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Chapter 01: The Patient Interview L
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1. The respiratory care practitioner is conducting a patient interview. The main purpose of this
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a. review data with the patient. FTT L FTT L FTT L FTT L



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The interview is a meeting between the respiratory care practitioner and the patient. It allows the
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collection of subjective data about the patient’s feelings regarding his/her
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condition. The history should be done before the interview. Although data can be reviewed,that is L
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2. For there to be a successful interview, the respiratory therapist must:
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The personal qualities that a respiratoryUtherapist
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being an active listener, having a genuine concern for the patient, and having empathy. Leading questions
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must be avoided. Reassurance may provide a false sense of comfort to the patient. Medicaljargon can
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sound exclusionary and paternalistic to a patient.
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Age, chief complaint, present health, and family history are typically found on a health history
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form because each can impact the patient’s health. Health insurance provider information,
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whileneeded for billing purposes, would not be found on the history form.
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interview include which of the following?
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External factors, such as a good physical setting, enhance the interviewing process. Regardless of
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the interview setting (the patient’s bedside, a crowded emergency room, an office in the hospital or
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clinic, or the patient’s home), efforts should be made to (1) ensure privacy, (2) prevent
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interruptions, and (3) secure a comfortable physical environment (e.g., comfortable room
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temperature, sufficient lighting, absence of noise). An interviewer of either gender, who acts
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professionally, should be able to interview 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-ended questions allow the therapist to do which of the
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An open-ended question should be used to start the interview, introduce a new section of questions,
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and gather more information from a patient’s topic. Closed or direct questions are used to gather
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specific information.
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Direct or closed questions are best to gather specific information and speed up the interview.
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Open-ended questions are best suited to let the patient fully explain his/her situation and possibly
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help the respiratory therapist show empathy.
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my breath.” Hearing this, the respiratory therapist replies, “So, it sounds like you get
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short of breath climbing stairs.” This interviewing technique is called:
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a. clarification.
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With reflection, part of the patient’s statement is repeated. This lets the patient know that what
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he/she 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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After a patient has answered an open-ended question, the respiratory therapist should pause (use
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silence) before asking the next question. This pause allows the patient to add something else before
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9. To have the most productive interviewing session, which of the following types of responses
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statement made by the patient. This may prompt a further discussion. Reflection helps the patient
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focus on specific areas and continues in his/her own way. Facilitation encourages patients to say
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more, to continue with the story. The respiratory therapist should avoid giving advice, using
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avoidance language, and using distancing language.
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if the patient has any questions. If there is no need for the vital signs to be checked, they should not
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be. The door may be left open or closed, depending on the situation.
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11. The respiratory therapist should be aware of a patient’s culture and religious beliefs for
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Culture and religious beliefs may have a profound effect on how patients think and behave, and
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this may impact their health or health care decisions. The role of the respiratory
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therapist is not to change the patient’s beliefs, engage in sensitive conversations, or discuss
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discrimination. Rather, the respiratory therapist needs to understand how these beliefs may impact
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the patient’s health care decisions.
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Communication and understanding ar e t he bas i s f o r a goodOpatient interview. Authority, the use of
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types of nonproductive communication forms and create barriers to patient communication.
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13. The respiratory therapist is conducting a patient interview and recording responses in the
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patient’s electronic health record. The respiratory therapist should take which of the
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following into account regarding the use of the computer to record responses?
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The therapist’s use of the computer can be threatening and may, in some cases, be a potential hazard
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to good patient communication. The patient can be intimidated to the point of “shutting down.”
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In addition, the therapist who has to shift focus from the patient to the computer can miss
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important verbal and nonverbal messages.
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