NR 508 EXAM 1 CERTIFICATION ASSESSMENT
2026 VERIFIED ANSWERS GRADED A+
◉ beneficence vs nonmaleficence.
Answer: Beneficence
-guides the actions and behaviors of practitioners toward beneficial
patient outcomes
-ex. provide emergency meds without regard to legal consequence
Nonmaleficence
-principle that urges practitioners to avoid actions and behaviors
that might bring harm to their patients
-ex. refusing to fill a prescription that pharmacist says may harm the
patient
◉ Utalitarianism.
Answer: appropriately use resources for greater good
◉ deontological imperatives.
Answer: Care delivered according to traditions and in cultural
contexts
,◉ Positive patient rapport depends on communication built on....
Answer: Courtesy, Comfort, Connection, Confirmation,
Confidentiality
◉ open-ended question.
Answer: pt discretion about extent of an answer
◉ direct question.
Answer: seeks out specific information
EX: OLDCART
◉ leading question.
Answer: a question that implies that one answer would be better
than another
◉ what should you do if a pt doesnt understand what you are
asking?.
Answer: Facilitate (encourage pt to say more)
Reflect (repeat what you heard)
Clarify (ask pt to reiterate)
Empathize (show understanding)
,Confront (address disturbing pt behavior
Interpret (repeat what you have heard to confirm pt's meaning)
◉ examples of communication tensions.
Answer: curiosity, anxiety, silence, depression, crying, emotional or
physical intimacy, seduction, anger, avoidance, financial
considerations
◉ while taking pt history, you should remain in a constant state of
_____ evaluation of the pt's words and behaviors
A. objective
B. subjective.
Answer: subjective, you are asking pt for their own history
◉ sensitive issues that come up during the history taking process
include.
Answer: alcohol/drug use, domestic violence, spirituality, sexuality
◉ what tools are used to screen for alcohol abuse during the history
taking process?.
Answer: CAGE (cutting down, annoyance by criticism, guilty feeling,
eye-openers)
, TACE (how many drinks does it TAKE to feel drunk? have people
ANNOYED you by criticizing your drinking? have you felt you ought
to CUT down on your drinking? have you ever had an EYE-OPENER
drink first thing in the morning?)
CRAFFT (have you ridden in a CAR driven by someone or yourself
who was intoxicated? do you take drugs to RELAX or to fit in? do you
ever use drugs when your ALONE? do you ever FORGET things while
using? has a FAMILy member or FRIEND told you to cut down? have
you ever gotten into TROUBLE from using drugs?)
◉ screening vs assessment.
Answer: Screening is the process for EVALUATING the possible
presence of a problem VS Assessment is the process for DEFINING
the nature of the problem.
◉ what tools are used to screen for domestic violence during the
history taking process?.
Answer: HITS
The wording of the question is "In the last year how often did your
partner:
1. Hurt you physically?"
2. Insult or talk down to you?"
2026 VERIFIED ANSWERS GRADED A+
◉ beneficence vs nonmaleficence.
Answer: Beneficence
-guides the actions and behaviors of practitioners toward beneficial
patient outcomes
-ex. provide emergency meds without regard to legal consequence
Nonmaleficence
-principle that urges practitioners to avoid actions and behaviors
that might bring harm to their patients
-ex. refusing to fill a prescription that pharmacist says may harm the
patient
◉ Utalitarianism.
Answer: appropriately use resources for greater good
◉ deontological imperatives.
Answer: Care delivered according to traditions and in cultural
contexts
,◉ Positive patient rapport depends on communication built on....
Answer: Courtesy, Comfort, Connection, Confirmation,
Confidentiality
◉ open-ended question.
Answer: pt discretion about extent of an answer
◉ direct question.
Answer: seeks out specific information
EX: OLDCART
◉ leading question.
Answer: a question that implies that one answer would be better
than another
◉ what should you do if a pt doesnt understand what you are
asking?.
Answer: Facilitate (encourage pt to say more)
Reflect (repeat what you heard)
Clarify (ask pt to reiterate)
Empathize (show understanding)
,Confront (address disturbing pt behavior
Interpret (repeat what you have heard to confirm pt's meaning)
◉ examples of communication tensions.
Answer: curiosity, anxiety, silence, depression, crying, emotional or
physical intimacy, seduction, anger, avoidance, financial
considerations
◉ while taking pt history, you should remain in a constant state of
_____ evaluation of the pt's words and behaviors
A. objective
B. subjective.
Answer: subjective, you are asking pt for their own history
◉ sensitive issues that come up during the history taking process
include.
Answer: alcohol/drug use, domestic violence, spirituality, sexuality
◉ what tools are used to screen for alcohol abuse during the history
taking process?.
Answer: CAGE (cutting down, annoyance by criticism, guilty feeling,
eye-openers)
, TACE (how many drinks does it TAKE to feel drunk? have people
ANNOYED you by criticizing your drinking? have you felt you ought
to CUT down on your drinking? have you ever had an EYE-OPENER
drink first thing in the morning?)
CRAFFT (have you ridden in a CAR driven by someone or yourself
who was intoxicated? do you take drugs to RELAX or to fit in? do you
ever use drugs when your ALONE? do you ever FORGET things while
using? has a FAMILy member or FRIEND told you to cut down? have
you ever gotten into TROUBLE from using drugs?)
◉ screening vs assessment.
Answer: Screening is the process for EVALUATING the possible
presence of a problem VS Assessment is the process for DEFINING
the nature of the problem.
◉ what tools are used to screen for domestic violence during the
history taking process?.
Answer: HITS
The wording of the question is "In the last year how often did your
partner:
1. Hurt you physically?"
2. Insult or talk down to you?"
