NU 136 Exam 2 Questions and answers
2025
Walker .- .ANS✓✓-a .device .used .to .assist .with .walking, .15-30degree .while
.standing .upright .and .grasping .the .handgrips, .resting .the .body's .weight .on .the
.axillary .bar .puts .pressure .on .the .vital .nerves .and .can .occlude .blood .vessels .in
.the .axilla .causing .temporary .or .permanent .damage, .including .paralysis
cane .- .ANS✓✓-assistive .device .used .by .the .resident .with .weakness .on .one
.side, .15-30 .degree
crutches .- .ANS✓✓-Devices .used .to .assist .injured .or .weak .patients .with
.walking, .15-20 .degrees, .pad .should .be .3 .to .4 .fingerbreadths .under .the .axilla,
.tips .at .4-6 .inches .in .front .of .the .patients .feet
Wheelchair .- .ANS✓✓-Always .lock .the .brakes .when .the .wheels .are .not .in
.motion,
Neurovascular .Assessment .- .ANS✓✓-Normally .capillary .refill .is .less .than .3
.seconds .or .within .5 .second .within .an .older .adult
Applying .first .aid .splint .- .ANS✓✓-Cover .any .open .wounds .with .material .as
.clean .as .can .be .found .to .help .prevent .infection .
Pad .bony .prominences .with .soft .material .to .prevent .pressure .wounds .
Check .circulation .distal .to .the .injury .and .loosen .the .splint .ties .if .the .tissue
.becomes .pale, .cold, .or .blue
Principles .of .traction .- .ANS✓✓-must .be .continuous, .weights .must .be .free
.hanging, .nothing .should .interfere .with .the .pulleys, .patient .must .aligned
.correctly, .check .orders .for .amount .of .weights
physical .assesment .- .ANS✓✓-systematic .examination .of .the .patient .for
.objective .data .to .better .define .the .patient's .condition .and .to .help .the .nurse .in
.planning .care, .usually .performed .in .a .head-to-toe .format; .a .collection .of
.objective .data .about .changes .in .the .patient's .body .systems
pressure .sore .- .ANS✓✓-an .ulcerated .area .in .which .prolonged .pressure .has
.caused .tissue .death
, gait .- .ANS✓✓-a .person's .manner .of .walking
recurrent .turns .(bandages) .- .ANS✓✓-- .type .of .turn .that .is .used .to .cover .distal
.parts .of .the .body
- .ex: .skull, .stump .of .an .amputation
figure-eight .turns .(bandages) .- .ANS✓✓-- .type .of .turn .that .is .used .to .bandage
.and .elbow, .knee, .or .ankle .because .they .permit .movement .after .application
spiral .reverse .turn .- .ANS✓✓-used .to .bandage .body .parts .that .are .not .uniform
.in .circumference .such .as .the .lower .leg .or .forearm
Spiral .turn .bandage .- .ANS✓✓-Used .to .bandage .parts .of .the .body .that .are
.uniform .in .circumference
circular .turn .bandage .- .ANS✓✓--Bandage .turn .overlapping .previous .turn
.completely .
-Anchors .bandage .at .first .and .final .turn; .covers .small .part .(finger, .toe)
Casts .for .fractures .- .ANS✓✓-Strong .support, .aids .in .early .mobility, .decrease
.pain, .corrects .deformities, .support .weak .joints, .restricting .movement .
*Plaster- .wt. .bearing .24-72 .hrs .to .dry .
Elevate, .monitor .to .too .tight, .drainage, .odor
spica .casts .- .ANS✓✓-encase .a .portion .of .the .trunk .and .part .or .all .of .both .legs
countertraction .force .- .ANS✓✓-the .weight .pulling .against .the .weight .of .the
.traction .that .is .provided .by .the .patient's .weight .and .the .position .of .the .bed.
pin .care .- .ANS✓✓-Sterile .technique, .cleanse .closest .to .skin .puncture .in .a
.circular .motion, .use .one .swab .for .each .circle, .work .your .way .out .in
.succeeding .circles .until .1 .1/2 .in .circles
over-the-bed .frame .- .ANS✓✓-rectangular .frame .to .which .traction .equipment
.may .be .attached
trapeze .bar .- .ANS✓✓-a .triangular .device .that .hangs .down .from .a .securely
.fastened .overhead .bar .that .is .attached .to .the .bed .frame
Passive .ROM .or .Active .- .ANS✓✓-Maintaining .joint .mobility .and .muscle
.integrity .is .the .standard .practice .for .bed .rest .care
hypostatic .pneumonia .- .ANS✓✓-pneumonia .that .results .from .fluid
.accumulation .as .a .result .of .inactivity
Hot .applications .- .ANS✓✓-DILATES
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Walker .- .ANS✓✓-a .device .used .to .assist .with .walking, .15-30degree .while
.standing .upright .and .grasping .the .handgrips, .resting .the .body's .weight .on .the
.axillary .bar .puts .pressure .on .the .vital .nerves .and .can .occlude .blood .vessels .in
.the .axilla .causing .temporary .or .permanent .damage, .including .paralysis
cane .- .ANS✓✓-assistive .device .used .by .the .resident .with .weakness .on .one
.side, .15-30 .degree
crutches .- .ANS✓✓-Devices .used .to .assist .injured .or .weak .patients .with
.walking, .15-20 .degrees, .pad .should .be .3 .to .4 .fingerbreadths .under .the .axilla,
.tips .at .4-6 .inches .in .front .of .the .patients .feet
Wheelchair .- .ANS✓✓-Always .lock .the .brakes .when .the .wheels .are .not .in
.motion,
Neurovascular .Assessment .- .ANS✓✓-Normally .capillary .refill .is .less .than .3
.seconds .or .within .5 .second .within .an .older .adult
Applying .first .aid .splint .- .ANS✓✓-Cover .any .open .wounds .with .material .as
.clean .as .can .be .found .to .help .prevent .infection .
Pad .bony .prominences .with .soft .material .to .prevent .pressure .wounds .
Check .circulation .distal .to .the .injury .and .loosen .the .splint .ties .if .the .tissue
.becomes .pale, .cold, .or .blue
Principles .of .traction .- .ANS✓✓-must .be .continuous, .weights .must .be .free
.hanging, .nothing .should .interfere .with .the .pulleys, .patient .must .aligned
.correctly, .check .orders .for .amount .of .weights
physical .assesment .- .ANS✓✓-systematic .examination .of .the .patient .for
.objective .data .to .better .define .the .patient's .condition .and .to .help .the .nurse .in
.planning .care, .usually .performed .in .a .head-to-toe .format; .a .collection .of
.objective .data .about .changes .in .the .patient's .body .systems
pressure .sore .- .ANS✓✓-an .ulcerated .area .in .which .prolonged .pressure .has
.caused .tissue .death
, gait .- .ANS✓✓-a .person's .manner .of .walking
recurrent .turns .(bandages) .- .ANS✓✓-- .type .of .turn .that .is .used .to .cover .distal
.parts .of .the .body
- .ex: .skull, .stump .of .an .amputation
figure-eight .turns .(bandages) .- .ANS✓✓-- .type .of .turn .that .is .used .to .bandage
.and .elbow, .knee, .or .ankle .because .they .permit .movement .after .application
spiral .reverse .turn .- .ANS✓✓-used .to .bandage .body .parts .that .are .not .uniform
.in .circumference .such .as .the .lower .leg .or .forearm
Spiral .turn .bandage .- .ANS✓✓-Used .to .bandage .parts .of .the .body .that .are
.uniform .in .circumference
circular .turn .bandage .- .ANS✓✓--Bandage .turn .overlapping .previous .turn
.completely .
-Anchors .bandage .at .first .and .final .turn; .covers .small .part .(finger, .toe)
Casts .for .fractures .- .ANS✓✓-Strong .support, .aids .in .early .mobility, .decrease
.pain, .corrects .deformities, .support .weak .joints, .restricting .movement .
*Plaster- .wt. .bearing .24-72 .hrs .to .dry .
Elevate, .monitor .to .too .tight, .drainage, .odor
spica .casts .- .ANS✓✓-encase .a .portion .of .the .trunk .and .part .or .all .of .both .legs
countertraction .force .- .ANS✓✓-the .weight .pulling .against .the .weight .of .the
.traction .that .is .provided .by .the .patient's .weight .and .the .position .of .the .bed.
pin .care .- .ANS✓✓-Sterile .technique, .cleanse .closest .to .skin .puncture .in .a
.circular .motion, .use .one .swab .for .each .circle, .work .your .way .out .in
.succeeding .circles .until .1 .1/2 .in .circles
over-the-bed .frame .- .ANS✓✓-rectangular .frame .to .which .traction .equipment
.may .be .attached
trapeze .bar .- .ANS✓✓-a .triangular .device .that .hangs .down .from .a .securely
.fastened .overhead .bar .that .is .attached .to .the .bed .frame
Passive .ROM .or .Active .- .ANS✓✓-Maintaining .joint .mobility .and .muscle
.integrity .is .the .standard .practice .for .bed .rest .care
hypostatic .pneumonia .- .ANS✓✓-pneumonia .that .results .from .fluid
.accumulation .as .a .result .of .inactivity
Hot .applications .- .ANS✓✓-DILATES
