NUR509 midterm 1 Exam Latest Update 2025 /
2026 Questions & Answers with Rationales|
100% Correct | Grade.
Interviewing techniques ADAPTIVE QUESTIONING(GUIDED),
FOCUS QUESTIONS, ECHOING,
summarization, transitions, partnering and
validation
Setting the stage for the examination initiate the session, gather info, physical
examine, explain and plan, close the
session
Patient-centered medical care patient expressions, emotions,
perceptions, feelings, attitudes towards
disease focus
The FIFE model FEELINGS, IDEAS, FUNCTIONAL
EFFECT AND
EXPECTATIONS(PATIENTS
PERSPECTIVE)
,• silent patient allow for reflection
Talkative allow to talk 5-10 min then redirect, don't
show impatience
Comp health history CC,HPI,PMI,Family history, ROS and
personal/social history
Focused established patients with specific
concerns, ER visits, CC,HPI, pertinent
PMH, and ROS
Determining the scope of the patient FOCUSED OR COMPREHENSIVE
assessment
The seven attributes of a patient's principal OLDCARTS
symptoms
Subjective versus objective data Subjective what the patient reports/says
Determining the scope of the physical comprehensive or focused
examination if it needs to be
The clinical reasoning process gather initial patient info, health history
and physical exam, organize them to
represent a problem, genertate a
hypothesis with the differential diagnosis,
test hypotheses until diagnosis is
selected, plan the diagnostic and
treatment strategy
The problem list summarizes all related problems that
, support a differential diagnosis with the
most serious/active firsts
The differential diagnosis (DDx) list list of possible diagnoses supported by
the problem list
The summary statement includes chief compliant, pertinent parts of
hx, physical exam and lab data, no more
than 2-3 sentences, demonstrates clinical
reasoning skills,
Assessment (medical diagnoses) includes all abnormal and unexpected
findings, known diagnoses and
new/undiagnosed symptoms and signs,
chief compliant at top and includes
significant social factors that impact
health such as food and housing
insecurity
Planning (treatment and interventions) what you want the patient to take or do
with education
Using elements of the physical examination key elements of HPI,
as diagnostic tests
• Evaluating diagnostic tests validity and sensitivity and specificity
Sensitivity probability that a person with disease has
a positive test
Specificity probability that a no disease person has a
2026 Questions & Answers with Rationales|
100% Correct | Grade.
Interviewing techniques ADAPTIVE QUESTIONING(GUIDED),
FOCUS QUESTIONS, ECHOING,
summarization, transitions, partnering and
validation
Setting the stage for the examination initiate the session, gather info, physical
examine, explain and plan, close the
session
Patient-centered medical care patient expressions, emotions,
perceptions, feelings, attitudes towards
disease focus
The FIFE model FEELINGS, IDEAS, FUNCTIONAL
EFFECT AND
EXPECTATIONS(PATIENTS
PERSPECTIVE)
,• silent patient allow for reflection
Talkative allow to talk 5-10 min then redirect, don't
show impatience
Comp health history CC,HPI,PMI,Family history, ROS and
personal/social history
Focused established patients with specific
concerns, ER visits, CC,HPI, pertinent
PMH, and ROS
Determining the scope of the patient FOCUSED OR COMPREHENSIVE
assessment
The seven attributes of a patient's principal OLDCARTS
symptoms
Subjective versus objective data Subjective what the patient reports/says
Determining the scope of the physical comprehensive or focused
examination if it needs to be
The clinical reasoning process gather initial patient info, health history
and physical exam, organize them to
represent a problem, genertate a
hypothesis with the differential diagnosis,
test hypotheses until diagnosis is
selected, plan the diagnostic and
treatment strategy
The problem list summarizes all related problems that
, support a differential diagnosis with the
most serious/active firsts
The differential diagnosis (DDx) list list of possible diagnoses supported by
the problem list
The summary statement includes chief compliant, pertinent parts of
hx, physical exam and lab data, no more
than 2-3 sentences, demonstrates clinical
reasoning skills,
Assessment (medical diagnoses) includes all abnormal and unexpected
findings, known diagnoses and
new/undiagnosed symptoms and signs,
chief compliant at top and includes
significant social factors that impact
health such as food and housing
insecurity
Planning (treatment and interventions) what you want the patient to take or do
with education
Using elements of the physical examination key elements of HPI,
as diagnostic tests
• Evaluating diagnostic tests validity and sensitivity and specificity
Sensitivity probability that a person with disease has
a positive test
Specificity probability that a no disease person has a
