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Clinical Manifestations and Assessment
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Des Jardins: Clinical Manifestations and Assessment of Respiratory
Disease, 9th Edition
Chapter 01: The Patient Interview
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. 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 the collection 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.
2. For there to be a successful interview, the respiratory therapist must:
a. provide leading questions to guide the patient.
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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
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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.
3. Which of the following would be found on a history form?
1. Age
2. Chief complaint
3. Present health
4. Family history
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5. Health insurance providera. 1,
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b. 2, 3
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d. 1, 2, 3, 4
ANS: D
Age, chief complaint, present health, and family history are typically found
on a health history form because each can impact the patient’s health. Health
insurance provider information, whileneeded for billing 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 interview include which of the following?
1. Minimize or prevent interruptions.
2. Ensure privacy during discussions.
3. Interviewer is the same sex as the patient to prevent bias.
4. Be comfortable for the patient and interviewer.
a. 1, 4
b. 2, 3
c. 1, 2, 4
d. 2, 3, 4
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.
5. The respiratory therapist is conducting a patient interview. The
therapist chooses to use open-ended questions. Open-ended
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questions allow the therapist to do which of the following?
1. Gather information when a patient introduces a new topic.
2. Introduce a new subject area.
3. Begin the interview process.
4. Gather specific information.
a. 4
b. 1, 3
c. 1, 2,
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d. 2, 3,
4
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.
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6. The direct question interview format is used to:
1. speed up the interview.
2. let the patient fully explain his/her situation.
3. help the respiratory therapist show empathy.
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Clinical Manifestations and Assessment
of Respiratory Disease, 9th Edition
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of
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,Test Bank for Clinical Manifestations and Assessment of Respiratory
Disease 9th Edition Jardins
Des Jardins: Clinical Manifestations and Assessment of Respiratory
Disease, 9th Edition
Chapter 01: The Patient Interview
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. 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 the collection 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.
2. For there to be a successful interview, the respiratory therapist must:
a. provide leading questions to guide the patient.
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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
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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.
3. Which of the following would be found on a history form?
1. Age
2. Chief complaint
3. Present health
4. Family history
of
5. Health insurance providera. 1,
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b. 2, 3
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, c. 3, 4, 5
d. 1, 2, 3, 4
ANS: D
Age, chief complaint, present health, and family history are typically found
on a health history form because each can impact the patient’s health. Health
insurance provider information, whileneeded for billing 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 interview include which of the following?
1. Minimize or prevent interruptions.
2. Ensure privacy during discussions.
3. Interviewer is the same sex as the patient to prevent bias.
4. Be comfortable for the patient and interviewer.
a. 1, 4
b. 2, 3
c. 1, 2, 4
d. 2, 3, 4
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.
5. The respiratory therapist is conducting a patient interview. The
therapist chooses to use open-ended questions. Open-ended
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questions allow the therapist to do which of the following?
1. Gather information when a patient introduces a new topic.
2. Introduce a new subject area.
3. Begin the interview process.
4. Gather specific information.
a. 4
b. 1, 3
c. 1, 2,
3
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d. 2, 3,
4
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.
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6. The direct question interview format is used to:
1. speed up the interview.
2. let the patient fully explain his/her situation.
3. help the respiratory therapist show empathy.
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