Basic Nursing Skills-Hartman Chap 14

Temperature

100

This is where temperature can be taken under the arm. Another name for armpit

What is axilla

200

This is the color(s) of an oral thermometer

What is green and blue

300

This type of thermometer is used to take a temperature from the ear

What is Tympanic thermometer

400

This is normal temperature range for oral method

What is 97.6-99.6 F

500

Name a condition when the NA should not take an oral temp. 

What is when the resident is confused or disoriented. 

Pulse & Temp

100

This is the most common place used to measure pulse

What is radial

200

This is normal pulse rate for adults

What is 60-100 bpm

300

This is a safety measure an NA should use when obtaining a rectal temp

what is hold on to the thermometer at all times

400

This temperature is considered the most accurate

What is Rectal 

500

This is the distance a tympanic thermometer should be inserted into the ear

What is 1/4-1/2 inch

BP&Resp

100

This is the normal respiration rate for adults

What is 12-20 breaths per min

200

This is why respirations are taken immediately after taking a pulse while the fingers are still on the wrist

What is the patient may change rate of respirations if they know they are being observed

300

This is the term meaning high blood pressure

What is hypertension

400

This is the device used to measure blood pressure

What is a sphygmomanometer

500

This is the medical term for difficulty breathing

What is dyspnea

Pain

100

This is a scale used to assess a patients pain level 

What is 0-10 scale

200

List 2 benefits of using cold applications to a resident

What is stop bleeding, prevent swelling, reduce pain, and bring down fever

300

This is a type of a warm or cold dry application

What is a warm or cold compress

400

Name what a NA should observe for when using warm and cold applications

What are blisters, pale skin, shiny skin, redness

500

These are benefits of a sitz bath

What is clean perineal wounds, reduce inflammation and pain

IVs & Oxygen

100

This the within the scope of practice for a NA to perform when a resident has an IV

NA can only observe the IV site for problems

200

This machine will change air in the room into air with more oxygen

What is oxygen concentrator 

300

This can be a result of a NA touching liquid oxygen

What is frostbite

400

When obtaining a blood pressure the second measurement is the 

What is diastolic reading

500

NAs are allowed to change this type of dressing, which are applied to dry wounds only

What are nonsterile dressings