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Chapter 01: The Patient Interview
Des Jardins: Clinical Manifestations and Assessment of Respiratory
Disease, 8thEdition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
• The respiratory care practitioner is conducting a patient interview. The main
purpose of this interview is to:
A. review data with the patient.
B. gather subjective data from the patient.
C. gather objective data from the patient.
D. fill out the history form or checklist.
ANS: B
The interview is a meeting between the respiratory care practitioner and the patient. It
allows thecollection of subjective data about the patient’s feelings regarding his/her
condition. The history should be done before the interview. Although data can be
reviewed, that is not the primary purpose of the interview.
• For there to be a successful interview, the respiratory therapist must:
A. provide leading questions to guide the patient.
B. reassure the patient.
C. be an active listener.
D. use medical terminology to show knowledge of the subject matter.
, ANS: C
The personal qualities that a respiratory therapist must have to conduct a successful interview
include
being an active listener, having a genuine concern for the patient, and having empathy.
Leading questions must be avoided. Reassurance may provide a false sense of comfort to
the patient. Medicaljargon can sound exclusionary and paternalistic to a patient.
• External factors the respiratory care practitioner should make efforts to provide
during aninterview include which of the following?
A. Minimize or prevent interruptions.
B. Ensure privacy during discussions.
C. Interviewer is the same sex as the patient to prevent bias.
D. Be comfortable for the patient and
interviewer.
ANS: C
External factors, such as a good physical setting, enhance the interviewing process.
Regardless of the interview setting (the patient’s bedside, a crowded emergency room, an
office in the hospital or clinic, or the patient’s home), efforts should be made to (1) ensure
privacy, (2) prevent interruptions, and (3) secure a comfortable physical environment (e.g.,
comfortable room temperature, sufficient lighting, absence of noise). An interviewer of
either gender, who acts professionally, should be able to interview a patient of either gender.
• The respiratory therapist is conducting a patient interview. The therapist
chooses to useopen-ended questions. Open-ended questions allow the
therapist to do which of the following?
A. Gather information when a patient introduces a new topic.
B. Introduce a new subject area.
C. Begin the interview process.
D. Gather specific information.
ANS: C
An open-ended question should be used to start the interview, introduce a new section of
questions, and gather more information from a patient’s topic. Closed or direct questions are
used to gather specific information.
• The direct question interview format is used to:
A. speed up the interview.
B. let the patient fully explain his/her situation.
C. help the respiratory therapist show empathy.
D. gather specific
information
ANS: A