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Basic Nursing Skills

Subjects : certifications, health-sciences, nursing

Instructions:

Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Hypertension
The circular movement of a limb
Decuitus ulcers - urinary tract infections - urinary calculi - stiff joints
High blood pressure - rupture of the arteries and destruction of the organs
Short stubby bulb - red

2. Circumduction
Inability to hear high frequency
A vague - uneasy feeling in response to stress
Pancreas do not produce insulin - most common in children and young adults
The circular movement of a limb

3. Average diastolic blood pressure
The act of taking air into the lungs
Paralysis in all four extremities and trunk
60 - 90 mmHg
Bi-valved instrument - with two opening blades used for the inspection of the vaginal cavity

4. Factors assessed when patient is dangaling
Balance - orthostatic hypertension - dizziness - nausea
Paralysis in lower extemities and trunk
Exercises that are performed by the corpsman/technician when the patient is unable to move a body part independentally
Difficulty hearing normal conversations

5. Electronic thermometer
Read out unit that produces an audible beep when the mwasurement is complete and displays the reading on the screen
Technique in physical examination of tapping the body with finger tips to evaluate the size - borders - and consistency of some internal organs
An instrument used to examine the external ear - the eardrum - and the ossicles of the middle ear. it may be portable or wall mounted
Measure of the amount of heat below the skin and the subcutaneous tissues

6. Young children need _ calories per day
Gradual loss of acute - central - and color vision in the elderly
Blood clot moving in the blood stream
1400 to 1800
Technique used to assess texture - size - consistency - and location of certain parts of the body and hands

7. Cataracts
Low blood sugar
Instrument used for listening to sounds produced within the body; can be used to auscultate the heart - lungs - abdomen - bowels - and blood pressure
Gloves used during the examination of the buccal(oral) cavity - genitals - and perineal region
Clouding of the lens

8. Orthopedics
Tweezer like instrument used to transport small item to and from the mouth
Branch of medicine that is concerned with the correction of prevention of skeletal deformities
Age related - exposure to noise - build up of cerumel
98.6

9. Oral thermometer
97.6
Exercises that are performed by the corpsman/technician when the patient is unable to move a body part independentally
Instrument used to measure a patients blood pressure
Long slender bulb - blue

10. Diastolic pressue(bottom #)
Heat sensitive patch/tape
Patient is ambulatory
Pressure exerted on the arterial walls during ventricular relaxation - last blood pressure u will hear
Tumors that usually do not cause death

11. Unconciousness
Exercises performed by the patient with some assistance
Gradual loss of acute - central - and color vision in the elderly
Exercises performed by the patient
Condition in which there is a depression of cerebral function ranging from stupor to coma patient considerations for special needs

12. Hypoglycemia
Realigning a broken bone through surgery with incisions
Low blood sugar
25 - 40 breaths
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

13. Phelbitis
Infection of the middle ear
60 - 90 mmHg
Inflammation of the vein
Balance - orthostatic hypertension - dizziness - nausea

14. Hyperglycemia
Infared sensor measures the temp of blood flow in ear
Body temp below normal range
High blood sugar
20 - 40 breaths

15. Factors that increase ital signs values
Peak pressure exerted on the arterial walls during ventricular contraction - first blood pressure sound u will hear
Infection of the middle ear
Pain - stimulant drugs - anger - eating exercise
Tumors that usually do not cause death

16. Menieres disease
Low blood sugar
Ages of 4-6 and 11-12
Radial - brachial - dosterior tibialis - dorsalis pedis - femoral - apiical - carotid - temporal
Chronic disease of the inner ear

17. Lithotomy Position
Rubber hammer used to assess reflexes - which is a gross assessment of the brain - spinal cord - or peripheral nerve impairment
Lying supine with hips and knees flexed and the tighs abducted and rotated externally; used to assess the female genitalia and genital tract
Procedure used to reposition the ends of a broken bone
Abnormally rapid heartbeat - above 100 bpm in adults

18. Pressure ulcer
Sore caused by pressure or rubbing against something for a period of time
Heat sensitive patch/tape
Device that is used for recording the electric activity of the heart
Pancreas do not produce insulin - most common in children and young adults

19. Active exercises
Exercises performed by the patient
120 - 160 bpm
Along with height and weight - are taken as baseline data - provides info regarding the general heealth of a patient
Measure of the amount of heat below the skin and the subcutaneous tissues

20. 2 types of otitis media
Long slender bulb - blue
Chronic and acute
Tumors that usually do not cause death
Peak pressure exerted on the arterial walls during ventricular contraction - first blood pressure sound u will hear

21. Infant resp rate
Rest - depression - depressant drugs
Long slender bulb - blue
25 - 40 breaths
97.6

22. Active assistant exercises
Tumors that arise from epithelial tissue
Exercises performed by the patient with some assistance
Made of hollow glass stem and bulb filled with mecury and alcohol
Paralysis in lower extemities and trunk

23. Continuous passive motion(cpm)
Soft - elastic - usually cotton fabric used espically for bandages and infants wear
Exercises that are performed by motorized exercised machinery that keeps a joint in constant slow motion
Eyes do not open upon stimulation - absence of comprehensible speech - and failure to obey commands
Carcinomas - sarcomas

24. 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)
12 - 20 breaths
Used to time the pulses and respirations
Weak and regular - strong and regular - full and bounding - feeble - irregular - thready - absent

25. Plaster
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
A pasty composition that hardens on drying
Develops after age of 40 - pancreas secret some insulin but not enough to meet body's needs
Without fever

26. Oral temp
A vague - uneasy feeling in response to stress
97.6
Board placed at the foot of the bed that supports the feet at right angles to the body
98.6

27. Electrocardiograph (EKG)
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
A pasty composition that hardens on drying
1400 to 1800
Device that is used for recording the electric activity of the heart

28. Thrombophlebitis
Ringing in the ear
Inflammation of a vein associated with a thrombus
Inflammation of the vein
Tumors that arise from epithelial tissue

29. Gestational diabetes
25 - 40 breaths
Paralysis in lower extemities and trunk
Develops during pregnancy
Body temp below normal range

30. Thready pulse
Realigning a broken bone through surgery with incisions
A weak and rapid pulse
Unconscious reactions that block unpleasant or threating feelings
Pain - stimulant drugs - anger - eating exercise

31. Least accurate thermometer probe
Heat sensitive patch/tape
Technique in physical examination of tapping the body with finger tips to evaluate the size - borders - and consistency of some internal organs
Being perplexed or disconcerted
Exercises that are performed by motorized exercised machinery that keeps a joint in constant slow motion

32. Bounding pulse
An unsually strong pulse
Acute mental disturbance denfined by confused thinking and disrupted attention usually accompanied by disordered speech and hallucinations
Decuitus ulcers - urinary tract infections - urinary calculi - stiff joints
Technique used to assess texture - size - consistency - and location of certain parts of the body and hands

33. Describes strength of pulse
Without fever
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
Heat sensitive patch/tape
Weak and regular - strong and regular - full and bounding - feeble - irregular - thready - absent

34. Stress
Rubber hammer used to assess reflexes - which is a gross assessment of the brain - spinal cord - or peripheral nerve impairment
Lack of adult supervision - malnourishment - unsafe living environments - untreated chronic illness
Skin should be smooth and dry
A response or change in the body caused by an emotional - physical - social - or economic factor

35. Factors that decrease vital sign values
Used during physical exam to wipe off instruments
Rest - depression - depressant drugs
Technique used to assess texture - size - consistency - and location of certain parts of the body and hands
Long slender bulb - blue

36. Confusion
Skin should quickly return to its orginal posistion
Being perplexed or disconcerted
Branch of medicine that is concerned with the correction of prevention of skeletal deformities
25 - 40 breaths

37. Conditions where oral temp assessment is contradicated
Child under 6 - mouth breathers - oral or nasal surgery - unconscious or irrational
Lack of adult supervision - malnourishment - unsafe living environments - untreated chronic illness
New growth abnormal cells
Stationary blood clot

38. Delirium
Acute mental disturbance denfined by confused thinking and disrupted attention usually accompanied by disordered speech and hallucinations
Assessing the head - neck - anterior thorax - lungs - breast - axillae - heart - abdomen - and extremities
Gradual loss of acute - central - and color vision in the elderly
Along with height and weight - are taken as baseline data - provides info regarding the general heealth of a patient

39. Probes for electronic thermometer
Short stubby bulb - red
Clouding of the lens
Tympanic - oral - rectal
Stertorous - snoring - gasping - labored - choking - gurgling

40. Range of motion(ROM)
60 - 100 bpm
The degree to which a joint is moved by flexion and extension
Composite structural material of plastic and fiberglass that is used in casting for children and elderly for light weight properties
Act of listening for sounds within the body

41. Bradycardia
Technique used in physical examination to carefully and critically examine the body
Inflammation of a vein associated with a thrombus
A weak and rapid pulse
Abnormally slow heartbeat - below 60 bpm in adults

42. Child pulse rate
100 - 120 bpm
A pasty composition that hardens on drying
Stertorous - snoring - gasping - labored - choking - gurgling
Acute mental disturbance denfined by confused thinking and disrupted attention usually accompanied by disordered speech and hallucinations

43. Insulin dependent(type 1)
The degree to which a joint is moved by flexion and extension
Ages of 4-6 and 11-12
Pancreas do not produce insulin - most common in children and young adults
Tumors that cause death if left untreated

44. Inspection
A vague - uneasy feeling in response to stress
Labored or difficult breathing
Technique used in physical examination to carefully and critically examine the body
Used to time the pulses and respirations

45. Hypothermia
Pressure exerted on the arterial walls during ventricular relaxation - last blood pressure u will hear
Age related - exposure to noise - build up of cerumel
Electronic instrument used to obtain a patients body temp
Body temp below normal range

46. Average systolic blood pressure
Measuring device used to measure the circumference of an infants head - obtain body length - obtain circumference of extremities or abdominal girth
100 - 120 bpm
Exercises performed by the patient with some assistance
90 - 150 mmHg - 40+ goes up to 160 mmHg

47. 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
Gloves used during the examination of the buccal(oral) cavity - genitals - and perineal region
With fever
Confusion - delirium - dementia - depression

48. Glass thermometers
The degree to which a joint is moved by flexion and extension
Made of hollow glass stem and bulb filled with mecury and alcohol
Rate - rhythm - depth - sound
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

49. Long term complications of paralysis
Decuitus ulcers - urinary tract infections - urinary calculi - stiff joints
Body temp below normal range
Used during physical exam to wipe off instruments
Done to cure or control cancer

50. Jaundice
Short stubby bulb - red
Clouding of the lens
Technique in physical examination of tapping the body with finger tips to evaluate the size - borders - and consistency of some internal organs
Yellow color to the skin and eyes