NR509 Midterm Exam Study Guide- Chamberlain College of Nursing
NR 509 Midterm Exam Study Guide (Latest): Chamberlain College of
Nursing
● Chapter 1
Basic and Advanced Interviewing Techniques
Basic maximize patient's comfort, avoid unnecessary changes in position, enhance clinical
efficiency, move head to toe, examine the patient from their right side
Active listening, empathic responses, guided questioning, nonverbal communication, validation,
reassurance, partnering, summarization, transitions, empowering the patient
Active Listening- closely attending to what the patient is communicating, connecting to the
patient’s emotional state and using verbal and nonverbal skills to encourage the patient to expand
on his or her feelings and concerns.
Empathic Responses-the capacity to identify with the patient and feel the patient’s pain as your
own, then respond in a supportive manner.
Guided Questioning- show your sustained interest in the patient’s feelings and deepest
disclosures and allows the interviewer to facilitate full communication, in the patient’s own
words, without interruption.
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Non-verbal- includes eye contact, facial expression, posture, head position and movement such
as shaking or nodding, interpersonal distance, and placement of the arms or legs-crossed, neutral,
or open.
Validation- helps to affirm the legitimacy of the patient’s emotional experience.
Reassurance- an appropriate way to help the patient feel that problems have been fully
understood and are being addressed.
1. A 35-year-old man is seen in the clinic for an infection in his left foot. Which of these
findings should the FNP expect to see during an assessment of this patient?
2. The direction of blood flow through the heart is best described by which of these
3. In assessing the carotid artery’s of an older patient with cardiovascular disease, the FNP
would
4. When listening to heart sounds the FNP knows that the valve closures that can be heard best
at the base of the heart are
5. The sack that surrounds and protects the heart is called the
6. When assessing a newborn infant who is five minutes old the FNP knows that which of these
statements would be true?
7. The FNP is performing an assessment on an adult. The adults vital signs are normal and
capillary refill is five seconds. What should the FNP do next?
8. During an assessment of an older adult the FNP should expect to notice which finding as
normal physiologic change associated with aging process?
9. The mother of a three month old infant states that her baby has not been gaining weight. With
further questioning the FNP finds that the infant falls asleep after nursing and wakes up after a
short amount of time hungry again. What other information with the FNP want to have?
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NR 509 Midterm Exam Study Guide (Latest): Chamberlain College of
Nursing
● Chapter 1
Basic and Advanced Interviewing Techniques
Basic maximize patient's comfort, avoid unnecessary changes in position, enhance clinical
efficiency, move head to toe, examine the patient from their right side
Active listening, empathic responses, guided questioning, nonverbal communication, validation,
reassurance, partnering, summarization, transitions, empowering the patient
Active Listening- closely attending to what the patient is communicating, connecting to the
patient’s emotional state and using verbal and nonverbal skills to encourage the patient to expand
on his or her feelings and concerns.
Empathic Responses-the capacity to identify with the patient and feel the patient’s pain as your
own, then respond in a supportive manner.
Guided Questioning- show your sustained interest in the patient’s feelings and deepest
disclosures and allows the interviewer to facilitate full communication, in the patient’s own
words, without interruption.
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, NR509 Midterm Exam Study Guide- Chamberlain College of Nursing
Non-verbal- includes eye contact, facial expression, posture, head position and movement such
as shaking or nodding, interpersonal distance, and placement of the arms or legs-crossed, neutral,
or open.
Validation- helps to affirm the legitimacy of the patient’s emotional experience.
Reassurance- an appropriate way to help the patient feel that problems have been fully
understood and are being addressed.
1. A 35-year-old man is seen in the clinic for an infection in his left foot. Which of these
findings should the FNP expect to see during an assessment of this patient?
2. The direction of blood flow through the heart is best described by which of these
3. In assessing the carotid artery’s of an older patient with cardiovascular disease, the FNP
would
4. When listening to heart sounds the FNP knows that the valve closures that can be heard best
at the base of the heart are
5. The sack that surrounds and protects the heart is called the
6. When assessing a newborn infant who is five minutes old the FNP knows that which of these
statements would be true?
7. The FNP is performing an assessment on an adult. The adults vital signs are normal and
capillary refill is five seconds. What should the FNP do next?
8. During an assessment of an older adult the FNP should expect to notice which finding as
normal physiologic change associated with aging process?
9. The mother of a three month old infant states that her baby has not been gaining weight. With
further questioning the FNP finds that the infant falls asleep after nursing and wakes up after a
short amount of time hungry again. What other information with the FNP want to have?
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