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Test Bank for Clinical Manifestations and Assessment of Respiratory Disease, 8th Edition by Terry R. Des Jardins – 100% Verified

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Chapter 01: The Patient Interview
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1. The respiratory care practitioner is conducting a patient interview. The main purpose of this
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The interview is a meeting between the respiratory care practitioner and the patient. It all
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on. The history should be done before the interview. Although data can be reviewed, that
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2. For there to be a successful interview, the respiratory therapist must:
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d. use medical terminology to show knowledge of the subject matter.
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questions must be avoided. Reassurance may provide a false sense of comfort to the patient.
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Medical jargon can sound exclusionary and paternalistic to a patient.
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3. Which of the following would be found on a history form?
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Age, chief complaint, present health, and family history are typically found on a health history
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form because each can impact the patient’s health. Health insurance provider information, w
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, 4. External factors the respiratory care practitioner should make efforts to provide during an
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interview include which of the following?
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4. Be comfortable for the patient and interviewer.
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External factors, such as a good physical setting, enhance the interviewing process. Regardless of th
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e interview setting (the patient’s bedside, a crowded emergency room, an office in the hospital or clini
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c, or the patient’s home), efforts should be made to (1) ensure privacy, (2) prevent interruptions, and
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(3) secure a comfortable physical environment (e.g., comfortable room temperature, sufficient lighti
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ng, absence of noise). An interviewer of either gender, who acts professionally, should be able to int
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open-ended questions. Open-
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ended questions allow the therapist to do which of the following?
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er more information from a patient’s topic. Closed or direct questions are used to gather specific inf
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6. The direct question interview format is used to:
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2. let the patient fully explain his/her situation.
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Direct or closed questions are best to gather specific information and speed up the interview. Open
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