TEST BANK For Wilkins’ Clinical Assessment in Respiratory Care, 9th Edition by Albert J. Heuer, All Chapters 1 - 21, Complete Newest Version With Rationales

|




TEST BANK FOR WILKINS’ CLINICAL ASSESSMENT IN
| | | | | |




RESPIRATORY CARE, 9TH EDITION BY
| | | |




ALBERT J. HEUER, ALL CHAPTERS 1 –
| | | | | |




21 COVERED GRADED A+ NEWEST
| | | |




VERSION.

,|




Wilkins' | Clinical | Assessment | in | Respiratory | Care,


Contents:
Chapter | 1. | Preparing | for | the | Patient | Encounter
Chapter | 2. | The | Medical | History | and | the | Interview
Chapter | 3. | Cardiopulmonary | Symptoms
Chapter | 4. | Vital | Signs
Chapter | 5. | Fundamentals | of | Physical | Examination
Chapter | 6. | Neurologic | Assessment
Chapter | 7. | Clinical | Laboratory | Studies
Chapter | 8. | Interpretation | of | Blood | Gases
Chapter | 9. | Pulmonary | Function | Testing
Chapter | 10. | Chest | Imaging
Chapter | 11. | Electrocardiography
Chapter | 12. | Neonatal | and | Pediatric | Assessment
Chapter | 13. | Older | Patient | Assessment
Chapter | 14. | Monitoring | in | Critical | Care
Chapter | 15. | Vascular | Pressure | Monitoring
Chapter | 16. | Cardiac | Output | Measurement
Chapter | 17. | Bronchoscopy
Chapter | 18. | Nutritional | Assessment
Chapter | 19. | Sleep | and | Breathing | Assessment
Chapter | 20. | Home | Care | Patient | Assessment
Chapter | 21. | Documentation

,|




Chapter 1: Preparing for the Patient Encounter
| | | | | |

Test Bank |




MULTIPLE | CHOICE

1. | Which | of | the | following | activities | is | not | part | of | the | role | of | respiratory | therapists

| (RT
a.s) |in | patient
| Assist | assessment?
| the | physician | with | diagnostic | reasoning

| skills.
b. | Help | the | physician | select | appropriate | pulmonary | function | tests.

c. | Interpret | arterial | blood | gas | values | and | suggest | mechanical | ventilation
| changes.

d. | Document | the | patient | diagnosis | in | the | patient’s | chart.
ANSWER: | D
RTs | are | not | qualified | to | make | an | official | diagnosis. | This | is | the | role | of | the | attending | physici
an.

REF: | Table | 1-1, | pg. OBJ: 9
|4

2. | In | which | of | the | following | stages | of | patient–
clinician | interaction | is | the | review | of | physician | orders | carried | out?
a. | Treatment | stage
b. | Introductory | stage
c. | Preinteraction | stage
d. | Initial | assessment | stage
ANSWER: | C
Physician | orders | should | be | reviewed | in | the | patient’s | chart | before | the | physician | sees | the | p
atient.

REF: | Table | 1-1, | pg. OBJ: 9
|4

3. In | which | stage | of | patient–clinician | interaction | is | the | patient | identification | bracelet
|

| checked?
a. | Introductory | stage
b. | Preinteraction | stage
c. | Initial | assessment | stage
d. | Treatment | stage
ANSWER: | A
The | patient | ID | bracelet | must | be | checked | before | moving | forward | with | assessment | and | tre
atment.

REF: | Table | 1-1, | pg. OBJ: 9
|4

4. | What | should | be | done | just | before | the | patient’s | ID | bracelet | is

| checked?
Check
a. || Ask
b. | the
| the | patient’s
| patient | for | |SpO2.
permission.
c. | Check | the | chart | for | vital | signs.
d. | Listen | to | breath | sounds.
ANSWER: | B
It | is | considered | polite | to | ask | the | patient | for | permission | before | touching | and | reading | his
or |her | ID | bracelet.

,|




REF: | pg. | 3 OBJ: | 3 ||
|5

5. | What | is | the | goal | of | the | introductory | phase?
a. | Assess | the | patient’s | apparent | age.

b. | Identify | the | patient’s | family | history.

c. | Determine | the | patient’s | diagnosis.
d. | Establish | a | rapport | with | the | patient.
ANSWER: | D
The | introductory | phase | is | all | about | getting | to | know | the | patient | and | establishing | a | rapport
|w

ith | him | or |her.
REF: | Table | 1-1, | pg. OBJ: 3
|4

6. | Which | of | the | following | behaviors | is | not | consistent | with | resistive | behavior | of | a

| patient?
a. | Crossed | arms
b. | Minimal | eye | contact
c. | Brief | answers | to | questions
d. | Asking | the | purpose | of | the | treatment
ANSWER: | D
If | a | patient | asks | about | the | purpose | of | the | treatment | you | are | about | to | give, | this
| generally

indicates | that | he | or | she | is | not | upset.
REF: | Table | 1-1, | pg. OBJ: 3
|4

7. |What | is | the | main | purpose | of | the | initial | assessment
| stage?

identify | any
a. | To | document
b. | the | patient’s
| allergies | to | medications
| smoking | history

c. | To | personally | get | to | know | the | patient | better
d. | To | verify | that | the | prescribed | treatment | is | still | needed | and
| appropriate
ANSWER: | D
When | you | first | see | the | patient, | you | are | encouraged | to | perform | a | brief | assessment | to
| make

sure | the | treatment | order | by | the | physician | is | still | appropriate. | The | patient’s | status | may
| ha

REF:
ve |changed
| Table | 1-1, | pg.
| abruptly | recently. OBJ: 3
| 4
8. | What | is | the | appropriate | distance | for | the | social | space | from | the

| patient?
a. | 3 | to | 5 | feet
b. | 4 | to | 12 | feet
c. | 6 | to | 18 | feet
d. | 8 | to | 20 | feet
ANSWER: | B
The | social | space | is | 4 | to | 12 | feet.

REF: | pg. | 5 OBJ: 5

9. | What | is | the | appropriate | distance | for | the | personal

| space?