Chapter_01.bnk
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 therapist and the
patient. It allows the collection of subjective data about the patient's
feelings regarding his/her condition.
PTS: 1
2. For there to be a successful interview, the respiratory therapist must:
a. provide leading questions to guide the patient.
b. reassure the patient.
c. be an active listener.
d. use medical terminology to show knowledge of the subject matter.
ANS: c
Listening is not a passive process. Listening is active and demanding. It
requires the practitioner's complete attention. If the examiner is
preoccupied with personal needs or concerns, he or she will invariably
miss something important. Active listening is a cornerstone to
understanding.
PTS: 1
3. Which of the following would be found on a history form?
a. Present health, patient history, and family history
b. Chief complaint and present health
c. Age, medications, present health, and family history
, d. Age, chief complaint, present health, and family history
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, while needed for billing
purposes, would not be found on the history form.
PTS: 1
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.
PTS: 1
5. The respiratory therapist is conducting a patient interview. The
therapist chooses to use open-ended questions. Open-ended 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.
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 therapist and the
patient. It allows the collection of subjective data about the patient's
feelings regarding his/her condition.
PTS: 1
2. For there to be a successful interview, the respiratory therapist must:
a. provide leading questions to guide the patient.
b. reassure the patient.
c. be an active listener.
d. use medical terminology to show knowledge of the subject matter.
ANS: c
Listening is not a passive process. Listening is active and demanding. It
requires the practitioner's complete attention. If the examiner is
preoccupied with personal needs or concerns, he or she will invariably
miss something important. Active listening is a cornerstone to
understanding.
PTS: 1
3. Which of the following would be found on a history form?
a. Present health, patient history, and family history
b. Chief complaint and present health
c. Age, medications, present health, and family history
, d. Age, chief complaint, present health, and family history
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, while needed for billing
purposes, would not be found on the history form.
PTS: 1
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.
PTS: 1
5. The respiratory therapist is conducting a patient interview. The
therapist chooses to use open-ended questions. Open-ended 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.
