NR 509 – Midterm Exam Questions & Correct Answers
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What does FIFE stand for? - ANSWER F: Feelings
I: Ideas
F: Function
E: Expectations
What is FIFE used for? - ANSWER Exploring the patient's perspective
steps of interviewing process - ANSWER Initiating the session
Gathering information
Physical examination
Explanation and planning
Closing the session
interviewing techniques - ANSWER Open-ended questions or comments
Closed questions or comments
Validating questions or comments
Clarifying questions or comments
Reflective questions or comments
Sequencing questions or comments
Directing questions or comments
,Setting the stage for examination - ANSWER Explaining point for point what the examination will
entail, preparing, privacy, awareness of the setting in which the exam is taking place, do not
assume it is ok to have others in the room, being aware of disabilities.
Establishing rapport - ANSWER A key component to effective communication with a patient is:
How you greet them and others in the room
Provide them with comfort
Arrange the physical setting
Gender pronouns - ANSWER How a person would like to be referred to. Ex: "She/Her" "He/Him"
"They/Them" etc.
Patient centered medical care - ANSWER Recognizes the importance of patients expressions of
personal concerns, feelings and emotions and evokes the personal context of the patient's
symptoms and disease
Fundamentals of skilled interviewing - ANSWER Active or attentive Listening
Empathetic response
guided questioning
Appropriate nonverbal communication
validation
reassurance
partnering
summarization
transitions
empowering patient
Appropriate verbal communication
,verbal communication - ANSWER Use understandable language (simple, recognizable, and clear
words)
Use nonstigmatizing language (people-first language)
nonverbal communication - ANSWER Body orientation toward and physical proximity to patient
Gaze orientation toward patients (eye contact)
Head nodding with facial animation
Head nodding with gesture
Posture
Tone and use of voice
Use of silence
Use of touch
Challenging patient situations and behaviors - ANSWER a. Silent
b. Talkative
c. With confusing narrative
d. With altered state or cognition
e. With emotional lability
f. Angry or aggressive
g. Flirtatious
h. Discriminatory
i. With hearing loss
j. With low or impaired vision
k. With limited intelligence
l. Burdened by personal problems
, m. Nonadherent
n. With low literacy
o. With low health literacy
p. With limited language proficiency
q. With terminal illness or dying
Focused Health History - ANSWER For established patients, especially during routine or urgent
care visits
Addresses focused concerns or symptoms
Addresses symptoms restricted to a specific body system
Applies examination methods relevant to assessing the concern or problem as thoroughly and
carefully as possible
Comprehensive Health History - ANSWER New patients in office or hospital
Provides fundamental and personalized knowledge about the patient
Strengthens the clinician-patient relationship
Helps identify or rule out physical causes related to patient concerns
Provides a baseline for future assessments
Creates a platform for health promotion through education and counseling
Develops proficiency in the essential skills of physical examination
Determining the Scope of patient assessment - ANSWER focused or comprehensive
7 attributes of a patient's principal symptoms - ANSWER OLDCARTS
subjective vs objective data - ANSWER Subjective- What the patient tells you
Objective- what you detect during exam
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What does FIFE stand for? - ANSWER F: Feelings
I: Ideas
F: Function
E: Expectations
What is FIFE used for? - ANSWER Exploring the patient's perspective
steps of interviewing process - ANSWER Initiating the session
Gathering information
Physical examination
Explanation and planning
Closing the session
interviewing techniques - ANSWER Open-ended questions or comments
Closed questions or comments
Validating questions or comments
Clarifying questions or comments
Reflective questions or comments
Sequencing questions or comments
Directing questions or comments
,Setting the stage for examination - ANSWER Explaining point for point what the examination will
entail, preparing, privacy, awareness of the setting in which the exam is taking place, do not
assume it is ok to have others in the room, being aware of disabilities.
Establishing rapport - ANSWER A key component to effective communication with a patient is:
How you greet them and others in the room
Provide them with comfort
Arrange the physical setting
Gender pronouns - ANSWER How a person would like to be referred to. Ex: "She/Her" "He/Him"
"They/Them" etc.
Patient centered medical care - ANSWER Recognizes the importance of patients expressions of
personal concerns, feelings and emotions and evokes the personal context of the patient's
symptoms and disease
Fundamentals of skilled interviewing - ANSWER Active or attentive Listening
Empathetic response
guided questioning
Appropriate nonverbal communication
validation
reassurance
partnering
summarization
transitions
empowering patient
Appropriate verbal communication
,verbal communication - ANSWER Use understandable language (simple, recognizable, and clear
words)
Use nonstigmatizing language (people-first language)
nonverbal communication - ANSWER Body orientation toward and physical proximity to patient
Gaze orientation toward patients (eye contact)
Head nodding with facial animation
Head nodding with gesture
Posture
Tone and use of voice
Use of silence
Use of touch
Challenging patient situations and behaviors - ANSWER a. Silent
b. Talkative
c. With confusing narrative
d. With altered state or cognition
e. With emotional lability
f. Angry or aggressive
g. Flirtatious
h. Discriminatory
i. With hearing loss
j. With low or impaired vision
k. With limited intelligence
l. Burdened by personal problems
, m. Nonadherent
n. With low literacy
o. With low health literacy
p. With limited language proficiency
q. With terminal illness or dying
Focused Health History - ANSWER For established patients, especially during routine or urgent
care visits
Addresses focused concerns or symptoms
Addresses symptoms restricted to a specific body system
Applies examination methods relevant to assessing the concern or problem as thoroughly and
carefully as possible
Comprehensive Health History - ANSWER New patients in office or hospital
Provides fundamental and personalized knowledge about the patient
Strengthens the clinician-patient relationship
Helps identify or rule out physical causes related to patient concerns
Provides a baseline for future assessments
Creates a platform for health promotion through education and counseling
Develops proficiency in the essential skills of physical examination
Determining the Scope of patient assessment - ANSWER focused or comprehensive
7 attributes of a patient's principal symptoms - ANSWER OLDCARTS
subjective vs objective data - ANSWER Subjective- What the patient tells you
Objective- what you detect during exam
