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PRELIM 1st yr 2nd sem
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Collecting OBJ data
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COTTON BALL
AND
PAPER CLIP
Test the sense of touch
COTTON TIPPED-APPLICATORS
Obtain specimens
DENTAL MIRROR
Visualize the mouth and throat structures
4X4
GAUZE
Collect drainages
GLOVES
Protect the nurse and patient from contamination
GOGGLES
Protect the nurses eyes from contamination by body
fluids
GONIOMETER
Measure degree of flexion and extension of joints
LUBRICANT
Provide lubrication for vaginal or rectal examination
NASAL
SPECULUM
Dilate nares for inspection of the nose
OPTHALMOSCOPE
Inspect the anterior structures of the eye
OTHOSCOPE
Inspect the tympanic membrane and external ear canal
PENLIGHT
Provide a direct light source and test pupillary reaction
REFLEX HAMMER
Test deep tendon reflexes
RULER
,
MARKED
IN
CM
Measure organs, masses, growths and lesions
SKIN-MARKING PEN
Outline masses or enlarged organs
SPECIMEN CONTAINERS
Collect specimens of body fluids, drainage, or tissue
SPHYGMOMANOMETER
Measure systolic and diastolic blood pressure
STETHOSCOPE
Auscultate body sounds
STADIOMETER
Measure the height of the patient
TAPE MEASURE
Measure the circumference of the head, abdomen, and extremities
TONGUE BLADE
Depress the tongue during assessment of the mount and throat
TUNING
FORK
Test auditory function and vibratory sensation
VISION CHART
Test near and far vision
Snellen chart
- other term for vision chart
WEIGHING SCALE
Measure the weight of the patient
WATCH WITH SECOND HAND
Time heart rate, fetal pulse, or bowel sound when counting
Fingerpads
Fine discriminations: Pulses, texture, size, consistency, shape, crepitus
Ulnar surface
- vibration, thrills, fremitus
Dorsal
- temperature
LIGHT PALPATION
Use this technique to feel for pulses, tenderness,
surface skin texture, temperature, and moisture
MODERATE PALPATION
The nurse can determine the depth, size, shape,
consistency, and mobility of organs as well as any
pain, or pulsations that might be present
DEEP PALPATION
This allows you to feel very deep organs or
structures that are covered by thick muscle
Percussion
involves tapping body parts to produce
sound waves
DIRECT PERCUSSION
Is the technique of tapping the body with the fingertips of the dominant hand
DIRECT PERCUSSION
used to examine the thorax of an infant
Blunt percussion
- Is used to detect tenderness over organs by placing one hand flat on the body
surface and using the fist of the other hand to strike
the back of the hand flat on the body surface
Indirect Percussion
Produces a sound or tone that varies with the density of underlying structures
AUSCULTATION
Is the skill of listening to the sounds produced by the body
BELL SIDE
Detect low-pitched sounds
DIAPHRAGM SIDE
Detect high-pitched sounds