Test Bank for Wilkins’ Clinical Assessment in Respiratory Care, 9th Edition by Albert J. Heuer, Chapters 1 - 21  

Test Bank for Wilkins’ Clinical Assessment in
Respiratory Care,
9th Edition by Albert J. Heuer,
Chapters 1 - 21

,Contents:
Chapterlv1.lvPreparinglvforlvthelvPatientlvEncounter
Chapterlv2.lvThelvMedicallvHistorylvandlvthelvInterview
Chapterlv3.lvCardiopulmonarylvSymptoms
Chapterlv4.lvVitallvSigns
Chapterlv5.lvFundamentalslvoflvPhysicallvExamination
Chapterlv6.lvNeurologiclvAssessment
Chapterlv7.lvClinicallvLaboratorylvStudies
Chapterlv8.lvInterpretationlvoflvBloodlvGases
Chapterlv9.lvPulmonarylvFunctionlvTesting
Chapterlv10.lvChestlvImaging
Chapterlv11.lvElectrocardiography
Chapterlv12.lvNeonatallvandlvPediatriclvAssessment
Chapterlv13.lvOlderlvPatientlvAssessment
Chapterlv14.lvMonitoringlvinlvCriticallvCare
Chapterlv15.lvVascularlvPressurelvMonitoring
Chapterlv16.lvCardiaclvOutputlvMeasurement
Chapterlv17.lvBronchoscopy
Chapterlv18.lvNutritionallvAssessment
Chapterlv19.lvSleeplvandlvBreathinglvAssessment
Chapterlv20.lvHomelvCarelvPatientlvAssessment
Chapterlv21.lvDocumentation

,Chapterlv1:lvPreparinglvforlvthelvPatientlvEncounterlvT
estlvBank


MULTIPLElvCHOICE

1. Whichlvoflvthelvfollowinglvactivitieslvislvnotlvpartlvoflvthelvrolelvoflvrespiratorylvtherapistslv(RT
s)lvinlvpatientlvassessment?
a. Assistlvthelvphysicianlvwithlvdiagnosticlvreasoninglvskills.
b. Helplvthelvphysicianlvselectlvappropriatelvpulmonarylvfunctionlvtests.
c. Interpretlvarteriallvbloodlvgaslvvalueslvandlvsuggestlvmechanicallvventilationlvchanges.
d. Documentlvthelvpatientlvdiagnosislvinlvthelvpatient’slvchart.
ANSWER:l v D
RTslvarelvnotlvqualifiedlvtolvmakelvanlvofficiallvdiagnosis.lvThislvislvthelvrolelvoflvthelvattendinglvphysicia
n.

REF:l v Tablelv1-1,lvpg.lv4 OBJ:l v l v 9

2. Inlvwhichlvoflvthelvfollowinglvstageslvoflvpatient–
clinicianlvinteractionlvislvthelvreviewlvoflvphysicianlvorderslvcarriedlvout?
a. Treatmentlvstage
b. Introductorylvstage
c. Preinteractionlvstage
d. Initiallvassessmentlvstage
ANSWER:l v C
Physicianlvorderslvshouldlvbelvreviewedlvinlvthelvpatient’slvchartlvbeforelvthelvphysicianlvseeslvthelvp
atient.

REF:l v Tablelv1-1,lvpg.lv4 OBJ:l v l v 9

3. Inlvwhichlvstagelvoflvpatient–clinicianlvinteractionlvislvthelvpatientlvidentificationlvbraceletlvchecked?
a. Introductorylvstage
b. Preinteractionlvstage
c. Initiallvassessmentlvstage
d. Treatmentlvstage
ANSWER:l v A
ThelvpatientlvIDlvbraceletlvmustlvbelvcheckedlvbeforelvmovinglvforwardlvwithlvassessmentlvandlvtrea
tment.

REF:l v Tablelv1-1,lvpg.lv4 OBJ:l v l v 9

4. Whatlvshouldlvbelvdonelvjustlvbeforelvthelvpatient’slvIDlvbraceletlvislvchecked?
a. Checklvthelvpatient’slvSpO2.
b. Asklvthelvpatientlvforlvpermission.
c. Checklvthelvchartlvforlvvitallvsigns.
d. Listenlvtolvbreathlvsounds.
ANSWER:l v B
Itlvislvconsideredlvpolitelvtolvasklvthelvpatientlvforlvpermissionlvbeforelvtouchinglvandlvreadinglvhislvo
rlvherlvIDlvbracelet.

, REF:l v l v pg.lv3 OBJ:l v l v 3lv|lv5

5. Whatlvislvthelvgoallvoflvthelvintroductorylvphase?
a. Assesslvthelvpatient’slvapparentlvage.
b. Identifylvthelvpatient’slvfamilylvhistory.
c. Determinelvthelvpatient’slvdiagnosis.
d. Establishlvalvrapportlvwithlvthelvpatient.
ANSWER:l v D
Thelvintroductorylvphaselvislvalllvaboutlvgettinglvtolvknowlvthelvpatientlvandlvestablishinglvalvrapportlvwi
thlvhimlvorlvher.

REF:l v Tablelv1-1,lvpg.lv4 OBJ:l v l v 3

6. Whichlvoflvthelvfollowinglvbehaviorslvislvnotlvconsistentlvwithlvresistivelvbehaviorlvoflvalvpatient?
a. Crossedlvarms
b. Minimallveyelvcontact
c. Brieflvanswerslvtolvquestions
d. Askinglvthelvpurposelvoflvthelvtreatment
ANSWER:l v D
Iflvalvpatientlvaskslvaboutlvthelvpurposelvoflvthelvtreatmentlvyoulvarelvaboutlvtolvgive,lvthislvgenerallylv
indicateslvthatlvhelvorlvshelvislvnotlvupset.

REF:l v Tablelv1-1,lvpg.lv4 OBJ:l v l v 3

7. Whatlvislvthelvmainlvpurposelvoflvthelvinitiallvassessmentlvstage?
a. Tolvidentifylvanylvallergieslvtolvmedications
b. Tolvdocumentlvthelvpatient’slvsmokinglvhistory
c. Tolvpersonallylvgetlvtolvknowlvthelvpatientlvbetter
d. Tolvverifylvthatlvthelvprescribedlvtreatmentlvislvstilllvneededlvandlvappropriate
ANSWER:l v D
Whenlvyoulvfirstlvseelvthelvpatient,lvyoulvarelvencouragedlvtolvperformlvalvbrieflvassessmentlvtolvmake
lvsurelvthelvtreatment lvorderlvbylvthelvphysician lvislvstilllvappropriate.lvThelvpatient’s lvstatuslvmaylvhav

elvchangedlvabruptlylvrecently.

REF:l v Tablelv1-1,lvpg.lv4 OBJ:l v l v 3

8. Whatlvislvthelvappropriatelvdistancelvforlvthelvsociallvspacelvfromlvthelvpatient?
a. 3lvtolv5lvfeet
b. 4lvtolv12lvfeet
c. 6lvtolv18lvfeet
d. 8lvtolv20lvfeet
ANSWER:l v B
Thelvsociallvspacelvislv4lvtolv12lvfeet.

REF:l v l v pg.lv5 OBJ:l v l v 5

9. Whatlvislvthelvappropriatelvdistancelvforlvthelvpersonallvspace?