NU 650 FINAL EXAM FULLY SOLVED
STUDY GUIDE WITH VERIFIED QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS 2026
⩥ build rapport. Answer: introduce yourself first and last name, explain
your role, shake hand, ask preferred name and pronouns, avoid first
names without permission, apologize if you make a mistake
⩥ rapport with newborns. Answer: congratulate, encourage feeding
beforehand, calm voice, encourage holding
⩥ rapport with young children. Answer: utilize play, introduce yourself
to the patient first, brush up on kid culture
⩥ rapport with adolescents. Answer: direct questions to the patient,
ensure family feels heard, acknowledge confidentiality
⩥ rapport with older adults. Answer: allow ample time, make a clear
walking path, environmental considerations, include family when
indicated
⩥ cultural humility. Answer: continually engaging in self-reflection and
self-critique as lifelong learner and reflective practitioner to mitigate
,bias, promote empathy, and aid in acknowledging and respecting
different cultural identities
⩥ three dimensions of cultural humility. Answer: self-awareness,
respectful communication, collaborative partnership
⩥ self-awareness. Answer: explore your own cultural identity, learn
about your own biases and values
⩥ respectful communication. Answer: work to eliminate assumptions
about what is normal and learn from your patients, they are the experts
on their own culture, remain respectful and open
⩥ collaborative partnership. Answer: build your patient relationship and
respect mutually acceptable plans
⩥ types of cognitive errors. Answer: anchoring bias, availability
heuristic, confirmation bias, diagnostic momentum, framing effect,
representation error, visceral bias
⩥ anchoring bias. Answer: tendency to lock onto salient features in the
patient's initial presentation too early in the diagnostic process and
failure to adjust in light of later info
, ⩥ availability heuristic. Answer: assumption that a diagnosis is more
likely or more frequently occurring because it comes to mind more
readily
⩥ confirmation bias. Answer: seeking supportive evidence for a
diagnosis at the exclusion of more persuasive information refuting it
⩥ diagnostic momentum. Answer: prioritizing a diagnosis made by prior
clinicians, discounting evidence of alternative explanations
⩥ framing effect. Answer: interpretation of information is influenced
heavily by the way in which information about the problem is presented
⩥ representation error. Answer: failure to take prevalence into
consideration when estimating the probability of a diagnosis
⩥ visceral bias. Answer: visceral arousal leads to poor diagnostic
decisions
⩥ pain. Answer: unpleasant sensory and emotional experience
associated with tissue damage
⩥ acute pain. Answer: normal physiological response to an adverse
chemical, thermal, or mechanical stimulus that lasts less than 3-6
months, often caused by trauma, illness, or surgery
STUDY GUIDE WITH VERIFIED QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS 2026
⩥ build rapport. Answer: introduce yourself first and last name, explain
your role, shake hand, ask preferred name and pronouns, avoid first
names without permission, apologize if you make a mistake
⩥ rapport with newborns. Answer: congratulate, encourage feeding
beforehand, calm voice, encourage holding
⩥ rapport with young children. Answer: utilize play, introduce yourself
to the patient first, brush up on kid culture
⩥ rapport with adolescents. Answer: direct questions to the patient,
ensure family feels heard, acknowledge confidentiality
⩥ rapport with older adults. Answer: allow ample time, make a clear
walking path, environmental considerations, include family when
indicated
⩥ cultural humility. Answer: continually engaging in self-reflection and
self-critique as lifelong learner and reflective practitioner to mitigate
,bias, promote empathy, and aid in acknowledging and respecting
different cultural identities
⩥ three dimensions of cultural humility. Answer: self-awareness,
respectful communication, collaborative partnership
⩥ self-awareness. Answer: explore your own cultural identity, learn
about your own biases and values
⩥ respectful communication. Answer: work to eliminate assumptions
about what is normal and learn from your patients, they are the experts
on their own culture, remain respectful and open
⩥ collaborative partnership. Answer: build your patient relationship and
respect mutually acceptable plans
⩥ types of cognitive errors. Answer: anchoring bias, availability
heuristic, confirmation bias, diagnostic momentum, framing effect,
representation error, visceral bias
⩥ anchoring bias. Answer: tendency to lock onto salient features in the
patient's initial presentation too early in the diagnostic process and
failure to adjust in light of later info
, ⩥ availability heuristic. Answer: assumption that a diagnosis is more
likely or more frequently occurring because it comes to mind more
readily
⩥ confirmation bias. Answer: seeking supportive evidence for a
diagnosis at the exclusion of more persuasive information refuting it
⩥ diagnostic momentum. Answer: prioritizing a diagnosis made by prior
clinicians, discounting evidence of alternative explanations
⩥ framing effect. Answer: interpretation of information is influenced
heavily by the way in which information about the problem is presented
⩥ representation error. Answer: failure to take prevalence into
consideration when estimating the probability of a diagnosis
⩥ visceral bias. Answer: visceral arousal leads to poor diagnostic
decisions
⩥ pain. Answer: unpleasant sensory and emotional experience
associated with tissue damage
⩥ acute pain. Answer: normal physiological response to an adverse
chemical, thermal, or mechanical stimulus that lasts less than 3-6
months, often caused by trauma, illness, or surgery
