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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. Lithotomy Position
Lying supine with hips and knees flexed and the tighs abducted and rotated externally; used to assess the female genitalia and genital tract
Done to cure or control cancer
Pancreas do not produce insulin - most common in children and young adults
Technique used to assess texture - size - consistency - and location of certain parts of the body and hands

2. Sphygmomanometer
25 - 40 breaths
Instrument used to measure a patients blood pressure
New growth abnormal cells
Arise in connective tissue; occur in bone - muscle - cartilage - and other types of connective tissues

3. Adult pulse rate
Read out unit that produces an audible beep when the mwasurement is complete and displays the reading on the screen
60 - 100 bpm
Chronic and acute
Difficulty hearing normal conversations

4. Menieres disease
Dizziness
Blood pressure decreases rapidly in relation to positive changes from lying to sitting or standing
Long slender bulb - blue
Chronic disease of the inner ear

5. Depression
Paralysis in all four extremities and trunk
Difficulty hearing normal conversations
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

6. Carcinomas
Lesions - condition - turgor - color - temp - and odor
Weak and regular - strong and regular - full and bounding - feeble - irregular - thready - absent
120 - 160 bpm
Tumors that arise from epithelial tissue

7. 3 types of paralysis
Low blood pressure - insufficient perfusion of internal organs
Ringing in the ear
Hemiplegia - paraplegia - quadriplegia
Decubhus ulcers - urinary tract infections - urinary calculi - stiff joints

8. Axillary temp
A posistion where the patient is lying supinewith knees flexed
97.6
Skin should quickly return to its orginal posistion
Used to time the pulses and respirations

9. Unconciousness
Condition in which there is a depression of cerebral function ranging from stupor to coma patient considerations for special needs
Areas on the skin where the cast has been indented or pushed in that may caused sores or skin breakdown
Decubhus ulcers - urinary tract infections - urinary calculi - stiff joints
An age related decreased ability to focus on near objects

10. Lesions
Short stubby bulb - red
Using the sence of smell during physical examination
Note location - size - color - and characteristics
Regular - recurrent expansion and contraction of an artery produced by waves pf pressure caused when the heart beats

11. Cotton forceps
Age related - exposure to noise - build up of cerumel
120 - 160 bpm
Instrument used for listening to sounds produced within the body; can be used to auscultate the heart - lungs - abdomen - bowels - and blood pressure
Tweezer like instrument used to transport small item to and from the mouth

12. Vaginal speculum
Develops after age of 40 - pancreas secret some insulin but not enough to meet body's needs
An unsually strong pulse
Bi-valved instrument - with two opening blades used for the inspection of the vaginal cavity
60 - 100 bpm

13. Systolic pressure(top #)
Spinal cord lesions - multiple sclerosis - infections/abscesses of spinal cord - congential defects
Peak pressure exerted on the arterial walls during ventricular contraction - first blood pressure sound u will hear
120 - 160 bpm
Excessivly rapid breathing

14. Factors that decrease vital sign values
Thin blade fro pressing down the tongue during medical examination of the mouth and throat.
Rest - depression - depressant drugs
Inflammation of a vein associated with a thrombus
Balance - orthostatic hypertension - dizziness - nausea

15. Condition
100 - 120 bpm
Skin should be smooth and dry
Low blood pressure - insufficient perfusion of internal organs
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

16. Confusion
Person can be aroused only briefly and only by vigorous external stimulation
Being perplexed or disconcerted
Surgery - radiation - chemotherapy
Dizziness

17. 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
The act of taking air into the lungs
90 - 150 mmHg - 40+ goes up to 160 mmHg

18. Tympanic thermometer
A vague - uneasy feeling in response to stress
Realigning a broken bone through surgery with incisions
Infared sensor measures the temp of blood flow in ear
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

19. Dementia
Usually progressive condition marked by deteriorated cognitive functioning often accompanied by emotional apathy(e.g. Alzheimers disease)
Tumors that usually do not cause death
Surgery - radiation - chemotherapy
25 - 40 breaths

20. Thrombophlebitis
Absence of breathing
Heat sensitive patch/tape
Inflammation of a vein associated with a thrombus
Skin should quickly return to its orginal posistion

21. Rectal thermometer
Body temp above the normal range
Infared sensor measures the temp of blood flow in ear
Short stubby bulb - red
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

22. Hyperglycemia
Acute mental disturbance denfined by confused thinking and disrupted attention usually accompanied by disordered speech and hallucinations
Stationary blood clot
High blood sugar
98.6

23. Apnea
Read out unit that produces an audible beep when the mwasurement is complete and displays the reading on the screen
Measure of the amount of heat below the skin and the subcutaneous tissues
Absence of breathing
25 - 40 breaths

24. Oral thermometer
Long slender bulb - blue
Develops after age of 40 - pancreas secret some insulin but not enough to meet body's needs
High blood pressure - rupture of the arteries and destruction of the organs
Measure of the amount of heat below the skin and the subcutaneous tissues

25. Coma
25 - 40 breaths
Eyes do not open upon stimulation - absence of comprehensible speech - and failure to obey commands
Made of hollow glass stem and bulb filled with mecury and alcohol
Body temp above the normal range

26. Tongue depressor
Long slender bulb - blue
Decuitus ulcers - urinary tract infections - urinary calculi - stiff joints
Assessment includes skin - hair - scalp - and nails
Thin blade fro pressing down the tongue during medical examination of the mouth and throat.

27. 4 long term complications of paraylsis
Exercises that are performed by the corpsman/technician when the patient is unable to move a body part independentally
99.6
Gloves used during the examination of the buccal(oral) cavity - genitals - and perineal region
Decubhus ulcers - urinary tract infections - urinary calculi - stiff joints

28. Cataracts
Clouding of the lens
Decuitus ulcers - urinary tract infections - urinary calculi - stiff joints
Pain - stimulant drugs - anger - eating exercise
Labored or difficult breathing

29. Paraplegia
Position the patient sitting on the side of bed with legs and feet over the side
Excessivly rapid breathing
Low blood sugar
Paralysis in lower extemities and trunk

30. Circumduction
Used to time the pulses and respirations
The circular movement of a limb
Measure of the amount of heat below the skin and the subcutaneous tissues
Low blood sugar

31. Probes for electronic thermometer
Tympanic - oral - rectal
Stertorous - snoring - gasping - labored - choking - gurgling
Low blood sugar
Paralysis in all four extremities and trunk

32. Causes of paralysis
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
60 - 90 mmHg
Inability to hear high frequency

33. Active assistant exercises
Without fever
Accumulation of fluid inside the eye that exerts pressure on the optic nerve; eventually causes blindness
The circular movement of a limb
Exercises performed by the patient with some assistance

34. Turgor
The act of expelling air out of the lungs
Pancreas do not produce insulin - most common in children and young adults
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

35. Opthalmoscope
Inability to hear high frequency
Lesions - condition - turgor - color - temp - and odor
Instrument used to check pupillary reaction to light and to inspect the inner eye. it may be portable or wall mounted
Blood pressure decreases rapidly in relation to positive changes from lying to sitting or standing

36. Conditions where oral temp assessment is contradicated
Inability to hear high frequency
Assessing the head - neck - anterior thorax - lungs - breast - axillae - heart - abdomen - and extremities
12 - 20 breaths
Child under 6 - mouth breathers - oral or nasal surgery - unconscious or irrational

37. wWhere can pulse be found on body
Inflammation of the vein
Chronic disease of the inner ear
Thin blade fro pressing down the tongue during medical examination of the mouth and throat.
Radial - brachial - dosterior tibialis - dorsalis pedis - femoral - apiical - carotid - temporal

38. Stethoscope
Blood pressure decreases rapidly in relation to positive changes from lying to sitting or standing
Instrument used for listening to sounds produced within the body; can be used to auscultate the heart - lungs - abdomen - bowels - and blood pressure
Used to destroy or retard cancer cell growth
Rate - rhythm - depth - sound

39. Hypotension
99.6
Paralysis of ones side of the body
Blood clot moving in the blood stream
Low blood pressure - insufficient perfusion of internal organs

40. Otitis media
Done to cure or control cancer
Areas on the skin where the cast has been indented or pushed in that may caused sores or skin breakdown
Infection of the middle ear
A response or change in the body caused by an emotional - physical - social - or economic factor

41. Pressure point
98.6
Inability to hear high frequency
Areas on the skin where the cast has been indented or pushed in that may caused sores or skin breakdown
Low blood sugar

42. Auscultation
Act of listening for sounds within the body
Inability to hear high frequency
Read out unit that produces an audible beep when the mwasurement is complete and displays the reading on the screen
Develops after age of 40 - pancreas secret some insulin but not enough to meet body's needs

43. Benign
Rest - depression - depressant drugs
Tumors that usually do not cause death
An age related decreased ability to focus on near objects
Realigning a broken bone by manuel manipulation without incisions

44. Infant resp rate
25 - 40 breaths
Clouding of the lens
An instrument used to examine the external ear - the eardrum - and the ossicles of the middle ear. it may be portable or wall mounted
Decubhus ulcers - urinary tract infections - urinary calculi - stiff joints

45. Chemotherapy
Condition in which there is a depression of cerebral function ranging from stupor to coma patient considerations for special needs
Usually progressive condition marked by deteriorated cognitive functioning often accompanied by emotional apathy(e.g. Alzheimers disease)
Goals are to destroy the cancer cells without killing too many normal cells and to cure or control the rate of cancer cell growth
Exercises that are performed by motorized exercised machinery that keeps a joint in constant slow motion

46. Respiration
Arise in connective tissue; occur in bone - muscle - cartilage - and other types of connective tissues
Ringing in the ear
The exchange of gases between the atmosphere - blood - and body cells; measurement that consists of one inhalation and one exhalation
Eyes do not open upon stimulation - absence of comprehensible speech - and failure to obey commands

47. Sim's position
Measure of the amount of heat below the skin and the subcutaneous tissues
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
Thin blade fro pressing down the tongue during medical examination of the mouth and throat.
Assessment includes skin - hair - scalp - and nails

48. Presbycusis
Inability to hear high frequency
Low blood pressure - insufficient perfusion of internal organs
Balance - orthostatic hypertension - dizziness - nausea
Procedure used to reposition the ends of a broken bone

49. Complications of uncontrolled diabetes
Abnormally rapid heartbeat - above 100 bpm in adults
Retinal change - blindness - kidney disease - nerve disease - circulatory disorders
Blood pressure decreases rapidly in relation to positive changes from lying to sitting or standing
Using the sence of smell during physical examination

50. Electrocardiograph (EKG)
Abnormally slow heartbeat - below 60 bpm in adults
Inflammation of a vein associated with a thrombus
Device that is used for recording the electric activity of the heart
The degree to which a joint is moved by flexion and extension