Basic Nursing Skills & Nutrition and Hygeine

Question 1

The absence of breathing

Answer 1

Apnea

Question 2

Can be a digital device that takes vital signs, including BP, or a manual one that requires a stethoscope

Answer 2

Sphygmomanometer

Question 3

A tube that can be placed into the stomach throughthe abdominal wall

Answer 3

Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy (PEG) Tube

Question 4

Contains, urine, feces and vomitus. Everything must be eliminated

Answer 4

Output

Question 5

Difficulty breathing

Answer 5

Dyspnea

Question 6

A warm soak of the perineal area to clean perineal wounds and reduce inflammation and pain

Answer 6

Sitz bath

Question 7

The surgically- created opening into the stomach that allows the insertion of a tube called:

Answer 7

Gastrostomy

Question 8

Maintaining equal input and output

Answer 8

Fluid Balance

Question 9

Normal breathing

Answer 9

Eupnea

Question 10

The process in which medication, nutrition, of fluids is delivered through a vein

Answer 10

Intravenous Therapy (IV)

Question 11

List the residents name and information about special diets, allergies, likes and dislikes and other dietary instructions

Answer 11

Diet Cards

Question 12

Nothing by mouth is a medical instruction meaning to withhold food and fluids.

Answer 12

NPO “nil per os” (Latin phrase that translates literally to English as “nothing through the mouth”)

Question 13

Shortness of breath when lying down but is relieved by sitting up

Answer 13

Orthopnea

Question 14

The administration of oxygen to increase the supply of oxygen to the lungs

Answer 14

Oxygen Therapy

Question 15

A therapeutic diet is usually a modification of a regular diet. It is a meal plan that controls the intake of certain foods or nutrients

Answer 15

Therapeutic Diet

Question 16

A serious condition resulting from not having enough fluid in the body

Answer 16

Dehydration

Question 17

Constant high blood pressure. BP over 140/90 is considered high

Answer 17

Hypertension

Question 18

Found in sugars, sweets, syrups and jellies. Simple Carbohydrates do not have the same nutritional value as Complex Carbohydrates have

Answer 18

Simple Carbohydrates

Question 19

Inhaling food, fluid or foreign material into the lungs

Answer 19

Aspiration

Question 20

The process of inhaling air into your lungs

Answer 20

Inspiration

Question 21

Blood pressure that is low, less then 90/60

Answer 21

Hypotension

Question 22

When the digestive system does not function properly

Answer 22

Parenteral Nutrition (PN)

Question 23

The fluid a person consumes

Answer 23

Intake

Question 24

The process of exhaling air out of the lungs

Answer 24

Expiration

Question 25

The fluid a person consumes

Answer 25

Input

Question 26

If BP is between 120/80 and 139/89. This means that the person does not have high BP now but is likely to develop in the future

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Prehypertension

Question 27

Tube inserted into the nose and goes down into the stomach

Answer 27

Nasogastric Tube

Question 28

Is how the body uses food to maintain health

Answer 28

Nutrition

Question 29

Medications that reduce fluid volume in the body

Answer 29

Diuretics

Question 30

Heard by listening directly over the heart with a stethoscope

Answer 30

Apical Pulse

Question 31

Top number of the BP reading. The heart is at work, contacting and pushing the blood from the left ventricle of the heart. The reading shows the pressure on the walls of the arteries as blood is pumped through the body. The normal range for this is 120 mm hg

Answer 31

Systolic

Question 32

A necessary substance that provides energy, promotes growth and health and helps regulate metabolism

Answer 32

Nutrient

Question 33

To blend food or grind it into a thick paste of baby food consistancy

Answer 33

Puree

Question 34

instrument designed to listen to sounds within the body such as, the heart beating or air moving in the lungs

Answer 34

Stethoscope

Question 35

Bottom number of the reading. This is when the heart relaxes, it shows the pressure in the arteries when the heart is at rest. The normal range for this is 80 mm hg

Answer 35

Diastolic

Question 36

Found in bread, cereal, potatoes rice, pasta, veggies and fruit

Answer 36

Complex Carbohydrates

Question 37

difficulty swallowing

Answer 37

Dysphagia

Question 38

Process of inhaling air into the lungs

Answer 38

Respiration

Question 39

Measuring the body temp, Counting the pulse rate, o2 levels, Counting for respiration’s, Measuring blood pressure and observing and reporting the level of pain

Answer 39

Vital Signs

Question 40

Rapid breathing

Answer 40

Tachypnea

Question 41

Piece of plastic tubing that fits around the face and is secured by a strap that goes over the ears and around the back of the head. The face piece has 2 short prongs that fit inside the nose and oxygen is delivered to them as they breathe

Answer 41

Nasal Cannula

Question 42

REsidents who have certain illness’s may be placed on:

Answer 42

Modified Diet

Question 43

Inside of wrist

Answer 43

Radial Pulse

Question 44

Slow breathing

Answer 44

Bradypnea

Question 45

Box like device that changes air in the room into air with more oxygen.

Answer 45

Oxygen Concentrator

Question 46

low-calorie diets, diabetic diets, low carbohydrate diets and low-fat diet

Answer 46

Special Diet

Question 47

Pulse inside of the elbow

Answer 47

Brachial Pulse

Question 48

Alternating periods of slow, irregular breathing and rapid, shallow breathing along with short periods of apnea

Answer 48

Cheyne-Stokes