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Basic Nursing Skills

Subjects : certifications, health-sciences, nursing

Instructions:

Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Rectal thermometer
Short stubby bulb - red
60 - 90 mmHg
A vague - uneasy feeling in response to stress
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

2. Sphygmomanometer
Flow of blood through tissues - providing them with oxygen and nutrients - and removing waste products
Disturbance of the metabolism of carbohydrates and the use of glucose by the body
Lying on the back in supine position with knees flexed
Instrument used to measure a patients blood pressure

3. Probes for electronic thermometer
60 - 100 bpm
Used to time the pulses and respirations
Tympanic - oral - rectal
Used during physical exam to wipe off instruments

4. Exam gloves
Decuitus ulcers - urinary tract infections - urinary calculi - stiff joints
Gloves used during the examination of the buccal(oral) cavity - genitals - and perineal region
Carcinomas - sarcomas
Short stubby bulb - red

5. Cotton forceps
Act of listening for sounds within the body
99.6
Done to cure or control cancer
Tweezer like instrument used to transport small item to and from the mouth

6. Oral temp
Tweezer like instrument used to transport small item to and from the mouth
Infection of the middle ear
98.6
Lying on the back in supine position with knees flexed

7. Thready pulse
A weak and rapid pulse
90 - 150 mmHg - 40+ goes up to 160 mmHg
The act of expelling air out of the lungs
Low blood pressure - insufficient perfusion of internal organs

8. Arrhythmia
Without fever
Tweezer like instrument used to transport small item to and from the mouth
Pulse with irregular rhythm
Exercises that are performed by the corpsman/technician when the patient is unable to move a body part independentally

9. Orthostatic hypotension
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
Board placed at the foot of the bed that supports the feet at right angles to the body
Infection of the middle ear
Blood pressure decreases rapidly in relation to positive changes from lying to sitting or standing

10. Turgor
Assessment includes skin - hair - scalp - and nails
Skin should quickly return to its orginal posistion
Blood clot moving in the blood stream
Abnormally slow heartbeat - below 60 bpm in adults

11. Adult resp rate
12 - 20 breaths
Thin blade fro pressing down the tongue during medical examination of the mouth and throat.
The act of taking air into the lungs
Abnormally rapid heartbeat - above 100 bpm in adults

12. Opthalmoscope
Instrument used to check pupillary reaction to light and to inspect the inner eye. it may be portable or wall mounted
Measuring device used to measure the circumference of an infants head - obtain body length - obtain circumference of extremities or abdominal girth
60 - 90 mmHg
Flow of blood through tissues - providing them with oxygen and nutrients - and removing waste products

13. Electronic thermometer
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
Low blood sugar
Body temp above the normal range
Read out unit that produces an audible beep when the mwasurement is complete and displays the reading on the screen

14. Passive exercises
Exercises that are performed by the corpsman/technician when the patient is unable to move a body part independentally
A permanently flexed joint that occurs with shortened muscle tissue
Blood clot moving in the blood stream
Person can be aroused only briefly and only by vigorous external stimulation

15. Main groups of malignant tumors
Used during physical exam to wipe off instruments
Long slender bulb - blue
Carcinomas - sarcomas
Yellow color to the skin and eyes

16. Fiberglass
Composite structural material of plastic and fiberglass that is used in casting for children and elderly for light weight properties
Tweezer like instrument used to transport small item to and from the mouth
The act of expelling air out of the lungs
Blood pressure decreases rapidly in relation to positive changes from lying to sitting or standing

17. Hyperglycemia
High blood sugar
Low blood pressure - insufficient perfusion of internal organs
60 - 90 mmHg
Exercises that are performed by motorized exercised machinery that keeps a joint in constant slow motion

18. Conditions where oral temp assessment is contradicated
Child under 6 - mouth breathers - oral or nasal surgery - unconscious or irrational
Acute mental disturbance denfined by confused thinking and disrupted attention usually accompanied by disordered speech and hallucinations
The circular movement of a limb
Rate - rhythm - depth - sound

19. Closed reduction
Realigning a broken bone by manuel manipulation without incisions
Stertorous - snoring - gasping - labored - choking - gurgling
Accumulation of fluid inside the eye that exerts pressure on the optic nerve; eventually causes blindness
State of mind in which the person copes with and adjusts to the stresses of everyday living by behaving in ways acceptable to society

20. Tongue depressor
Clouding of the lens
Thin blade fro pressing down the tongue during medical examination of the mouth and throat.
A posistion where the patient is lying supinewith knees flexed
Paralysis in all four extremities and trunk

21. Dorsal Recumbent
Hemiplegia - paraplegia - quadriplegia
Lying on the back in supine position with knees flexed
Regular - recurrent expansion and contraction of an artery produced by waves pf pressure caused when the heart beats
The circular movement of a limb

22. Average systolic blood pressure
20 - 40 breaths
A permanently flexed joint that occurs with shortened muscle tissue
Composite structural material of plastic and fiberglass that is used in casting for children and elderly for light weight properties
90 - 150 mmHg - 40+ goes up to 160 mmHg

23. Thrombophlebitis
Inflammation of a vein associated with a thrombus
Thin blade fro pressing down the tongue during medical examination of the mouth and throat.
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
Areas on the skin where the cast has been indented or pushed in that may caused sores or skin breakdown

24. Perfusion
Gloves used during the examination of the buccal(oral) cavity - genitals - and perineal region
Skin should quickly return to its orginal posistion
Infared sensor measures the temp of blood flow in ear
Flow of blood through tissues - providing them with oxygen and nutrients - and removing waste products

25. Cast
Exercises that are performed by motorized exercised machinery that keeps a joint in constant slow motion
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
Rubber hammer used to assess reflexes - which is a gross assessment of the brain - spinal cord - or peripheral nerve impairment
Excessivly rapid breathing

26. Olfaction
Measure of the amount of heat below the skin and the subcutaneous tissues
Using the sence of smell during physical examination
Ages of 4-6 and 11-12
Technique in physical examination of tapping the body with finger tips to evaluate the size - borders - and consistency of some internal organs

27. Open reduction
Peak pressure exerted on the arterial walls during ventricular contraction - first blood pressure sound u will hear
Using the sence of smell during physical examination
Disturbance of the metabolism of carbohydrates and the use of glucose by the body
Realigning a broken bone through surgery with incisions

28. Infant pulse rate
Tympanic - oral - rectal
120 - 160 bpm
Tumors that arise from epithelial tissue
A weak and rapid pulse

29. What is dorsal recumbent used for?
Lying supine with hips and knees flexed and the tighs abducted and rotated externally; used to assess the female genitalia and genital tract
1400 to 1800
Low blood pressure - insufficient perfusion of internal organs
Assessing the head - neck - anterior thorax - lungs - breast - axillae - heart - abdomen - and extremities

30. Factors that increase ital signs values
Pain - stimulant drugs - anger - eating exercise
Regular - recurrent expansion and contraction of an artery produced by waves pf pressure caused when the heart beats
Used during physical exam to wipe off instruments
An age related decreased ability to focus on near objects

31. Tissues
Used during physical exam to wipe off instruments
Inflammation of a vein associated with a thrombus
Infection of the middle ear
Tumors that cause death if left untreated

32. Stress
Short stubby bulb - red
An unsually strong pulse
Lying on the back in supine position with knees flexed
A response or change in the body caused by an emotional - physical - social - or economic factor

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
Inflammation of a vein associated with a thrombus
Arise in connective tissue; occur in bone - muscle - cartilage - and other types of connective tissues
Without fever

34. Hearing loss
Long slender bulb - blue
Radial - brachial - dosterior tibialis - dorsalis pedis - femoral - apiical - carotid - temporal
Difficulty hearing normal conversations
Exercises that are performed by motorized exercised machinery that keeps a joint in constant slow motion

35. Hyperthermia
Short stubby bulb - red
Jaundice - high temp - limp body - slow to respond - eating poorly - hard or watery stools - redness and draining aroung cord stump or circumcision
Thin blade fro pressing down the tongue during medical examination of the mouth and throat.
Body temp above the normal range

36. Long term complications of paralysis
Decuitus ulcers - urinary tract infections - urinary calculi - stiff joints
A posistion where the patient is lying supinewith knees flexed
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

37. Glass thermometers
Eyes do not open upon stimulation - absence of comprehensible speech - and failure to obey commands
Procedure used to reposition the ends of a broken bone
Made of hollow glass stem and bulb filled with mecury and alcohol
Pressure exerted on the arterial walls during ventricular relaxation - last blood pressure u will hear

38. Bradycardia
Pancreas do not produce insulin - most common in children and young adults
Abnormally slow heartbeat - below 60 bpm in adults
Stertorous - snoring - gasping - labored - choking - gurgling
Exercises that are performed by motorized exercised machinery that keeps a joint in constant slow motion

39. Rectal temp
Dizziness
99.6
Retinal change - blindness - kidney disease - nerve disease - circulatory disorders
Low blood pressure - insufficient perfusion of internal organs

40. Palpation
Lack of adult supervision - malnourishment - unsafe living environments - untreated chronic illness
Technique used to assess texture - size - consistency - and location of certain parts of the body and hands
Inflammation of a vein associated with a thrombus
Eyes do not open upon stimulation - absence of comprehensible speech - and failure to obey commands

41. Mental health
Stationary blood clot
Rate - rhythm - depth - sound
State of mind in which the person copes with and adjusts to the stresses of everyday living by behaving in ways acceptable to society
Instrument used to assess the pupil's response to light

42. Flashlight

43. Tympanic temp
Labored or difficult breathing
Gloves used during the examination of the buccal(oral) cavity - genitals - and perineal region
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
98.6

44. Cognitive disorders in elderly
Confusion - delirium - dementia - depression
1400 to 1800
Chronic and acute
Rubber hammer used to assess reflexes - which is a gross assessment of the brain - spinal cord - or peripheral nerve impairment

45. wWhere can pulse be found on body
Radial - brachial - dosterior tibialis - dorsalis pedis - femoral - apiical - carotid - temporal
Using the sence of smell during physical examination
Note location - size - color - and characteristics
Dizziness

46. Immunization boosters are recommended
Infared sensor measures the temp of blood flow in ear
Ages of 4-6 and 11-12
Lying on the back in supine position with knees flexed
Abnormally slow heartbeat - below 60 bpm in adults

47. Characteristics to ask and document when assessing pain
O: onset P: provocation Q: quality R: radiation S: scale T: time
Labored or difficult breathing
Ages of 4-6 and 11-12
Difficulty hearing normal conversations

48. Signs of neglect
Exercises performed by the patient with some assistance
Lack of adult supervision - malnourishment - unsafe living environments - untreated chronic illness
Rubber hammer used to assess reflexes - which is a gross assessment of the brain - spinal cord - or peripheral nerve impairment
Instrument used to check pupillary reaction to light and to inspect the inner eye. it may be portable or wall mounted

49. Scale
Device used to obtain a patients weight
Realigning a broken bone through surgery with incisions
Instrument used to measure a patients blood pressure
Retinal change - blindness - kidney disease - nerve disease - circulatory disorders

50. Afebrile
Board placed at the foot of the bed that supports the feet at right angles to the body
Instrument used to measure a patients blood pressure
Without fever
Note location - size - color - and characteristics