Respiratory
Palpation of the anterior chest wall reveals a coarse cracking sensation over the skin surface.
What is crepitus?
Closure of the AV valves.
What is S1 hear sounds?
When you wash hands, put on gloves, and decrease exposure to blood and body fluids.
What are universal precautions.
What part of the brain would the nurse be concerned about if your patient is very unsteady and difficulty in maintaining her balance.
What is the cerebellum?
The shift in posture during pregancy to compensate for enlarging fetus.
What is lordosis?
A patient with severe asthma produces a sound of air passing through narrow bronchioles.
What are wheezes?
The nurse auscultates the pulmonic region in this area on the lungs.
What is the second left intercostal space.
Subjective statements
What is part of the health history?
Your patients' facial features are symmetrical, including a symmetrical smile. This finding indicates which cranial nerve is intact.
What is Cranial nerve VII (facial).
The range of motion in patient's knee is capable of these two movements.
What is flexion and extension?
Equal anteroposterior transverse diameter and ribs being horizontal is characterized by this chest shape.
What is barrel-shaped chest?
Turbulent blood flow sound, suggesting partial occlusion.
What is a bruit?
Assessment, Planning, Diagnosis, Implementation, Evaluation.
What is the nursing process?
Tracing the number 8 on the palm of a person's hand while the patient's eyes are closed. Correctly identifying the number indicates functioning of this part of the neuro system.
What is sensory?
A deep tendon reflex of 4+ grade would be indicative of what?
What is clonus?
Upon entering the room your patient is leaning forward while holding onto the back of a chair and appears to have difficulty breathing. This position is called?
What is tripod position?
Name three modifiable risk factors associated with heart disease.
What are smoking, hypertension, diabetes, obesity, high cholesterol.
Change in blood pressure from laying down, sitting and standing positions.
What is orthostatic hypotension?
A patient had an ischemic stroke in the right parietal lobe. What type of deficit would you observe?
What is left sided deficit.
The name of the joint that consists of the articulation of the temporal bone and the mandible.
What is the temporomandibular joint?
Abnormal fluid between the layers of the pleura.
What is pleural effusion?
Palpable vibration on the chest wall accompanying a severe heart murmur.
What is a thrill.
Difficulty swallowing medications or food.
What is Dysphagia?
Damage to the frontal lobe may result this type of aphasia.
What is expressive?
A positive Phalen test and Tinel sign are symptoms of this problem.
What is carpal tunnel syndrome.