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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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d. fill out the history form or checklist. WQ WQ WQ WQ WQ WQ




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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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isnot the primary purpose of the interview.
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2. For there to be a successful interview, the respiratory therapist must:
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b. reassure the patient. WQ WQ




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d. use medical terminology to show knowledge of the subject matter.
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The personal qualities that a respUir at oSr y tNh e r aTp i s t m u Os t have to conduct a successful interview includ
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e being an active listener, having a genuine concern for the patient, and having empathy. Leading q
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uestions 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 histor
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y form because each can impact the patient’s health. Health insurance provider information,
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while needed forbilling purposes, would not be found on the history form.
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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? WQ WQ WQ WQ WQ




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3. Interviewer is the same sex as the patient to prevent bias. WQ WQ WQ WQ WQ WQ WQ WQ WQ WQ




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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erview a patient of either gender.
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5. The respiratory therapist is conducting a patient interview. The therapist chooses to use
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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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1. Gather information when a patient introduces a new topic. WQ WQ WQ WQ WQ WQ WQ WQ




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ended question should be used to start the interview, introduce a new section of questions, and gath
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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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1. speed up the interview. WQ WQ WQ




2. let the patient fully explain his/her situation.
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3. help the respiratory therapist show empathy. WQ WQ WQ WQ WQ




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Direct or closed questions are best to gather specific information and speed up the interview. Open
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e respiratory therapist show empathy.
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, 7. During the interview the patient states, “Every time I climb the stairs I have to stop to catc
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h my breath.” Hearing this, the respiratory therapist replies, “So, it sounds like you get sh
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ort of breath climbing stairs.” This interviewing technique is called:
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a. clarification.
b. modeling.
c. empathy.
d. reflection.
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With reflection, part of the patient’s statement is repeated. This lets the patient know that what he/sh
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e said was heard. It also encourages the patient to elaborate on the topic.
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8. The respiratory therapist may choose to use the patient interview technique of silence
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in which of the following situations?
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After a patient has answered an open-
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ended question, the respiratory therapist should pause (use silence) before asking the next questio
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n. This pause allows the patient to add something else before moving on. The patient may also cho
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ose to ask a question.
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a. Confrontation
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c. Facilitation
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With confrontation, the respiratory therapist focuses the patient’s attention on an action, feeling, or
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statement made by the patient. This may prompt a further discussion. Reflection helps the patien
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t focus on specific areas and continues in his/her own way. Facilitation encourages patients to sa
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y more, to continue with the story. The respiratory therapist should avoid giving advice, using av
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oidance language, and using distancing language.
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10. When closing the interview, the respiratory therapist should do which of the following?
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1. Recheck the patient’s vital signs. WQ WQ WQ WQ




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3. Ask if the patient has any questions. WQ WQ WQ WQ WQ WQ




4. Close the door behind himself/herself for patient privacy. WQ WQ WQ WQ WQ WQ WQ




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d. 1, 2, 4 ANS: B WQ WQ WQ W Q

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