WILKINS CLINICAL ASSESSMENT IN
RESPIRATORY CARE ACTUAL TEST 2026
VERIFIED QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
COMPREHENSIVE STUDY GUIDE
◉ After a postoperative patient you are interviewing grimaces while
holding her abdomen, you note some confusion about her responses.
Which of the following factors likely is affecting communication?
Answer: pain and anxiety
◉ active listening is most essential during what stage of the clinical
encounter?
Answer: Initial assessment stage
◉ After several attempts to instruct a patient with COPD on the
proper use of a metered-dose inhaler, the patient complains of the
inability to master the correct technique. Applying patient-centered
principles, you should:
Answer: Request permission from the patients dr. to find a more
acceptable delivery system.
◉ in which of the following spaces is patient rapport best
established?
, Answer: social
◉ Which of the following violates HIPPA-related privacy and
security rules?
Answer: leaving a computer unattended without logging off
◉ Which of the following cultural beliefs should be explored with
your patients during the initial assessment stage of the clinical
encounter?
Answer: Concepts of health and disease
Responses to authority
Gender and family roles
Religious values
◉ For most respiratory care to succeed, patients need to:
Answer: Actively participate in the treatment regimen
◉ During an initial patient encounter, you note that her acute
anxiety appears to be affecting your ability to help her learn more
about her disease process. To overcome this problem, you would
consider all of the following, except:
Answer: Recommending that the doctor prescribe a analgesic
RESPIRATORY CARE ACTUAL TEST 2026
VERIFIED QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
COMPREHENSIVE STUDY GUIDE
◉ After a postoperative patient you are interviewing grimaces while
holding her abdomen, you note some confusion about her responses.
Which of the following factors likely is affecting communication?
Answer: pain and anxiety
◉ active listening is most essential during what stage of the clinical
encounter?
Answer: Initial assessment stage
◉ After several attempts to instruct a patient with COPD on the
proper use of a metered-dose inhaler, the patient complains of the
inability to master the correct technique. Applying patient-centered
principles, you should:
Answer: Request permission from the patients dr. to find a more
acceptable delivery system.
◉ in which of the following spaces is patient rapport best
established?
, Answer: social
◉ Which of the following violates HIPPA-related privacy and
security rules?
Answer: leaving a computer unattended without logging off
◉ Which of the following cultural beliefs should be explored with
your patients during the initial assessment stage of the clinical
encounter?
Answer: Concepts of health and disease
Responses to authority
Gender and family roles
Religious values
◉ For most respiratory care to succeed, patients need to:
Answer: Actively participate in the treatment regimen
◉ During an initial patient encounter, you note that her acute
anxiety appears to be affecting your ability to help her learn more
about her disease process. To overcome this problem, you would
consider all of the following, except:
Answer: Recommending that the doctor prescribe a analgesic
