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Basic Nursing Skills

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1. Cognitive disorders in elderly
Confusion - delirium - dementia - depression
Weak and regular - strong and regular - full and bounding - feeble - irregular - thready - absent
Usually progressive condition marked by deteriorated cognitive functioning often accompanied by emotional apathy(e.g. Alzheimers disease)
Used to time the pulses and respirations

2. Axillary temp
New growth abnormal cells
Sore caused by pressure or rubbing against something for a period of time
97.6
An age related decreased ability to focus on near objects

3. Least accurate thermometer probe
Technique in physical examination of tapping the body with finger tips to evaluate the size - borders - and consistency of some internal organs
The force that circulating blood exerts against the arteial walls as the heart contracts and relaxes; measured in millimeters of mercury(mmHg)
Heat sensitive patch/tape
Retinal change - blindness - kidney disease - nerve disease - circulatory disorders

4. 3 common causes of hearing loss
Technique in physical examination of tapping the body with finger tips to evaluate the size - borders - and consistency of some internal organs
Acute mental disturbance denfined by confused thinking and disrupted attention usually accompanied by disordered speech and hallucinations
Age related - exposure to noise - build up of cerumel
Without fever

5. Factors that decrease vital sign values
Rest - depression - depressant drugs
60 - 90 mmHg
Exercises that are performed by the corpsman/technician when the patient is unable to move a body part independentally
Low blood sugar

6. Passive exercises
Skin should quickly return to its orginal posistion
Exercises that are performed by the corpsman/technician when the patient is unable to move a body part independentally
Instrument with a long blunt working end calibrated with one to ten millimeter markings used to measure periodontal pockets in gums
A weak and rapid pulse

7. Contracture
A permanently flexed joint that occurs with shortened muscle tissue
Stertorous - snoring - gasping - labored - choking - gurgling
A posistion where the patient is lying supinewith knees flexed
Read out unit that produces an audible beep when the mwasurement is complete and displays the reading on the screen

8. 2 types of otitis media
An unsually strong pulse
98.6
Chronic and acute
Accumulation of fluid inside the eye that exerts pressure on the optic nerve; eventually causes blindness

9. 3 types of paralysis
20 - 40 breaths
Short stubby bulb - red
Stertorous - snoring - gasping - labored - choking - gurgling
Hemiplegia - paraplegia - quadriplegia

10. Oral thermometer
High blood sugar
Tumors that usually do not cause death
97.6
Long slender bulb - blue

11. Tachypnea
Excessivly rapid 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
Dizziness
Surgery - radiation - chemotherapy

12. Bounding pulse
Tumors that usually do not cause death
Paralysis in all four extremities and trunk
Jaundice - high temp - limp body - slow to respond - eating poorly - hard or watery stools - redness and draining aroung cord stump or circumcision
An unsually strong pulse

13. Afebrile
Weak and regular - strong and regular - full and bounding - feeble - irregular - thready - absent
Without fever
Abnormally slow heartbeat - below 60 bpm in adults
Pain - stimulant drugs - anger - eating exercise

14. Watch or clock
20 - 40 breaths
100 - 120 bpm
Used to time the pulses and respirations
Skin should quickly return to its orginal posistion

15. Hyperthermia
Body temp above the normal range
Chronic disease of the inner ear
12 - 20 breaths
Person can be aroused only briefly and only by vigorous external stimulation

16. Systolic pressure(top #)
Peak pressure exerted on the arterial walls during ventricular contraction - first blood pressure sound u will hear
Develops during pregnancy
The act of expelling air out of the lungs
Without fever

17. Peridiontal probe
Patient is ambulatory
Instrument with a long blunt working end calibrated with one to ten millimeter markings used to measure periodontal pockets in gums
Procedure used to reposition the ends of a broken bone
Peak pressure exerted on the arterial walls during ventricular contraction - first blood pressure sound u will hear

18. Otitis media
Infection of the middle ear
Paralysis in lower extemities and trunk
Inflammation of the vein
Lesions - condition - turgor - color - temp - and odor

19. Pulse
Regular - recurrent expansion and contraction of an artery produced by waves pf pressure caused when the heart beats
Skin should be smooth and dry
Paralysis of ones side of the body
Person can be aroused only briefly and only by vigorous external stimulation

20. 4 long term complications of paraylsis
Inflammation of the vein
Decubhus ulcers - urinary tract infections - urinary calculi - stiff joints
Balance - orthostatic hypertension - dizziness - nausea
Exercises that are performed by motorized exercised machinery that keeps a joint in constant slow motion

21. Non insulin dependent( type II)

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22. Child pulse rate
Eyes do not open upon stimulation - absence of comprehensible speech - and failure to obey commands
Long slender bulb - blue
Chronic disease of the inner ear
100 - 120 bpm

23. Tinnitus
Inflammation of a vein associated with a thrombus
Ringing in the ear
Paralysis in all four extremities and trunk
Instrument with a long blunt working end calibrated with one to ten millimeter markings used to measure periodontal pockets in gums

24. Snellen chart
State of mind in which the person copes with and adjusts to the stresses of everyday living by behaving in ways acceptable to society
Exercises that are performed by the corpsman/technician when the patient is unable to move a body part independentally
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
Eyes do not open upon stimulation - absence of comprehensible speech - and failure to obey commands

25. Phelbitis
Long slender bulb - blue
State of mind in which the person copes with and adjusts to the stresses of everyday living by behaving in ways acceptable to society
Inflammation of the vein
Electronic instrument used to obtain a patients body temp

26. Hypotension
1400 to 1800
An unsually strong pulse
Low blood pressure - insufficient perfusion of internal organs
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

27. Main groups of malignant tumors
Low blood sugar
Carcinomas - sarcomas
Areas on the skin where the cast has been indented or pushed in that may caused sores or skin breakdown
Difficulty hearing normal conversations

28. Percussion/reflex hammer
Used to time the pulses and respirations
Tumors that usually do not cause death
Rubber hammer used to assess reflexes - which is a gross assessment of the brain - spinal cord - or peripheral nerve impairment
Blood pressure decreases rapidly in relation to positive changes from lying to sitting or standing

29. Percussion
Chronic disease of the inner ear
With fever
Pulse with irregular rhythm
Technique in physical examination of tapping the body with finger tips to evaluate the size - borders - and consistency of some internal organs

30. Adult resp rate
An age related decreased ability to focus on near objects
Branch of medicine that is concerned with the correction of prevention of skeletal deformities
Technique used to assess texture - size - consistency - and location of certain parts of the body and hands
12 - 20 breaths

31. Electronic thermometer
Chronic and acute
Balance - orthostatic hypertension - dizziness - nausea
Bi-valved instrument - with two opening blades used for the inspection of the vaginal cavity
Read out unit that produces an audible beep when the mwasurement is complete and displays the reading on the screen

32. Bradycardia
Lesions - condition - turgor - color - temp - and odor
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
Abnormally slow heartbeat - below 60 bpm in adults
Device used to obtain a patients weight

33. Continuous passive motion(cpm)
The act of taking air into the lungs
Device used to obtain a patients weight
Exercises that are performed by motorized exercised machinery that keeps a joint in constant slow motion
1400 to 1800

34. Auscultation
Act of listening for sounds within the body
90 - 150 mmHg - 40+ goes up to 160 mmHg
Usually progressive condition marked by deteriorated cognitive functioning often accompanied by emotional apathy(e.g. Alzheimers disease)
100 - 120 bpm

35. Immunization boosters are recommended
Technique in physical examination of tapping the body with finger tips to evaluate the size - borders - and consistency of some internal organs
Rate - rhythm - depth - sound
Ages of 4-6 and 11-12
Acute mental disturbance denfined by confused thinking and disrupted attention usually accompanied by disordered speech and hallucinations

36. Jaundice
Instrument used to check pupillary reaction to light and to inspect the inner eye. it may be portable or wall mounted
Yellow color to the skin and eyes
Stationary blood clot
Rest - depression - depressant drugs

37. Glass thermometers
Acute mental disturbance denfined by confused thinking and disrupted attention usually accompanied by disordered speech and hallucinations
Disturbance of the metabolism of carbohydrates and the use of glucose by the body
Made of hollow glass stem and bulb filled with mecury and alcohol
Body temp above the normal range

38. Mental health
Age related - exposure to noise - build up of cerumel
State of mind in which the person copes with and adjusts to the stresses of everyday living by behaving in ways acceptable to society
Lying on the back in supine position with knees flexed
12 - 20 breaths

39. Menieres disease
Chronic disease of the inner ear
Rubber hammer used to assess reflexes - which is a gross assessment of the brain - spinal cord - or peripheral nerve impairment
Body temp below normal range
Exercises performed by the patient

40. Hyperglycemia
Flow of blood through tissues - providing them with oxygen and nutrients - and removing waste products
High blood sugar
Instrument used to measure a patients blood pressure
Exercises performed by the patient

41. 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
Difficulty hearing normal conversations
The act of expelling air out of the lungs
Labored or difficult breathing

42. Exam gloves
A pasty composition that hardens on drying
Exercises that are performed by motorized exercised machinery that keeps a joint in constant slow motion
Bi-valved instrument - with two opening blades used for the inspection of the vaginal cavity
Gloves used during the examination of the buccal(oral) cavity - genitals - and perineal region

43. Tape meassure
97.6
A pasty composition that hardens on drying
Measuring device used to measure the circumference of an infants head - obtain body length - obtain circumference of extremities or abdominal girth
Retinal change - blindness - kidney disease - nerve disease - circulatory disorders

44. Apnea
Absence of breathing
Stertorous - snoring - gasping - labored - choking - gurgling
Branch of medicine that is concerned with the correction of prevention of skeletal deformities
Accumulation of fluid inside the eye that exerts pressure on the optic nerve; eventually causes blindness

45. Factors that increase ital signs values
Realigning a broken bone by manuel manipulation without incisions
Skin should be smooth and dry
Pain - stimulant drugs - anger - eating exercise
Develops during pregnancy

46. Long term complications of paralysis
Rubber hammer used to assess reflexes - which is a gross assessment of the brain - spinal cord - or peripheral nerve impairment
Decuitus ulcers - urinary tract infections - urinary calculi - stiff joints
Develops during pregnancy
An unsually strong pulse

47. Turgor
Acute mental disturbance denfined by confused thinking and disrupted attention usually accompanied by disordered speech and hallucinations
Skin should quickly return to its orginal posistion
Eyes do not open upon stimulation - absence of comprehensible speech - and failure to obey commands
Disturbance in the ability to cope or adjusts to stress; behavior and function are impaired

48. Surgery
Soft - elastic - usually cotton fabric used espically for bandages and infants wear
Inflammation of the vein
Done to cure or control cancer
Radial - brachial - dosterior tibialis - dorsalis pedis - femoral - apiical - carotid - temporal

49. Cast
20 - 40 breaths
Decubhus ulcers - urinary tract infections - urinary calculi - stiff joints
State of mind in which the person copes with and adjusts to the stresses of everyday living by behaving in ways acceptable to society
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

50. Electrocardiograph (EKG)
Infared sensor measures the temp of blood flow in ear
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
Device that is used for recording the electric activity of the heart
Technique used to assess texture - size - consistency - and location of certain parts of the body and hands