Modules 1, 2, 3
The nurse assesses a BP of 155/80. What does this signify?
What is hypertension?
What is ecchymosis?
Pain in leg that is exacerbated with activity and dissipates with rest.
What is intermittent claudication?
Black, dark, tarry stools.
What is melena?
What is Romberg test?
Tapping on skin to assess for density.
ABCDE mnemonic for skin lesion assessment
What is asymmetry, border, color, diameter, and evolution?
Thin, dry skin, with scaling, and loss of hair to lower extremity.
What is arterial insufficiency?
Steps to abdomen assessment.
What is inspection, ascultation, percussion, and palpation?
This nerve is important for facial sensation.
Best way to assess for abdominal pain.
What is palpation?
Type of breathing that many COPD patients with acute exacerbation present with.
What is pursed-lip breathing?
Brainstem injury causing the patient's body to have rigid muscles, extended arms, flexed wrists, and extended legs.
What is decerebrate posturing?
Involuntary leakage of urine due to sudden pressure on bladder.
What is stress incontinence?
Best time to perform testicular self-examination.
What is in a warm shower?
Goal-oriented and patient-centered interaction designed to build trust, alleviate patient anxiety, and improve health outcomes.
Deep rapid breathing without pauses.
What is kussmaul breathing?
Lymphatic system structures.
Bright red bloody stools (hematochezia) are representative of what type of bleed?
What is lower GI bleed?
Abnormal curvature of thoracic spine.
The side of the stethescope for listening to high-pitched sounds.
What is diaphragm?
Describe the changes in the eye when assessing accomodation.
What is dilate when looking far away and constrict when looking at close object?
Patient is unable to follow your penlight during the six-cardinal fields of gaze assessment. Name the cranial nerves this affects.
What is cranial nerve III (oculomotor), cranial nerve IV (trochlear), and cranial nerve VI (abducens)?
Risks associated with developing ovarian cancer.
What is increasing age, obesity, genetics, and having no children?
Superficial bruising of the subcutaneous fatty tissue around the umbilicus.
What is Cullen's sign?