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Basic Nursing Skills

Subjects : certifications, health-sciences, nursing

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1. 3 types of paralysis
Pancreas do not produce insulin - most common in children and young adults
Hemiplegia - paraplegia - quadriplegia
Infared sensor measures the temp of blood flow in ear
Labored or difficult breathing

2. Hearing loss
Soft - elastic - usually cotton fabric used espically for bandages and infants wear
Difficulty hearing normal conversations
Patient is ambulatory
A weak and rapid pulse

3. Conditions where oral temp assessment is contradicated
Child under 6 - mouth breathers - oral or nasal surgery - unconscious or irrational
Clouding of the lens
Difficulty hearing normal conversations
Weak and regular - strong and regular - full and bounding - feeble - irregular - thready - absent

4. Integumentary system
Assessment includes skin - hair - scalp - and nails
Abnormally rapid heartbeat - above 100 bpm in adults
High blood sugar
An unsually strong pulse

5. Axillary temp
97.6
Pressure exerted on the arterial walls during ventricular relaxation - last blood pressure u will hear
Sore caused by pressure or rubbing against something for a period of time
Instrument used to measure a patients blood pressure

6. Tongue depressor
Thin blade fro pressing down the tongue during medical examination of the mouth and throat.
Lying on the back in supine position with knees flexed
Abnormally rapid heartbeat - above 100 bpm in adults
Lack of adult supervision - malnourishment - unsafe living environments - untreated chronic illness

7. Lesions
The degree to which a joint is moved by flexion and extension
Note location - size - color - and characteristics
Develops during pregnancy
Accumulation of fluid inside the eye that exerts pressure on the optic nerve; eventually causes blindness

8. Menieres disease
Instrument used to measure a patients blood pressure
Short stubby bulb - red
Using the sence of smell during physical examination
Chronic disease of the inner ear

9. Arrhythmia
Position the patient sitting on the side of bed with legs and feet over the side
Realigning a broken bone by manuel manipulation without incisions
Realigning a broken bone through surgery with incisions
Pulse with irregular rhythm

10. Embolus
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
An age related decreased ability to focus on near objects
Blood clot moving in the blood stream
An instrument used to examine the external ear - the eardrum - and the ossicles of the middle ear. it may be portable or wall mounted

11. Dyspnea
An instrument used to examine the external ear - the eardrum - and the ossicles of the middle ear. it may be portable or wall mounted
Condition in which there is a depression of cerebral function ranging from stupor to coma patient considerations for special needs
Labored or difficult breathing
Tweezer like instrument used to transport small item to and from the mouth

12. Water soluble lubricant(surgeons jelly and ky jelly)
Rate - rhythm - depth - sound
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
Abnormally slow heartbeat - below 60 bpm in adults
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

13. Gestational diabetes
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
Develops during pregnancy
Disturbance in the ability to cope or adjusts to stress; behavior and function are impaired
Regular - recurrent expansion and contraction of an artery produced by waves pf pressure caused when the heart beats

14. Cognitive disorders in elderly
Confusion - delirium - dementia - depression
Goals are to destroy the cancer cells without killing too many normal cells and to cure or control the rate of cancer cell growth
Lying on the back in supine position with knees flexed
Flow of blood through tissues - providing them with oxygen and nutrients - and removing waste products

15. Perfusion
Inflammation of a vein associated with a thrombus
Thin blade fro pressing down the tongue during medical examination of the mouth and throat.
Flow of blood through tissues - providing them with oxygen and nutrients - and removing waste products
Condition in which there is a depression of cerebral function ranging from stupor to coma patient considerations for special needs

16. Sim's position
Areas on the skin where the cast has been indented or pushed in that may caused sores or skin breakdown
Ages of 4-6 and 11-12
Accumulation of fluid inside the eye that exerts pressure on the optic nerve; eventually causes blindness
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

17. Otitis media
State of mind in which the person copes with and adjusts to the stresses of everyday living by behaving in ways acceptable to society
Skin should be smooth and dry
Infection of the middle ear
Balance - orthostatic hypertension - dizziness - nausea

18. Plaster
Instrument used for listening to sounds produced within the body; can be used to auscultate the heart - lungs - abdomen - bowels - and blood pressure
A pasty composition that hardens on drying
Used to time the pulses and respirations
Pain - stimulant drugs - anger - eating exercise

19. Least accurate thermometer probe
Being perplexed or disconcerted
Heat sensitive patch/tape
Decuitus ulcers - urinary tract infections - urinary calculi - stiff joints
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

20. Long term complications of paralysis
Decuitus ulcers - urinary tract infections - urinary calculi - stiff joints
Blood clot moving in the blood stream
Accumulation of fluid inside the eye that exerts pressure on the optic nerve; eventually causes blindness
Tumors that usually do not cause death

21. Febrile
97.6
With fever
Device that is used for recording the electric activity of the heart
Soft - elastic - usually cotton fabric used espically for bandages and infants wear

22. Adult pulse rate
Branch of medicine that is concerned with the correction of prevention of skeletal deformities
Sore caused by pressure or rubbing against something for a period of time
60 - 100 bpm
Technique used in physical examination to carefully and critically examine the body

23. Mouth mirror
120 - 160 bpm
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
90 - 150 mmHg - 40+ goes up to 160 mmHg

24. Benign
Low blood pressure - insufficient perfusion of internal organs
A posistion where the patient is lying supinewith knees flexed
Infection of the middle ear
Tumors that usually do not cause death

25. Glaucoma
Used during physical exam to wipe off instruments
Accumulation of fluid inside the eye that exerts pressure on the optic nerve; eventually causes blindness
High blood pressure - rupture of the arteries and destruction of the organs
Weak and regular - strong and regular - full and bounding - feeble - irregular - thready - absent

26. Hemiplegia
High blood sugar
Paralysis of ones side of the body
60 - 100 bpm
Skin should be smooth and dry

27. Insulin dependent(type 1)
An instrument used to examine the external ear - the eardrum - and the ossicles of the middle ear. it may be portable or wall mounted
98.6
Tweezer like instrument used to transport small item to and from the mouth
Pancreas do not produce insulin - most common in children and young adults

28. Hyperglycemia
High blood sugar
Pain - stimulant drugs - anger - eating exercise
An age related decreased ability to focus on near objects
Lack of adult supervision - malnourishment - unsafe living environments - untreated chronic illness

29. Probes for electronic thermometer
Tympanic - oral - rectal
High blood sugar
Regular - recurrent expansion and contraction of an artery produced by waves pf pressure caused when the heart beats
Chronic disease of the inner ear

30. Sphygmomanometer
Instrument used to measure a patients blood pressure
Develops after age of 40 - pancreas secret some insulin but not enough to meet body's needs
Decuitus ulcers - urinary tract infections - urinary calculi - stiff joints
Spinal cord lesions - multiple sclerosis - infections/abscesses of spinal cord - congential defects

31. Adult resp rate
Abnormally rapid heartbeat - above 100 bpm in adults
12 - 20 breaths
Rubber hammer used to assess reflexes - which is a gross assessment of the brain - spinal cord - or peripheral nerve impairment
Pulse with irregular rhythm

32. Phelbitis
Surgery - radiation - chemotherapy
Regular - recurrent expansion and contraction of an artery produced by waves pf pressure caused when the heart beats
Elevated body temp
Inflammation of the vein

33. Exam gloves
Bi-valved instrument - with two opening blades used for the inspection of the vaginal cavity
Yellow color to the skin and eyes
Gloves used during the examination of the buccal(oral) cavity - genitals - and perineal region
An age related decreased ability to focus on near objects

34. Continuous passive motion(cpm)
Exercises that are performed by motorized exercised machinery that keeps a joint in constant slow motion
Instrument with a long blunt working end calibrated with one to ten millimeter markings used to measure periodontal pockets in gums
Lack of adult supervision - malnourishment - unsafe living environments - untreated chronic illness
Goals are to destroy the cancer cells without killing too many normal cells and to cure or control the rate of cancer cell growth

35. Passive exercises
Technique in physical examination of tapping the body with finger tips to evaluate the size - borders - and consistency of some internal organs
State of mind in which the person copes with and adjusts to the stresses of everyday living by behaving in ways acceptable to society
Branch of medicine that is concerned with the correction of prevention of skeletal deformities
Exercises that are performed by the corpsman/technician when the patient is unable to move a body part independentally

36. 3 common causes of hearing loss
Disturbance of the metabolism of carbohydrates and the use of glucose by the body
Pulse with irregular rhythm
The act of expelling air out of the lungs
Age related - exposure to noise - build up of cerumel

37. 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)
98.6
Lack of adult supervision - malnourishment - unsafe living environments - untreated chronic illness
Blood pressure decreases rapidly in relation to positive changes from lying to sitting or standing

38. Hypoglycemia
Low blood sugar
An instrument used to examine the external ear - the eardrum - and the ossicles of the middle ear. it may be portable or wall mounted
Using the sence of smell during physical examination
Arise in connective tissue; occur in bone - muscle - cartilage - and other types of connective tissues

39. Chemotherapy
Low blood sugar
Goals are to destroy the cancer cells without killing too many normal cells and to cure or control the rate of cancer cell growth
Tumors that arise from epithelial tissue
Made of hollow glass stem and bulb filled with mecury and alcohol

40. Active assistant exercises
Exercises performed by the patient with some assistance
Inability to hear high frequency
Clouding of the lens
Carcinomas - sarcomas

41. Factors assessed when patient is dangaling
Yellow color to the skin and eyes
Lying supine with hips and knees flexed and the tighs abducted and rotated externally; used to assess the female genitalia and genital tract
Balance - orthostatic hypertension - dizziness - nausea
Realigning a broken bone by manuel manipulation without incisions

42. Anxiety
A vague - uneasy feeling in response to stress
Used to time the pulses and respirations
Ringing in the ear
Body temp above the normal range

43. Mental illness
Disturbance in the ability to cope or adjusts to stress; behavior and function are impaired
Electronic instrument used to obtain a patients body temp
Inability to hear high frequency
Pain - stimulant drugs - anger - eating exercise

44. Average diastolic blood pressure
Paralysis in all four extremities and trunk
Decuitus ulcers - urinary tract infections - urinary calculi - stiff joints
60 - 90 mmHg
Hemiplegia - paraplegia - quadriplegia

45. Malignat
Accumulation of fluid inside the eye that exerts pressure on the optic nerve; eventually causes blindness
Tumors that cause death if left untreated
Inability to hear high frequency
90 - 150 mmHg - 40+ goes up to 160 mmHg

46. Treatments for cancer
Bi-valved instrument - with two opening blades used for the inspection of the vaginal cavity
Surgery - radiation - chemotherapy
Pressure exerted on the arterial walls during ventricular relaxation - last blood pressure u will hear
With fever

47. Contracture
Tumors that cause death if left untreated
Used to time the pulses and respirations
The circular movement of a limb
A permanently flexed joint that occurs with shortened muscle tissue

48. Vaginal speculum
Bi-valved instrument - with two opening blades used for the inspection of the vaginal cavity
Exercises that are performed by motorized exercised machinery that keeps a joint in constant slow motion
Technique used to assess texture - size - consistency - and location of certain parts of the body and hands
Measuring device used to measure the circumference of an infants head - obtain body length - obtain circumference of extremities or abdominal girth

49. Factors that decrease vital sign values
Pain - stimulant drugs - anger - eating exercise
20 - 40 breaths
Instrument used to check pupillary reaction to light and to inspect the inner eye. it may be portable or wall mounted
Rest - depression - depressant drugs

50. Tympanic temp
Along with height and weight - are taken as baseline data - provides info regarding the general heealth of a patient
Abnormally rapid heartbeat - above 100 bpm in adults
Abnormally slow heartbeat - below 60 bpm in adults
98.6