BASIC NURSING SKILLS FINAL REVIEW QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
info given by the patient - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅subjective data
info obtained thru the senses and hands-on physical examination - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅objective
data
caused by a primary illness; Ex Peripheral Vascular Disease resulting from Diabetes- occurs b/c of the
effect Diabetes has on blood vessels - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅secondary illness
assess bowel sounds on _____ and ______ for ALL patients - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅admission and once
per shift
produced by the contractions of the small and large intestine - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅bowel sounds
wavelike clicks and gurgles that occur from 5 to 30 times a minute - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅bowel
sounds
are frequent bowel sounds - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅hyperactive
long periods of silence of bowel sounds - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅hypoactive
no bowel sounds are heard for 2 to 5 minutes in any of the four quadrants - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅Absent
How would the nurse assess for bowel sounds? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅w/ patient in the a supine
position, light place stethoscope over quadrant of abdomen and listen, If NO sounds are heard, progress
thru the other quadrants until sounds are heard or listen for at least 2 minutes
the difference b/w the systolic and the diastolic pressure - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅pulse pressure
, best research evidence w/ clinical expertise and patient values to facilitate clinical decision making -
CORRECT ANSWER✅✅evidence-base practice
Ophthalmic - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅eye
medications may be in the form of drops, ointment, or an eye dis - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Ophthalmic
(eye) pg 651
Otic - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅ear
medication is mostly used in children to decrease the pain of otitis and to soften cerumen (earwax) so
that it can be removed more easily - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Otic (ear) Pg 655
pull the earlobe downward to straighten the canal when administering ear drop medication - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅child younger than 3
pull the top of pinna out and upward when administering ear drop medication - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅adults
is the practice of making the environment and objects free of microbes - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅asepsis
2 types of asepsis practiced w/in health care agencies - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅medical asepsis and
surgical asepsis
is the practice of reducing the number of organisms present or reducing the risks of transmission or
organisms, prevents reinfection of patient and spread of infection from one person to another -
CORRECT ANSWER✅✅medical asepsis
referred to as clean technique b/c MOST but not all microbes are destroyed - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅medical asepsis
ANSWERS
info given by the patient - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅subjective data
info obtained thru the senses and hands-on physical examination - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅objective
data
caused by a primary illness; Ex Peripheral Vascular Disease resulting from Diabetes- occurs b/c of the
effect Diabetes has on blood vessels - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅secondary illness
assess bowel sounds on _____ and ______ for ALL patients - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅admission and once
per shift
produced by the contractions of the small and large intestine - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅bowel sounds
wavelike clicks and gurgles that occur from 5 to 30 times a minute - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅bowel
sounds
are frequent bowel sounds - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅hyperactive
long periods of silence of bowel sounds - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅hypoactive
no bowel sounds are heard for 2 to 5 minutes in any of the four quadrants - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅Absent
How would the nurse assess for bowel sounds? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅w/ patient in the a supine
position, light place stethoscope over quadrant of abdomen and listen, If NO sounds are heard, progress
thru the other quadrants until sounds are heard or listen for at least 2 minutes
the difference b/w the systolic and the diastolic pressure - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅pulse pressure
, best research evidence w/ clinical expertise and patient values to facilitate clinical decision making -
CORRECT ANSWER✅✅evidence-base practice
Ophthalmic - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅eye
medications may be in the form of drops, ointment, or an eye dis - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Ophthalmic
(eye) pg 651
Otic - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅ear
medication is mostly used in children to decrease the pain of otitis and to soften cerumen (earwax) so
that it can be removed more easily - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Otic (ear) Pg 655
pull the earlobe downward to straighten the canal when administering ear drop medication - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅child younger than 3
pull the top of pinna out and upward when administering ear drop medication - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅adults
is the practice of making the environment and objects free of microbes - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅asepsis
2 types of asepsis practiced w/in health care agencies - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅medical asepsis and
surgical asepsis
is the practice of reducing the number of organisms present or reducing the risks of transmission or
organisms, prevents reinfection of patient and spread of infection from one person to another -
CORRECT ANSWER✅✅medical asepsis
referred to as clean technique b/c MOST but not all microbes are destroyed - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅medical asepsis
