Unit 7: Basic Nursing Skills

Question 1

measurements
temperature, pulse, respirations,
blood pressure, pain
level- that monitor the
functioning of the vital
organs of the body.

Answer 1

vital signs

Question 2

the pulse located on the
inside of the wrist, where
the radial artery runs just
beneath the skin.

Answer 2

radial pulse

Question 3

the pulse located inside
the elbow, about one to
one-and-a-half inches
above the elbow.

Answer 3

brachial pulse

Question 4

first measurement of
blood pressure; phase
when the heart is at work,
contracting and pushing
blood out of the left
ventricle of the heart.

Answer 4

systolic

Question 5

second measurement of
blood pressure; phase
when the heart relaxes or
rests.

Answer 5

diastolic

Question 6

a physical or chemical
way to restrict voluntary
movement or behavior.

Answer 6

restraint

Question 7

an environment in which
restraints are not kept or
used for any reason.

Answer 7

restraint-free care

Question 8

any intervention used in
place of a restraint or that
reduces the need for a
restraint.

Answer 8

restraint alternative

Question 9

the fluid a person
consumes; also called
input.

Answer 9

intake

Question 10

all fluid that is eliminated
from the body; includes fluid
in urine, feces, vomitus,
perspiration, moisture that is
exhaled in the air, and wound
drainage.

Answer 10

output

Question 11

taking in and eliminating

equal amounts of fluid.

Answer 11

Fluid balance

Question 12

a sample that is used for
analysis in order to try to
make a diagnosis.

Answer 12

specimen

Question 13

a urine specimen that can
be collected any time a
person voids.

Answer 13

routine urine specimen

Question 14

urinate.

Answer 14

void

Question 15

in health care, a collection
container that is
sometimes inserted into a
toilet to collect and
measure urine or stool.

Answer 15

hat

Question 16

a urine specimen that
does not include the first
and last urine voided; also
called mid-stream
specimen.

Answer 16

clean-catch specimen

Question 17

a thin tube inserted into
the body to drain or inject
fluids.

Answer 17

catheter

Question 18

a thin tube inserted into
the bladder in order to
drain or collect urine.

Answer 18

urinary catheter

Question 19

a catheter that does not
remain inside the person;
it is removed immediately
after urine is drained or
collected.

Answer 19

straight catheter

Question 20

a type of catheter that
remains inside the bladder
for a period of time; also
called a Foley catheter.

Answer 20

indwelling catheter

Question 21

catheter that has an
attachment on the end that
fits onto the penis; also
called Texas catheter.

Answer 21

condom catheter

Question 22

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

Answer 22

oxygen therapy

Question 23

the process of burning.

Answer 23

combustion

Question 24

easily ignited and capable

of burning quickly.

Answer 24

flammable

Question 25

the delivery of
medication, nutrition, or
fluids through a person’s
vein.

Answer 25

intravenous (IV)

therapy

Question 26

a bed made while a

person is in the bed.

Answer 26

occupied bed

Question 27

a bed made while no

person is in the bed.

Answer 27

unoccupied bed

Question 28

a bed completely made
with the bedspread and
blankets in place.

Answer 28

closed bed

Question 29

a bed made with linen
folded down to the foot of
the bed.

Answer 29

open bed