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NR 509 ADVANCED PHYSICAL ASSESSMENT
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FINAL EXAM 2026/2027 = =
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Chapter 1: Health History & Patient Interviewing
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Question 1: A 23-year- = = =
old physician assistant student feels nervous when examining male
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patients in her age group. She encounters a young male patient
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who appears embarrassed to see her walk into the room. What
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should the PA do to minimize their mutual discomfort?
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A. Adjust lighting so it is tangential to the patient's body
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B. Explain how the examination will proceed
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C. Ask the patient where he comes from
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D. Explain that she is a PA student = = = = = = =
E. Provide ongoing interpretation of findings
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Correct Answer: B. Explain how the examination will proceed
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Rationale: Explaining the examination process reduces anxiety,
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establishes trust, and promotes patient autonomy. Clear
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,communication is the most effective way to reduce embarrassment
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and build rapport. While nonverbal cues and professionalism
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matter, they do not directly address the patient's anxiety about
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what will happen during the exam .
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Question 2: A 34-year- = = =
old male with a history of complex social and medical needs,
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including current substance abuse, presents to a primary care clinic.
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The patient has experienced adversarial relationships with prior
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clinicians and has been asked to leave care at a previous clinic due
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to misbehavior. Which interview style is most appropriate to
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promote comprehensive care and patient compliance?
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A. Focusing on diagnostic certainty over personal connection
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B. Taking charge to meet the clinician's desire for diagnostic info
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rmation =
C. Following the patient's lead to understand their thoughts, idea
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s, concerns, and requests
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D. Deferring respect and empathy to focus on concrete medical n
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eeds =
,Correct Answer: C. Following the patient's lead to understand th
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eir thoughts, ideas, concerns, and requests
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Rationale: Patient- =
centered interviewing that follows the patient's lead, validates their
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concerns, and explores their perspective is most effective for buildi
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ng trust and promoting compliance, especially in patients with prior
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negative healthcare experiences. This approach acknowledges the
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patient's autonomy and addresses underlying issues contributing to
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noncompliance . = =
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Question 3: The FIFE model in clinical interviewing stands for:
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A. Focus, Intensity, Function, Evaluation
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B. Facts, Impression, Findings, Evidence
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C. Feelings, Ideas, Function, Expectations
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D. Fear, Insight, Feelings, Education
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E. Family, Illness, Function, Environment
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Correct Answer: C. Feelings, Ideas, Function, Expectations
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Rationale: FIFE explores the patient's subjective experience of
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illness, including emotions (Feelings), beliefs about the cause (Ideas)
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, functional impact on daily life (Function), and what they hope for fr
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, om care (Expectations). This improves diagnostic accuracy and pati
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ent satisfaction .
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Question 4: During a health history, a patient reports "chest pain th
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at feels like an elephant sitting on my chest." This is an example of w
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hich component of the chief complaint?
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A. Onset =
B. Location =
C. Character =
D. Severity =
E. Timing =
Correct Answer: C. Character
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Rationale: Character describes the quality or sensation of the symp
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tom (e.g., crushing, burning, stabbing). Onset is when it began; locat
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ion is where it is felt; severity is intensity (0-
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10 scale); timing refers to duration and pattern .
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Question 5: A patient with shortness of breath states, "It started sud
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denly while I was sitting still and gets worse when I lie flat." This best
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describes:
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NR 509 ADVANCED PHYSICAL ASSESSMENT
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FINAL EXAM 2026/2027 = =
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Chapter 1: Health History & Patient Interviewing
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Question 1: A 23-year- = = =
old physician assistant student feels nervous when examining male
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patients in her age group. She encounters a young male patient
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who appears embarrassed to see her walk into the room. What
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should the PA do to minimize their mutual discomfort?
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A. Adjust lighting so it is tangential to the patient's body
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B. Explain how the examination will proceed
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C. Ask the patient where he comes from
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D. Explain that she is a PA student = = = = = = =
E. Provide ongoing interpretation of findings
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Correct Answer: B. Explain how the examination will proceed
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Rationale: Explaining the examination process reduces anxiety,
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establishes trust, and promotes patient autonomy. Clear
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,communication is the most effective way to reduce embarrassment
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and build rapport. While nonverbal cues and professionalism
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matter, they do not directly address the patient's anxiety about
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what will happen during the exam .
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Question 2: A 34-year- = = =
old male with a history of complex social and medical needs,
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including current substance abuse, presents to a primary care clinic.
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The patient has experienced adversarial relationships with prior
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clinicians and has been asked to leave care at a previous clinic due
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to misbehavior. Which interview style is most appropriate to
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promote comprehensive care and patient compliance?
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A. Focusing on diagnostic certainty over personal connection
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B. Taking charge to meet the clinician's desire for diagnostic info
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rmation =
C. Following the patient's lead to understand their thoughts, idea
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s, concerns, and requests
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D. Deferring respect and empathy to focus on concrete medical n
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eeds =
,Correct Answer: C. Following the patient's lead to understand th
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eir thoughts, ideas, concerns, and requests
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Rationale: Patient- =
centered interviewing that follows the patient's lead, validates their
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concerns, and explores their perspective is most effective for buildi
= = = = = = = = = =
ng trust and promoting compliance, especially in patients with prior
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negative healthcare experiences. This approach acknowledges the
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patient's autonomy and addresses underlying issues contributing to
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noncompliance . = =
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Question 3: The FIFE model in clinical interviewing stands for:
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A. Focus, Intensity, Function, Evaluation
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B. Facts, Impression, Findings, Evidence
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C. Feelings, Ideas, Function, Expectations
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D. Fear, Insight, Feelings, Education
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E. Family, Illness, Function, Environment
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Correct Answer: C. Feelings, Ideas, Function, Expectations
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Rationale: FIFE explores the patient's subjective experience of
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illness, including emotions (Feelings), beliefs about the cause (Ideas)
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, functional impact on daily life (Function), and what they hope for fr
= = = = = = = = = = = =
, om care (Expectations). This improves diagnostic accuracy and pati
= = = = = = = =
ent satisfaction .
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Question 4: During a health history, a patient reports "chest pain th
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at feels like an elephant sitting on my chest." This is an example of w
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hich component of the chief complaint?
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A. Onset =
B. Location =
C. Character =
D. Severity =
E. Timing =
Correct Answer: C. Character
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Rationale: Character describes the quality or sensation of the symp
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tom (e.g., crushing, burning, stabbing). Onset is when it began; locat
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ion is where it is felt; severity is intensity (0-
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10 scale); timing refers to duration and pattern .
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Question 5: A patient with shortness of breath states, "It started sud
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denly while I was sitting still and gets worse when I lie flat." This best
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describes:
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A. Paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea = = =
