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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. Indications to use wheelchair
Pressure exerted on the arterial walls during ventricular relaxation - last blood pressure u will hear
Position the patient sitting on the side of bed with legs and feet over the side
Patient is ambulatory
Used to time the pulses and respirations

2. Insulin dependent(type 1)
Pancreas do not produce insulin - most common in children and young adults
Retinal change - blindness - kidney disease - nerve disease - circulatory disorders
Rate - rhythm - depth - sound
Done to cure or control cancer

3. Rectal thermometer
Short stubby bulb - red
Weak and regular - strong and regular - full and bounding - feeble - irregular - thready - absent
Chronic disease of the inner ear
Paralysis in lower extemities and trunk

4. Mental illness
Retinal change - blindness - kidney disease - nerve disease - circulatory disorders
Disturbance in the ability to cope or adjusts to stress; behavior and function are impaired
Difficulty hearing normal conversations
High blood pressure - rupture of the arteries and destruction of the organs

5. Chemotherapy
Goals are to destroy the cancer cells without killing too many normal cells and to cure or control the rate of cancer cell growth
Technique in physical examination of tapping the body with finger tips to evaluate the size - borders - and consistency of some internal organs
99.6
Eyes do not open upon stimulation - absence of comprehensible speech - and failure to obey commands

6. Young children need _ calories per day
Ages of 4-6 and 11-12
Gradual loss of acute - central - and color vision in the elderly
1400 to 1800
Used during physical exam to wipe off instruments

7. Arrhythmia
Pulse with irregular rhythm
Made of hollow glass stem and bulb filled with mecury and alcohol
Weak and regular - strong and regular - full and bounding - feeble - irregular - thready - absent
O: onset P: provocation Q: quality R: radiation S: scale T: time

8. Orthopedics
Infection of the middle ear
Branch of medicine that is concerned with the correction of prevention of skeletal deformities
Instrument used to measure a patients blood pressure
Made of hollow glass stem and bulb filled with mecury and alcohol

9. Otoscope
An instrument used to examine the external ear - the eardrum - and the ossicles of the middle ear. it may be portable or wall mounted
Technique used in physical examination to carefully and critically examine the body
99.6
The degree to which a joint is moved by flexion and extension

10. Average systolic blood pressure
120 - 160 bpm
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
90 - 150 mmHg - 40+ goes up to 160 mmHg
Ringing in the ear

11. Turgor
Exercises that are performed by the corpsman/technician when the patient is unable to move a body part independentally
Heat sensitive patch/tape
Skin should quickly return to its orginal posistion
Blood pressure decreases rapidly in relation to positive changes from lying to sitting or standing

12. Vital signs
Along with height and weight - are taken as baseline data - provides info regarding the general heealth of a patient
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
Difficulty hearing normal conversations
Inflammation of the vein

13. Closed reduction
Realigning a broken bone by manuel manipulation without incisions
Dizziness
A pasty composition that hardens on drying
Chronic and acute

14. Factors that decrease vital sign values
The degree to which a joint is moved by flexion and extension
Radial - brachial - dosterior tibialis - dorsalis pedis - femoral - apiical - carotid - temporal
A response or change in the body caused by an emotional - physical - social - or economic factor
Rest - depression - depressant drugs

15. Adult resp rate
Eyes do not open upon stimulation - absence of comprehensible speech - and failure to obey commands
12 - 20 breaths
Labored or difficult breathing
Rate - rhythm - depth - sound

16. Tinnitus
Technique in physical examination of tapping the body with finger tips to evaluate the size - borders - and consistency of some internal organs
Heat sensitive patch/tape
Ringing in the ear
The degree to which a joint is moved by flexion and extension

17. Open reduction
Assessing the head - neck - anterior thorax - lungs - breast - axillae - heart - abdomen - and extremities
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
Realigning a broken bone through surgery with incisions
Blood pressure decreases rapidly in relation to positive changes from lying to sitting or standing

18. Water soluble lubricant(surgeons jelly and ky jelly)
Assessment includes skin - hair - scalp - and nails
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 unsually strong pulse
A response or change in the body caused by an emotional - physical - social - or economic factor

19. Condition
A pasty composition that hardens on drying
Electronic instrument used to obtain a patients body temp
Skin should be smooth and dry
60 - 90 mmHg

20. Hypoglycemia
Low blood sugar
Instrument used to assess the pupil's response to light
Position the patient sitting on the side of bed with legs and feet over the side
Paralysis in all four extremities and trunk

21. Oral thermometer
Technique used to assess texture - size - consistency - and location of certain parts of the body and hands
Long slender bulb - blue
Labored or difficult breathing
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

22. Scale
Device used to obtain a patients weight
A vague - uneasy feeling in response to stress
Body temp below normal range
Used to time the pulses and respirations

23. Exam gloves
A weak and rapid pulse
Pressure exerted on the arterial walls during ventricular relaxation - last blood pressure u will hear
Board placed at the foot of the bed that supports the feet at right angles to the body
Gloves used during the examination of the buccal(oral) cavity - genitals - and perineal region

24. Presbycusis
Tumors that cause death if left untreated
60 - 90 mmHg
Exercises performed by the patient
Inability to hear high frequency

25. Gestational diabetes
Heat sensitive patch/tape
Paralysis of ones side of the body
Develops during pregnancy
Soft - elastic - usually cotton fabric used espically for bandages and infants wear

26. Steps for ambulating a patient with transfer belt
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
100 - 120 bpm
An unsually strong pulse
Tympanic - oral - rectal

27. Bradycardia
Abnormally slow heartbeat - below 60 bpm in adults
O: onset P: provocation Q: quality R: radiation S: scale T: time
Dizziness
Usually progressive condition marked by deteriorated cognitive functioning often accompanied by emotional apathy(e.g. Alzheimers disease)

28. Respiration
Unconscious reactions that block unpleasant or threating feelings
The exchange of gases between the atmosphere - blood - and body cells; measurement that consists of one inhalation and one exhalation
Blood pressure decreases rapidly in relation to positive changes from lying to sitting or standing
Tumors that cause death if left untreated

29. Lesions
Pressure exerted on the arterial walls during ventricular relaxation - last blood pressure u will hear
90 - 150 mmHg - 40+ goes up to 160 mmHg
Note location - size - color - and characteristics
Skin should be smooth and dry

30. Vertigo
Dizziness
Inflammation of the vein
An instrument used to examine the external ear - the eardrum - and the ossicles of the middle ear. it may be portable or wall mounted
Develops during pregnancy

31. Mouth mirror
Blood clot moving in the blood stream
O: onset P: provocation Q: quality R: radiation S: scale T: time
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
Lesions - condition - turgor - color - temp - and odor

32. Describes strength of pulse
Exercises that are performed by motorized exercised machinery that keeps a joint in constant slow motion
Child under 6 - mouth breathers - oral or nasal surgery - unconscious or irrational
Weak and regular - strong and regular - full and bounding - feeble - irregular - thready - absent
Technique used to assess texture - size - consistency - and location of certain parts of the body and hands

33. Sphygmomanometer
Realigning a broken bone by manuel manipulation without incisions
Instrument used to measure a patients blood pressure
Assessment includes skin - hair - scalp - and nails
Electronic instrument used to obtain a patients body temp

34. Glass thermometers
Made of hollow glass stem and bulb filled with mecury and alcohol
Measure of the amount of heat below the skin and the subcutaneous tissues
Inflammation of the vein
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

35. 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)
Low blood sugar
The act of expelling air out of the lungs
Tumors that arise from epithelial tissue

36. Child resp rate
20 - 40 breaths
Chronic and acute
60 - 100 bpm
Pain - stimulant drugs - anger - eating exercise

37. Reduction
Abnormally rapid heartbeat - above 100 bpm in adults
Measuring device used to measure the circumference of an infants head - obtain body length - obtain circumference of extremities or abdominal girth
Procedure used to reposition the ends of a broken bone
Pulse with irregular rhythm

38. Macular degenration
Gradual loss of acute - central - and color vision in the elderly
Done to cure or control cancer
Exercises performed by the patient
Lying supine with hips and knees flexed and the tighs abducted and rotated externally; used to assess the female genitalia and genital tract

39. Diabetes
Used to destroy or retard cancer cell growth
Disturbance of the metabolism of carbohydrates and the use of glucose by the body
Lesions - condition - turgor - color - temp - and odor
Heat sensitive patch/tape

40. Stockinet
Soft - elastic - usually cotton fabric used espically for bandages and infants wear
O: onset P: provocation Q: quality R: radiation S: scale T: time
Disturbance of the metabolism of carbohydrates and the use of glucose by the body
Assessment includes skin - hair - scalp - and nails

41. Percussion/reflex hammer
Rubber hammer used to assess reflexes - which is a gross assessment of the brain - spinal cord - or peripheral nerve impairment
Used to destroy or retard cancer cell growth
Lack of adult supervision - malnourishment - unsafe living environments - untreated chronic illness
Without fever

42. Confusion
Areas on the skin where the cast has been indented or pushed in that may caused sores or skin breakdown
Being perplexed or disconcerted
Disturbance in the ability to cope or adjusts to stress; behavior and function are impaired
Yellow color to the skin and eyes

43. 3 common causes of hearing loss
Age related - exposure to noise - build up of cerumel
Thin blade fro pressing down the tongue during medical examination of the mouth and throat.
The exchange of gases between the atmosphere - blood - and body cells; measurement that consists of one inhalation and one exhalation
Long slender bulb - blue

44. Pulse
Regular - recurrent expansion and contraction of an artery produced by waves pf pressure caused when the heart beats
The circular movement of a limb
Lack of adult supervision - malnourishment - unsafe living environments - untreated chronic illness
97.6

45. Hypotension
Technique used in physical examination to carefully and critically examine the body
Balance - orthostatic hypertension - dizziness - nausea
Develops after age of 40 - pancreas secret some insulin but not enough to meet body's needs
Low blood pressure - insufficient perfusion of internal organs

46. Depression
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
Inflammation of the vein
120 - 160 bpm
Sore caused by pressure or rubbing against something for a period of time

47. Systolic pressure(top #)
Heat sensitive patch/tape
Exercises performed by the patient
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

48. Flashlight

49. Apnea
Long slender bulb - blue
Stertorous - snoring - gasping - labored - choking - gurgling
Disturbance of the metabolism of carbohydrates and the use of glucose by the body
Absence of breathing

50. Oral temp
Eyes do not open upon stimulation - absence of comprehensible speech - and failure to obey commands
Tumors that cause death if left untreated
High blood pressure - rupture of the arteries and destruction of the organs
98.6