NR 509 MIDTERM STUDY GUIDES

NR 509 MIDTERM STUDY GUIDES Chapter 1 Basic and Advanced Interviewing Techniques Basic Gather a sensitive and nuanced hx. Perform thorough and accurate exam Improve pt. rapport Focus your assessment Sent guideposts that direct clinical decision making Avoid interpreting your findings- may be premature. Warn pt. that your assessment may take longer but that doesn’t mean negative findings Advanced With time and practice- able to integrate: Empathetic listening Ability to interview pts of all ages, genders, races, ethnicities, etc. Improved techniques to examine different body systems Differentiate level of sick vs. not sick Improved process of clinical reasoning leading to diagnosis and plan Will grow and begin clinical reasoning from the first impression of meeting pt. ID Sx. And abnormal findings, linking underlying pa xtho Establish and test explanatory hypotheses