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Basic Nursing Skills

Subjects : certifications, health-sciences, nursing

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1. 3 types of paralysis
Excessivly rapid breathing
Instrument used to measure a patients blood pressure
Hemiplegia - paraplegia - quadriplegia
Paralysis of ones side of the body

2. Diabetes
A vague - uneasy feeling in response to stress
Read out unit that produces an audible beep when the mwasurement is complete and displays the reading on the screen
Disturbance of the metabolism of carbohydrates and the use of glucose by the body
Assessing the head - neck - anterior thorax - lungs - breast - axillae - heart - abdomen - and extremities

3. Sphygmomanometer
Instrument with a long blunt working end calibrated with one to ten millimeter markings used to measure periodontal pockets in gums
Patient is ambulatory
Along with height and weight - are taken as baseline data - provides info regarding the general heealth of a patient
Instrument used to measure a patients blood pressure

4. Inhalation
Read out unit that produces an audible beep when the mwasurement is complete and displays the reading on the screen
Inability to hear high frequency
The act of taking air into the lungs
12 - 20 breaths

5. Least accurate thermometer probe
Lack of adult supervision - malnourishment - unsafe living environments - untreated chronic illness
1400 to 1800
Heat sensitive patch/tape
97.6

6. Orthostatic hypotension
Blood pressure decreases rapidly in relation to positive changes from lying to sitting or standing
An unsually strong pulse
Soft - elastic - usually cotton fabric used espically for bandages and infants wear
25 - 40 breaths

7. Young children need _ calories per day
1400 to 1800
Technique used in physical examination to carefully and critically examine the body
Sore caused by pressure or rubbing against something for a period of time
The act of expelling air out of the lungs

8. Electronic thermometer
Read out unit that produces an audible beep when the mwasurement is complete and displays the reading on the screen
Done to cure or control cancer
Flow of blood through tissues - providing them with oxygen and nutrients - and removing waste products
Clouding of the lens

9. Immunization boosters are recommended
Skin should quickly return to its orginal posistion
25 - 40 breaths
A pasty composition that hardens on drying
Ages of 4-6 and 11-12

10. Characteristics of respirations
Regular - recurrent expansion and contraction of an artery produced by waves pf pressure caused when the heart beats
Sore caused by pressure or rubbing against something for a period of time
Acute mental disturbance denfined by confused thinking and disrupted attention usually accompanied by disordered speech and hallucinations
Rate - rhythm - depth - sound

11. Glass thermometers
Made of hollow glass stem and bulb filled with mecury and alcohol
Hemiplegia - paraplegia - quadriplegia
The exchange of gases between the atmosphere - blood - and body cells; measurement that consists of one inhalation and one exhalation
Device used to obtain a patients weight

12. Main groups of malignant tumors
Being perplexed or disconcerted
A pasty composition that hardens on drying
Carcinomas - sarcomas
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

13. Dorsal recumbent
Technique used in physical examination to carefully and critically examine the body
Used during physical exam to wipe off instruments
Instrument used to assess the pupil's response to light
A posistion where the patient is lying supinewith knees flexed

14. Circumduction
The circular movement of a limb
Tumors that usually do not cause death
Electronic instrument used to obtain a patients body temp
98.6

15. Lesions
97.6
Measuring device used to measure the circumference of an infants head - obtain body length - obtain circumference of extremities or abdominal girth
Read out unit that produces an audible beep when the mwasurement is complete and displays the reading on the screen
Note location - size - color - and characteristics

16. Olfaction
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
Short stubby bulb - red
60 - 90 mmHg

17. Dyspnea
Instrument used for listening to sounds produced within the body; can be used to auscultate the heart - lungs - abdomen - bowels - and blood pressure
Elevated body temp
Accumulation of fluid inside the eye that exerts pressure on the optic nerve; eventually causes blindness
Labored or difficult breathing

18. Factors assessed when patient is dangaling
Lesions - condition - turgor - color - temp - and odor
Blood clot moving in the blood stream
Inability to hear high frequency
Balance - orthostatic hypertension - dizziness - nausea

19. 2 types of otitis media
Chronic and acute
Confusion - delirium - dementia - depression
Rate - rhythm - depth - sound
Bi-valved instrument - with two opening blades used for the inspection of the vaginal cavity

20. Describes strength of pulse
Age related - exposure to noise - build up of cerumel
Position the patient sitting on the side of bed with legs and feet over the side
Absence of breathing
Weak and regular - strong and regular - full and bounding - feeble - irregular - thready - absent

21. Benign
Position the patient sitting on the side of bed with legs and feet over the side
Infection of the middle ear
Unconscious reactions that block unpleasant or threating feelings
Tumors that usually do not cause death

22. Cataracts
High blood pressure - rupture of the arteries and destruction of the organs
Clouding of the lens
The circular movement of a limb
Dizziness

23. Footboard
Measuring device used to measure the circumference of an infants head - obtain body length - obtain circumference of extremities or abdominal girth
97.6
Board placed at the foot of the bed that supports the feet at right angles to the body
Composite structural material of plastic and fiberglass that is used in casting for children and elderly for light weight properties

24. Systolic pressure(top #)
State of mind in which the person copes with and adjusts to the stresses of everyday living by behaving in ways acceptable to society
Peak pressure exerted on the arterial walls during ventricular contraction - first blood pressure sound u will hear
O: onset P: provocation Q: quality R: radiation S: scale T: time
Hemiplegia - paraplegia - quadriplegia

25. Symptoms of illness in infants
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
Chronic and acute
Jaundice - high temp - limp body - slow to respond - eating poorly - hard or watery stools - redness and draining aroung cord stump or circumcision

26. Coma
Read out unit that produces an audible beep when the mwasurement is complete and displays the reading on the screen
Eyes do not open upon stimulation - absence of comprehensible speech - and failure to obey commands
Body temp below normal range
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

27. Average diastolic blood pressure
60 - 90 mmHg
Pulse with irregular rhythm
Paralysis of ones side of the body
The force that circulating blood exerts against the arteial walls as the heart contracts and relaxes; measured in millimeters of mercury(mmHg)

28. Oral thermometer
60 - 90 mmHg
100 - 120 bpm
Long slender bulb - blue
Balance - orthostatic hypertension - dizziness - nausea

29. Afebrile
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
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
Made of hollow glass stem and bulb filled with mecury and alcohol
Without fever

30. Complications of uncontrolled diabetes
Electronic instrument used to obtain a patients body temp
Retinal change - blindness - kidney disease - nerve disease - circulatory disorders
Abnormally slow heartbeat - below 60 bpm in adults
Gradual loss of acute - central - and color vision in the elderly

31. Malignat
Instrument used for listening to sounds produced within the body; can be used to auscultate the heart - lungs - abdomen - bowels - and blood pressure
Pain - stimulant drugs - anger - eating exercise
Chronic disease of the inner ear
Tumors that cause death if left untreated

32. wWhere can pulse be found on body
98.6
Radial - brachial - dosterior tibialis - dorsalis pedis - femoral - apiical - carotid - temporal
Retinal change - blindness - kidney disease - nerve disease - circulatory disorders
An age related decreased ability to focus on near objects

33. Mouth mirror
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
Yellow color to the skin and eyes
Technique in physical examination of tapping the body with finger tips to evaluate the size - borders - and consistency of some internal organs
Pancreas do not produce insulin - most common in children and young adults

34. Tape meassure
Body temp below normal range
60 - 90 mmHg
Measuring device used to measure the circumference of an infants head - obtain body length - obtain circumference of extremities or abdominal girth
Disturbance in the ability to cope or adjusts to stress; behavior and function are impaired

35. Scale
Device used to obtain a patients weight
Weak and regular - strong and regular - full and bounding - feeble - irregular - thready - absent
Thin blade fro pressing down the tongue during medical examination of the mouth and throat.
Low blood pressure - insufficient perfusion of internal organs

36. 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
Branch of medicine that is concerned with the correction of prevention of skeletal deformities
Rate - rhythm - depth - sound
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

37. Long term complications of paralysis
State of mind in which the person copes with and adjusts to the stresses of everyday living by behaving in ways acceptable to society
Decuitus ulcers - urinary tract infections - urinary calculi - stiff joints
New growth abnormal cells
Surgery - radiation - chemotherapy

38. Thrombus
Stationary blood clot
Abnormally rapid heartbeat - above 100 bpm in adults
1400 to 1800
Lesions - condition - turgor - color - temp - and odor

39. Signs of neglect
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 to measure a patients blood pressure
Paralysis in all four extremities and trunk
Lack of adult supervision - malnourishment - unsafe living environments - untreated chronic illness

40. Water soluble lubricant(surgeons jelly and ky jelly)
Branch of medicine that is concerned with the correction of prevention of skeletal deformities
Arise in connective tissue; occur in bone - muscle - cartilage - and other types of connective tissues
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
Condition in which there is a depression of cerebral function ranging from stupor to coma patient considerations for special needs

41. Condition
Weak and regular - strong and regular - full and bounding - feeble - irregular - thready - absent
Skin should be smooth and dry
Disturbance of the metabolism of carbohydrates and the use of glucose by the body
Assessing the head - neck - anterior thorax - lungs - breast - axillae - heart - abdomen - and extremities

42. Dementia
Usually progressive condition marked by deteriorated cognitive functioning often accompanied by emotional apathy(e.g. Alzheimers disease)
90 - 150 mmHg - 40+ goes up to 160 mmHg
An instrument used to examine the external ear - the eardrum - and the ossicles of the middle ear. it may be portable or wall mounted
Clouding of the lens

43. Peridiontal probe
Instrument with a long blunt working end calibrated with one to ten millimeter markings used to measure periodontal pockets in gums
Low blood sugar
A weak and rapid pulse
Patient is ambulatory

44. Pressure ulcer
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
Jaundice - high temp - limp body - slow to respond - eating poorly - hard or watery stools - redness and draining aroung cord stump or circumcision
Blood pressure decreases rapidly in relation to positive changes from lying to sitting or standing
Sore caused by pressure or rubbing against something for a period of time

45. Macular degenration
Done to cure or control cancer
Low blood pressure - insufficient perfusion of internal organs
Low blood sugar
Gradual loss of acute - central - and color vision in the elderly

46. Conditions where oral temp assessment is contradicated
Child under 6 - mouth breathers - oral or nasal surgery - unconscious or irrational
20 - 40 breaths
Person can be aroused only briefly and only by vigorous external stimulation
Infared sensor measures the temp of blood flow in ear

47. Vertigo
Being perplexed or disconcerted
Develops during pregnancy
Dizziness
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. Hypotension
Arise in connective tissue; occur in bone - muscle - cartilage - and other types of connective tissues
Low blood pressure - insufficient perfusion of internal organs
Device that is used for recording the electric activity of the heart
Instrument used to assess the pupil's response to light

49. 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)
Child under 6 - mouth breathers - oral or nasal surgery - unconscious or irrational
Without fever
Flow of blood through tissues - providing them with oxygen and nutrients - and removing waste products

50. Factors that increase ital signs values
Pain - stimulant drugs - anger - eating exercise
Areas on the skin where the cast has been indented or pushed in that may caused sores or skin breakdown
An age related decreased ability to focus on near objects
Lying supine with hips and knees flexed and the tighs abducted and rotated externally; used to assess the female genitalia and genital tract