NSG 3160 MIDTERM EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS SET A+
✔✔Examples of traditional healers - ✔✔Curandero (Hispanic), Shaman (Native
American), Herbalist (Asian), Braucher (Amish).
✔✔Traditional objects for health protection - ✔✔Amulets or charms (e.g., evil-eye
bracelet, St. Christopher medal, jade pendant).
✔✔Five elements of cultural competence - ✔✔Cultural Awareness, Knowledge, Skill,
Encounters, Desire.
✔✔Interpreter requirement - ✔✔Whenever language barriers exist; use a certified
medical interpreter, not family.
✔✔Exploring a patient's health beliefs - ✔✔Ask open-ended, respectful questions such
as 'What do you think caused your illness?'
✔✔Primary purpose of the interview - ✔✔To collect subjective data and establish
rapport for accurate assessment.
✔✔Three phases of the interview - ✔✔Introduction, Working, Closing.
✔✔Communication techniques that build rapport - ✔✔Active listening, empathy,
reflection, clarification, silence, summarizing.
✔✔Behaviors to avoid during an interview - ✔✔False reassurance, interrupting, using
medical jargon, leading or 'why' questions.
✔✔Type of question encouraging narrative responses - ✔✔Open-ended question (e.g.,
'Tell me what brings you in today.').
✔✔Phase where nurse summarizes findings - ✔✔Closing phase.
, ✔✔Most common nonverbal sign of anxiety - ✔✔Fidgeting hands or restless
movements.
✔✔Communicating with an older adult - ✔✔Speak clearly, allow extra response time,
avoid elderspeak.
✔✔Best action when a patient becomes emotional - ✔✔Pause, remain present, offer
tissue, allow expression of feelings.
✔✔Action if a patient makes inappropriate remarks - ✔✔Set firm, professional
boundaries and redirect the conversation.
✔✔Purpose of the complete health history - ✔✔To collect subjective data that provides
a detailed picture of a person's past and present health and health-promotion practices.
✔✔Sections of the health history - ✔✔Biographical data, Source of history, Reason for
seeking care, HPI (PQRSTU), Past health, Family history, Review of systems,
Functional assessment.
✔✔Source of history - ✔✔Identifies who provides the information and how reliable they
are (e.g., patient, family member).
✔✔Chief complaint documentation - ✔✔In the patient's exact words, using quotation
marks.
✔✔PQRSTU - ✔✔Provocation/Palliative, Quality/Quantity, Region/Radiation, Severity,
Timing, Understanding of the problem.
✔✔Included in Past Health - ✔✔Illnesses, injuries, hospitalizations, surgeries, allergies,
medications, immunizations, and last exams.
✔✔Genogram - ✔✔A three-generation family tree showing hereditary conditions and
patterns.
✔✔Review of Systems (ROS) - ✔✔A head-to-toe review of subjective symptoms the
patient reports in each body system.
✔✔Functional Assessment - ✔✔ADLs, IADLs, nutrition, sleep, coping, relationships,
stress management, and home safety.
✔✔Tool used to assess adolescents - ✔✔HEEADSSS (Home, Education, Eating,
Activities, Drugs, Sexuality, Suicide, Safety).
ANSWERS SET A+
✔✔Examples of traditional healers - ✔✔Curandero (Hispanic), Shaman (Native
American), Herbalist (Asian), Braucher (Amish).
✔✔Traditional objects for health protection - ✔✔Amulets or charms (e.g., evil-eye
bracelet, St. Christopher medal, jade pendant).
✔✔Five elements of cultural competence - ✔✔Cultural Awareness, Knowledge, Skill,
Encounters, Desire.
✔✔Interpreter requirement - ✔✔Whenever language barriers exist; use a certified
medical interpreter, not family.
✔✔Exploring a patient's health beliefs - ✔✔Ask open-ended, respectful questions such
as 'What do you think caused your illness?'
✔✔Primary purpose of the interview - ✔✔To collect subjective data and establish
rapport for accurate assessment.
✔✔Three phases of the interview - ✔✔Introduction, Working, Closing.
✔✔Communication techniques that build rapport - ✔✔Active listening, empathy,
reflection, clarification, silence, summarizing.
✔✔Behaviors to avoid during an interview - ✔✔False reassurance, interrupting, using
medical jargon, leading or 'why' questions.
✔✔Type of question encouraging narrative responses - ✔✔Open-ended question (e.g.,
'Tell me what brings you in today.').
✔✔Phase where nurse summarizes findings - ✔✔Closing phase.
, ✔✔Most common nonverbal sign of anxiety - ✔✔Fidgeting hands or restless
movements.
✔✔Communicating with an older adult - ✔✔Speak clearly, allow extra response time,
avoid elderspeak.
✔✔Best action when a patient becomes emotional - ✔✔Pause, remain present, offer
tissue, allow expression of feelings.
✔✔Action if a patient makes inappropriate remarks - ✔✔Set firm, professional
boundaries and redirect the conversation.
✔✔Purpose of the complete health history - ✔✔To collect subjective data that provides
a detailed picture of a person's past and present health and health-promotion practices.
✔✔Sections of the health history - ✔✔Biographical data, Source of history, Reason for
seeking care, HPI (PQRSTU), Past health, Family history, Review of systems,
Functional assessment.
✔✔Source of history - ✔✔Identifies who provides the information and how reliable they
are (e.g., patient, family member).
✔✔Chief complaint documentation - ✔✔In the patient's exact words, using quotation
marks.
✔✔PQRSTU - ✔✔Provocation/Palliative, Quality/Quantity, Region/Radiation, Severity,
Timing, Understanding of the problem.
✔✔Included in Past Health - ✔✔Illnesses, injuries, hospitalizations, surgeries, allergies,
medications, immunizations, and last exams.
✔✔Genogram - ✔✔A three-generation family tree showing hereditary conditions and
patterns.
✔✔Review of Systems (ROS) - ✔✔A head-to-toe review of subjective symptoms the
patient reports in each body system.
✔✔Functional Assessment - ✔✔ADLs, IADLs, nutrition, sleep, coping, relationships,
stress management, and home safety.
✔✔Tool used to assess adolescents - ✔✔HEEADSSS (Home, Education, Eating,
Activities, Drugs, Sexuality, Suicide, Safety).
