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NURS 6512 MIDTERM EXAM QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 2025
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NURS 6512 MIDTERM EXAM QUESTIONSWITH CORRECT ANSWERS 2025
·Communicationrtechniquesrusedrtorobtainrarpatient'srhealthrhistoryr-rCORRECTrANSWERr-
Courtesy,rComfort,rConnection,rConfirmation
CourtesyrCommunicationrTechniquer-rCORRECTrANSWERr-•rKnockrbeforerenteringrarroom.
•rAddress,rfirst,rtherpatientrformallyr(e.g.,rMiss,rMs.,rMrs.,rMr.)rItrisrallrrightrtorshakerhands.
•rMeetrandracknowledgerothersrinrtherroomrandrestablishrtheirrrolesrandrdegreerofrparticipation.
•rLearnrtheirrnames.
•rEnsurerconfidentiality.
•rBerinrtherroom,rsitting,rwithrnoreffortrtorreachrtoorsoonrforrtherdoorknob.
•rIfrtakingrnotes,rtakernotesrsparingly;rnoterkeyrwordsrasrremindersrbutrdornotrletrnote-
takingrdistractrfromryourrobservingrandrlistening.
•rIfrtypingrinrtherelectronicrmedicalrrecord,rtyperbrieflyrandrmaintainreyercontactrwithrpatient,rifrpossible.
•rRespectrtherneedrforrmodesty.
•rAllowrtherpatientrtimertorberdressedrandrcomfortablyrsettledrafterrtherexamination.rFollow-
uprdiscussionrwithrtherpatientrstillr"onrthertable"risroftenrdiscomfiting.
ComfortrCommunicationrTechniquer-rCORRECTrANSWERr-
•rEnsurerphysicalrcomfortrforrall,rincludingryourself.
•rTryrtorhaverarminimumrofrfurniturerseparatingryourandrtherpatient.
•rMaintainrprivacy,rusingravailablercurtainsrandrshades.
•rEnsurerarcomfortablerroomrtemperaturerorrproviderarblanket—
arcoldrroomrwillrmakerarpatientrwantrtorcoverrup.
•rEnsurergoodrlighting.
•rEnsurernecessaryrquiet.rTurnroffrthertelevisionrset.
•rTryrnotrtorovertirertherpatient.rItrisrnotralwaysrnecessaryrtordoritrallratronervisit.
ConfirmationrCommunicationrTechniquer-rCORRECTrANSWERr-
•rAskrtherpatientrtorsummarizertherdiscussion.rTherershouldrberclearrunderstandingrandruncertaintyrshould
rbereased.
, •rAllowrtherpossibilityrofrmorerdiscussionrwithranotherropen-
endedrquestion:r"Anythingrelseryourwantrtorbringrup?"
•rIfrthererisrarquestionrthatryourcannotrimmediatelyranswer,rsayrso.rBersurertorfollowruprlaterrifratrallrpossibl
e.
•rIfryourseemrtorhavermaderarmistake,rmakereveryreffortrtorrepairrit.rCandorrisrimportantrforrdevelopmentro
frartrustingrpartnership.rMostrpatientsrrespectrit.
ConnectionrCommunicationrTechniquer-rCORRECTrANSWERr-
•rLookratrtherpatient;rmaintainrgoodreyercontactrifrculturalrpracticesrallow.
•rWatchryourrlanguage.rAvoidrprofessionalrjargon.rDornotrpatronizerwithrwhatryoursay.
•rDornotrdominatertherdiscussion.rListenralertly.rLetrtherpatientrorderrprioritiesrifrseveralrissuesrarerraised.
•rDornotracceptrarpreviousrdiagnosisrasrarchiefrconcern.rDornotrtoorreadilyrfollowrarpredeterminedrpath.
•rFindroutrwhetherrtherpatientrhasrturnedrfromrotherrhealthcarerprovidersrtorcomertoryou.
•rTakertherhistoryrandrconductrtherphysicalrexaminationrbeforeryourlookratrpreviousrstudiesrorrtests.rConsid
errfirstrwhatrtherpatientrhasrtorsay.
•rAvoidrleadingrorrdirectrquestionsratrfirst.rOpen-
endedrquestionsrarerbetterrforrstarters.rLetrspecificsrevolverfromrthese.
•rAvoidrbeingrjudgmental.
•rRespectrsilence.rPausesrcanrberproductive.
•rBerflexible.rRigidityrlimitsrtherpotentialrofranrinterview.
•rAssessrtherpatient'srpotentialrasrarpartner.
•rSeekrcluesrtorproblemsrfromrtherpatient'srverbalrbehaviorsrandrbodyrlanguager(e.g.,rtalkingrtoorfastrorrtoo
rlittle).
•rLookrforrtherhiddenrconcernsrunderlyingrchiefrconcerns.
•rNeverrtrivializeranyrfindingrorrclue.
•rProblemsrcanrhavermultiplercauses.rDornotrleaprtoronercausertoorquickly.
•rDefineranyrconcernrcompletely:rWhere?rHowrsevere?rHowrlong?rInrwhatrcontext?rWhatrsoothesrorraggra
vatesrtherproblem?
SOAPrNotesr-rCORRECTrANSWERr-SrSubjectiverdata—
therinformation,rincludingrtherabsencerorrpresencerofrpertinentrsymptoms,rthatrtherpatientrtellsryou
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