History and Interviewing
The first step of the nursing process is
What is assessment?
Exam techniques should be done in this order
Must be facility approved
What are interpreters?
A patient's temperature should be palpated using
What are the backs of the hands?
Adolescents may have trouble with this due to increased sebum production
What is acne?
The first thing a nurse should do in an interview
What is introduce yourself?
When using a stethoscope, you should not do this
What is listen through clothing?
The term for things like education, economic status, access to healthcare
What are social determinants of health?
Term for a blue discoloration of the skin
What is cyanosis?
Full thickness skin loss extending into the subcutaneous tissue. You may see fat but not muscle, bone, or tendon.
What is stage III pressure ulcer?
Data the nurse collects that is stated by the client
What is subjective data?
Always the first exam technique to be used
What is inspection?
An organized system of beliefs
What is religion?
A nail base angle great than 180 degrees
What is clubbing?
The D in the ABCDEF skin assessment stands for
What is diameter of greater than 6 mm?
The nurse should never ask this question
What is "Why?"
Allows the nurse to determine the size of an organ by dullness or resonance of sound
What is percussion?
The process of adopting the culture and behavior of the majority culture to the extent of losing your own cultural identity
What is assimilation?
Time within which capillary refill of the nails should occur
What is 2-3 seconds?
What is overweight?
The most important type of information to gather regarding a patient's allergy
What is the type of reaction?
The patient should do this prior to an exam?
What is void?
Hot/Cold Theory
Superficial, raised, transient and erythematous skin lesions that are irregular in shape due to edema often due to an allergic reaction
What are wheals?
This part of the stethoscope is used to listen for the presence of heart murmurs
What is the bell?