NR 509 Final Exam Questions With Accurate
Answers 2025\2026 A+ Grade
Active listening
- accurate answers--closely attending to what the patient is communicating
-connecting to the patient's emotional state
-verbal and nonverbal skills
Empathic responses
- accurate answers-capacity to identify with the patient and feel the patient's
pain as your own, then respond in a supportive manner
Guided questioning
- accurate answers-Helps to continue the patients story
-moving from open ended to focused questions
-using questions that elicit a graded response
-asking a series of questions, ONE at a time
-clarifying what the patient means
-encouraging with continuers
-using echoing
also known as adaptive questioning
Reassurance
- accurate answers-appropriate way to help the patient feel that problems
have been fully understood and are being addressed
Partnering
- accurate answers-When building rapport with patients, express your
commitment to an ongoing relationship
Transitions
- accurate answers-Inform your patient when you are changing directions
during the interview.
Empowering the patient
- accurate answers--to ask questions
,-express their concerns
-probe your recommendations
in order to encourage them to adopt your advice, make lifestyle changes, or
take medications as prescribed.
Comprehensive exam used for?
Includes?
Focused exam used for?
- accurate answers--new patients
-health history
-complete physical examination.
-routine care, urgent care, specific problem
Articular structures
- accurate answers-articular cartilage
intra-articular ligaments
juxta-articular bone
joint capsule
synovium
synovial fluid
Articular disease signs and symptoms
- accurate answers-crepitus
deformity
instability locking of the joints
Limits active & passive ROM d/t stiffness/pain
Swelling
Tenderness of the joint
, Extra-articular structures
- accurate answers-bursae
bone
fascia
muscle
nerve
overlying skin
periarticular ligaments
tendons
Extra-articular disease involves
- accurate answers-point of focal tenderness in regions adjacent to articular
structures
-Limits active ROM
RARELY causes swelling, instability, joint deformity
Nonarticular conditions
- accurate answers-trauma/fracture, fibromyalgia, polymyalgia rheumatica,
bursitis, tendinitis
Intra-articular (acute, < 6 weeks): acute arthritis
- accurate answers-gout
infectious arthritis
pseudogout
Reiter syndrome
Intra-articular (chronic, > 6 weeks): Chronic inflammatory arthritis with 1-3
joints involved
- accurate answers-Indolent infection
Psoriatic arthritis
Reiter syndrome
Periarticular JA
Answers 2025\2026 A+ Grade
Active listening
- accurate answers--closely attending to what the patient is communicating
-connecting to the patient's emotional state
-verbal and nonverbal skills
Empathic responses
- accurate answers-capacity to identify with the patient and feel the patient's
pain as your own, then respond in a supportive manner
Guided questioning
- accurate answers-Helps to continue the patients story
-moving from open ended to focused questions
-using questions that elicit a graded response
-asking a series of questions, ONE at a time
-clarifying what the patient means
-encouraging with continuers
-using echoing
also known as adaptive questioning
Reassurance
- accurate answers-appropriate way to help the patient feel that problems
have been fully understood and are being addressed
Partnering
- accurate answers-When building rapport with patients, express your
commitment to an ongoing relationship
Transitions
- accurate answers-Inform your patient when you are changing directions
during the interview.
Empowering the patient
- accurate answers--to ask questions
,-express their concerns
-probe your recommendations
in order to encourage them to adopt your advice, make lifestyle changes, or
take medications as prescribed.
Comprehensive exam used for?
Includes?
Focused exam used for?
- accurate answers--new patients
-health history
-complete physical examination.
-routine care, urgent care, specific problem
Articular structures
- accurate answers-articular cartilage
intra-articular ligaments
juxta-articular bone
joint capsule
synovium
synovial fluid
Articular disease signs and symptoms
- accurate answers-crepitus
deformity
instability locking of the joints
Limits active & passive ROM d/t stiffness/pain
Swelling
Tenderness of the joint
, Extra-articular structures
- accurate answers-bursae
bone
fascia
muscle
nerve
overlying skin
periarticular ligaments
tendons
Extra-articular disease involves
- accurate answers-point of focal tenderness in regions adjacent to articular
structures
-Limits active ROM
RARELY causes swelling, instability, joint deformity
Nonarticular conditions
- accurate answers-trauma/fracture, fibromyalgia, polymyalgia rheumatica,
bursitis, tendinitis
Intra-articular (acute, < 6 weeks): acute arthritis
- accurate answers-gout
infectious arthritis
pseudogout
Reiter syndrome
Intra-articular (chronic, > 6 weeks): Chronic inflammatory arthritis with 1-3
joints involved
- accurate answers-Indolent infection
Psoriatic arthritis
Reiter syndrome
Periarticular JA
