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Basic Nursing Skills

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1. Electrocardiograph (EKG)
Regular - recurrent expansion and contraction of an artery produced by waves pf pressure caused when the heart beats
Device that is used for recording the electric activity of the heart
Made of hollow glass stem and bulb filled with mecury and alcohol
Rate - rhythm - depth - sound

2. Sphygmomanometer
Rest - depression - depressant drugs
60 - 100 bpm
Ages of 4-6 and 11-12
Instrument used to measure a patients blood pressure

3. Factors that increase ital signs values
Pain - stimulant drugs - anger - eating exercise
Person can be aroused only briefly and only by vigorous external stimulation
A pasty composition that hardens on drying
Ringing in the ear

4. Febrile
With fever
Read out unit that produces an audible beep when the mwasurement is complete and displays the reading on the screen
High blood sugar
Condition in which there is a depression of cerebral function ranging from stupor to coma patient considerations for special needs

5. Symptoms of illness in infants
Realigning a broken bone by manuel manipulation without incisions
Jaundice - high temp - limp body - slow to respond - eating poorly - hard or watery stools - redness and draining aroung cord stump or circumcision
Yellow color to the skin and eyes
Excessivly rapid breathing

6. Tumor
Short stubby bulb - red
New growth abnormal cells
Goals are to destroy the cancer cells without killing too many normal cells and to cure or control the rate of cancer cell growth
97.6

7. Orthopedics
Child under 6 - mouth breathers - oral or nasal surgery - unconscious or irrational
Paralysis in all four extremities and trunk
Along with height and weight - are taken as baseline data - provides info regarding the general heealth of a patient
Branch of medicine that is concerned with the correction of prevention of skeletal deformities

8. Characteristics of respirations
Gloves used during the examination of the buccal(oral) cavity - genitals - and perineal region
Rate - rhythm - depth - sound
Technique used to assess texture - size - consistency - and location of certain parts of the body and hands
A permanently flexed joint that occurs with shortened muscle tissue

9. Long term complications of paralysis
Along with height and weight - are taken as baseline data - provides info regarding the general heealth of a patient
Ringing in the ear
Decuitus ulcers - urinary tract infections - urinary calculi - stiff joints
Read out unit that produces an audible beep when the mwasurement is complete and displays the reading on the screen

10. Paraplegia
120 - 160 bpm
Stertorous - snoring - gasping - labored - choking - gurgling
Paralysis in lower extemities and trunk
The exchange of gases between the atmosphere - blood - and body cells; measurement that consists of one inhalation and one exhalation

11. Hypertension
98.6
High blood pressure - rupture of the arteries and destruction of the organs
Rate - rhythm - depth - sound
Usually progressive condition marked by deteriorated cognitive functioning often accompanied by emotional apathy(e.g. Alzheimers disease)

12. Child resp rate
Measuring device used to measure the circumference of an infants head - obtain body length - obtain circumference of extremities or abdominal girth
Along with height and weight - are taken as baseline data - provides info regarding the general heealth of a patient
120 - 160 bpm
20 - 40 breaths

13. Mental health
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
State of mind in which the person copes with and adjusts to the stresses of everyday living by behaving in ways acceptable to society
Along with height and weight - are taken as baseline data - provides info regarding the general heealth of a patient

14. Unconciousness
Chronic and acute
Patient is ambulatory
Condition in which there is a depression of cerebral function ranging from stupor to coma patient considerations for special needs
Soft - elastic - usually cotton fabric used espically for bandages and infants wear

15. Olfaction
Ringing in the ear
Thin blade fro pressing down the tongue during medical examination of the mouth and throat.
Using the sence of smell during physical examination
A weak and rapid pulse

16. Adult pulse rate
Pressure exerted on the arterial walls during ventricular relaxation - last blood pressure u will hear
60 - 100 bpm
Electronic instrument used to obtain a patients body temp
A weak and rapid pulse

17. Tachycardia
A permanently flexed joint that occurs with shortened muscle tissue
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
Pancreas do not produce insulin - most common in children and young adults

18. Chemotherapy
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
Goals are to destroy the cancer cells without killing too many normal cells and to cure or control the rate of cancer cell growth
Absence of breathing

19. Exhalation
The circular movement of a limb
Lesions - condition - turgor - color - temp - and odor
The act of expelling air out of the lungs
Instrument used to check pupillary reaction to light and to inspect the inner eye. it may be portable or wall mounted

20. Flashlight
Chronic disease of the inner ear
Branch of medicine that is concerned with the correction of prevention of skeletal deformities
Blood clot moving in the blood stream
Instrument used to assess the pupil's response to light

21. Stupor
Thin blade fro pressing down the tongue during medical examination of the mouth and throat.
Inability to hear high frequency
The degree to which a joint is moved by flexion and extension
Person can be aroused only briefly and only by vigorous external stimulation

22. Auscultation
Rate - rhythm - depth - sound
Infection of the middle ear
Surgery - radiation - chemotherapy
Act of listening for sounds within the body

23. Open reduction
Realigning a broken bone through surgery with incisions
Eyes do not open upon stimulation - absence of comprehensible speech - and failure to obey commands
Jaundice - high temp - limp body - slow to respond - eating poorly - hard or watery stools - redness and draining aroung cord stump or circumcision
99.6

24. Treatments for cancer
Confusion - delirium - dementia - depression
Arise in connective tissue; occur in bone - muscle - cartilage - and other types of connective tissues
Surgery - radiation - chemotherapy
Board placed at the foot of the bed that supports the feet at right angles to the body

25. Bounding pulse
Pain - stimulant drugs - anger - eating exercise
An unsually strong pulse
The force that circulating blood exerts against the arteial walls as the heart contracts and relaxes; measured in millimeters of mercury(mmHg)
The circular movement of a limb

26. Causes of paralysis
Retinal change - blindness - kidney disease - nerve disease - circulatory disorders
Pain - stimulant drugs - anger - eating exercise
Spinal cord lesions - multiple sclerosis - infections/abscesses of spinal cord - congential defects
Acute mental disturbance denfined by confused thinking and disrupted attention usually accompanied by disordered speech and hallucinations

27. Complications of uncontrolled diabetes
Device used to obtain a patients weight
Used to time the pulses and respirations
Retinal change - blindness - kidney disease - nerve disease - circulatory disorders
Jaundice - high temp - limp body - slow to respond - eating poorly - hard or watery stools - redness and draining aroung cord stump or circumcision

28. Conditions where oral temp assessment is contradicated
Child under 6 - mouth breathers - oral or nasal surgery - unconscious or irrational
Electronic instrument used to obtain a patients body temp
Measure of the amount of heat below the skin and the subcutaneous tissues
Paralysis in lower extemities and trunk

29. Dyspnea
Soft - elastic - usually cotton fabric used espically for bandages and infants wear
The exchange of gases between the atmosphere - blood - and body cells; measurement that consists of one inhalation and one exhalation
Labored or difficult breathing
Exercises that are performed by the corpsman/technician when the patient is unable to move a body part independentally

30. Hypothermia
Decubhus ulcers - urinary tract infections - urinary calculi - stiff joints
Lying supine with hips and knees flexed and the tighs abducted and rotated externally; used to assess the female genitalia and genital tract
Body temp below normal range
Flow of blood through tissues - providing them with oxygen and nutrients - and removing waste products

31. Tachypnea
An instrument used to examine the external ear - the eardrum - and the ossicles of the middle ear. it may be portable or wall mounted
Excessivly rapid breathing
Skin should quickly return to its orginal posistion
Technique in physical examination of tapping the body with finger tips to evaluate the size - borders - and consistency of some internal organs

32. Arrhythmia
The force that circulating blood exerts against the arteial walls as the heart contracts and relaxes; measured in millimeters of mercury(mmHg)
Pancreas do not produce insulin - most common in children and young adults
Pulse with irregular rhythm
Instrument with a long blunt working end calibrated with one to ten millimeter markings used to measure periodontal pockets in gums

33. Turgor
Lesions - condition - turgor - color - temp - and odor
Skin should quickly return to its orginal posistion
Pancreas do not produce insulin - most common in children and young adults
Confusion - delirium - dementia - depression

34. 4 long term complications of paraylsis
Instrument with a long blunt working end calibrated with one to ten millimeter markings used to measure periodontal pockets in gums
Abnormally slow heartbeat - below 60 bpm in adults
Lack of adult supervision - malnourishment - unsafe living environments - untreated chronic illness
Decubhus ulcers - urinary tract infections - urinary calculi - stiff joints

35. Cast
Electronic instrument used to obtain a patients body temp
Inability to hear high frequency
Used during physical exam to wipe off instruments
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

36. Describes strength of pulse
Skin should be smooth and dry
Weak and regular - strong and regular - full and bounding - feeble - irregular - thready - absent
Instrument used to check pupillary reaction to light and to inspect the inner eye. it may be portable or wall mounted
Clouding of the lens

37. Vaginal speculum
Heat sensitive patch/tape
Regular - recurrent expansion and contraction of an artery produced by waves pf pressure caused when the heart beats
Bi-valved instrument - with two opening blades used for the inspection of the vaginal cavity
Instrument used to check pupillary reaction to light and to inspect the inner eye. it may be portable or wall mounted

38. Perfusion
The force that circulating blood exerts against the arteial walls as the heart contracts and relaxes; measured in millimeters of mercury(mmHg)
Using the sence of smell during physical examination
Flow of blood through tissues - providing them with oxygen and nutrients - and removing waste products
A pasty composition that hardens on drying

39. What is dorsal recumbent used for?
Infection of the middle ear
High blood pressure - rupture of the arteries and destruction of the organs
Assessing the head - neck - anterior thorax - lungs - breast - axillae - heart - abdomen - and extremities
Realigning a broken bone by manuel manipulation without incisions

40. Axillary temp
The act of expelling air out of the lungs
Pain - stimulant drugs - anger - eating exercise
97.6
Exercises that are performed by the corpsman/technician when the patient is unable to move a body part independentally

41. Tissues
Gradual loss of acute - central - and color vision in the elderly
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
O: onset P: provocation Q: quality R: radiation S: scale T: time
Used during physical exam to wipe off instruments

42. Cotton forceps
90 - 150 mmHg - 40+ goes up to 160 mmHg
Used to time the pulses and respirations
Tweezer like instrument used to transport small item to and from the mouth
Develops during pregnancy

43. 3 types of paralysis
Hemiplegia - paraplegia - quadriplegia
Disturbance in the ability to cope or adjusts to stress; behavior and function are impaired
New growth abnormal cells
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

44. Integumentary system
Dizziness
High blood sugar
Assessment includes skin - hair - scalp - and nails
Tumors that cause death if left untreated

45. Defense mechanisms
Develops after age of 40 - pancreas secret some insulin but not enough to meet body's needs
Pancreas do not produce insulin - most common in children and young adults
Unconscious reactions that block unpleasant or threating feelings
Peak pressure exerted on the arterial walls during ventricular contraction - first blood pressure sound u will hear

46. Peridiontal probe
Instrument with a long blunt working end calibrated with one to ten millimeter markings used to measure periodontal pockets in gums
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
97.6

47. Opthalmoscope
Pain - stimulant drugs - anger - eating exercise
Instrument used to check pupillary reaction to light and to inspect the inner eye. it may be portable or wall mounted
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

48. Glaucoma
Accumulation of fluid inside the eye that exerts pressure on the optic nerve; eventually causes blindness
Disturbance in the ability to cope or adjusts to stress; behavior and function are impaired
Note location - size - color - and characteristics
97.6

49. Active assistant exercises
Exercises performed by the patient with some assistance
Ringing in the ear
Age related - exposure to noise - build up of cerumel
A response or change in the body caused by an emotional - physical - social - or economic factor

50. Coma
The circular movement of a limb
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
Eyes do not open upon stimulation - absence of comprehensible speech - and failure to obey commands

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