
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
Peak pressure exerted on the arterial walls during ventricular contraction - first blood pressure sound u will hear

24. Rectal temp
The degree to which a joint is moved by flexion and extension
Person can be aroused only briefly and only by vigorous external stimulation
25 - 40 breaths
99.6

25. Adult pulse rate
Low blood sugar
Balance - orthostatic hypertension - dizziness - nausea
Gradual loss of acute - central - and color vision in the elderly
60 - 100 bpm

26. Tongue depressor
Thin blade fro pressing down the tongue during medical examination of the mouth and throat.
Elevated body temp
Rest - depression - depressant drugs
Unconscious reactions that block unpleasant or threating feelings

27. Exam gloves
120 - 160 bpm
Hemiplegia - paraplegia - quadriplegia
Gloves used during the examination of the buccal(oral) cavity - genitals - and perineal region
Realigning a broken bone through surgery with incisions

28. Hyperglycemia
Bi-valved instrument - with two opening blades used for the inspection of the vaginal cavity
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
Paralysis in all four extremities and trunk
High blood sugar

29. Jaundice
Rest - depression - depressant drugs
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
Yellow color to the skin and eyes
Weak and regular - strong and regular - full and bounding - feeble - irregular - thready - absent

30. Radiation
Labored or difficult breathing
Paralysis in all four extremities and trunk
Used to destroy or retard cancer cell growth
Realigning a broken bone through surgery with incisions

31. Continuous passive motion(cpm)
Exercises that are performed by motorized exercised machinery that keeps a joint in constant slow motion
Stertorous - snoring - gasping - labored - choking - gurgling
Spinal cord lesions - multiple sclerosis - infections/abscesses of spinal cord - congential defects
Realigning a broken bone through surgery with incisions

32. Factors that decrease vital sign values
Rate - rhythm - depth - sound
Rest - depression - depressant drugs
Rubber hammer used to assess reflexes - which is a gross assessment of the brain - spinal cord - or peripheral nerve impairment
A permanently flexed joint that occurs with shortened muscle tissue

33. 3 types of paralysis
Heat sensitive patch/tape
Hemiplegia - paraplegia - quadriplegia
Procedure used to reposition the ends of a broken bone
Paralysis in all four extremities and trunk

34. Tumor
Realigning a broken bone through surgery with incisions
Exercises that are performed by the corpsman/technician when the patient is unable to move a body part independentally
New growth abnormal cells
Infection of the middle ear

35. Dorsal recumbent
A posistion where the patient is lying supinewith knees flexed
Realigning a broken bone through surgery with incisions
Instrument used to check pupillary reaction to light and to inspect the inner eye. it may be portable or wall mounted
Technique used in physical examination to carefully and critically examine the body

36. Percussion
Retinal change - blindness - kidney disease - nerve disease - circulatory disorders
Condition in which there is a depression of cerebral function ranging from stupor to coma patient considerations for special needs
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

37. Tinnitus
Procedure used to reposition the ends of a broken bone
Ringing in the ear
Infection of the middle ear
Jaundice - high temp - limp body - slow to respond - eating poorly - hard or watery stools - redness and draining aroung cord stump or circumcision

38. Integumentary system
Inflammation of a vein associated with a thrombus
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
Assessment includes skin - hair - scalp - and nails
Technique in physical examination of tapping the body with finger tips to evaluate the size - borders - and consistency of some internal organs

39. Opthalmoscope
Instrument used to check pupillary reaction to light and to inspect the inner eye. it may be portable or wall mounted
Lesions - condition - turgor - color - temp - and odor
Bi-valved instrument - with two opening blades used for the inspection of the vaginal cavity
60 - 90 mmHg

40. Bradycardia
Using the sence of smell during physical examination
Exercises performed by the patient with some assistance
Abnormally slow heartbeat - below 60 bpm in adults
Flow of blood through tissues - providing them with oxygen and nutrients - and removing waste products

41. Stethoscope
Difficulty hearing normal conversations
A pasty composition that hardens on drying
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
Instrument used for listening to sounds produced within the body; can be used to auscultate the heart - lungs - abdomen - bowels - and blood pressure

42. Otitis media
An age related decreased ability to focus on near objects
Infection of the middle ear
A pasty composition that hardens on drying
Condition in which there is a depression of cerebral function ranging from stupor to coma patient considerations for special needs

43. Open reduction
Realigning a broken bone through surgery with incisions
Soft - elastic - usually cotton fabric used espically for bandages and infants wear
Without fever
Bi-valved instrument - with two opening blades used for the inspection of the vaginal cavity

44. Hypertension
A posistion where the patient is lying supinewith knees flexed
Labored or difficult breathing
Weak and regular - strong and regular - full and bounding - feeble - irregular - thready - absent
High blood pressure - rupture of the arteries and destruction of the organs

45. Vaginal speculum
Short stubby bulb - red
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
Bi-valved instrument - with two opening blades used for the inspection of the vaginal cavity
99.6

46. Surgery
Develops during pregnancy
Done to cure or control cancer
98.6
A response or change in the body caused by an emotional - physical - social - or economic factor

47. Child pulse rate
100 - 120 bpm
Accumulation of fluid inside the eye that exerts pressure on the optic nerve; eventually causes blindness
Instrument with a long blunt working end calibrated with one to ten millimeter markings used to measure periodontal pockets in gums
Confusion - delirium - dementia - depression

48. Complications of uncontrolled diabetes
Retinal change - blindness - kidney disease - nerve disease - circulatory disorders
Act of listening for sounds within the body
Used to time the pulses and respirations
Used during physical exam to wipe off instruments

49. Inspection
Technique used in physical examination to carefully and critically examine the body
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
Condition in which there is a depression of cerebral function ranging from stupor to coma patient considerations for special needs
Electronic instrument used to obtain a patients body temp

50. Macular degenration
Gradual loss of acute - central - and color vision in the elderly
Used during physical exam to wipe off instruments
Chronic disease of the inner ear
Disturbance of the metabolism of carbohydrates and the use of glucose by the body