Test Bank for Wilkins’ Clinical Assessment in
c c c c c c
c Respiratory Care, c
9th Edition by Albert J. Heuer,
c c c c c
Chapters 1 - 21 c c c
,Wilkins' cClinical cAssessment cin cRespiratory cCare,
Contents:
Chapter c1. cPreparing cfor cthe cPatient cEncounter
Chapter c2. cThe cMedical cHistory cand cthe cInterview
Chapter c3. cCardiopulmonary cSymptoms
Chapter c4. cVital cSigns
Chapter c5. cFundamentals cof cPhysical cExamination
Chapter c6. cNeurologic cAssessment
Chapter c7. cClinical cLaboratory cStudies
Chapter c8. cInterpretation cof cBlood cGases
Chapter c9. cPulmonary cFunction cTesting
Chapter c10. cChest cImaging
Chapter c11. cElectrocardiography
Chapter c12. cNeonatal cand cPediatric cAssessment
Chapter c13. cOlder cPatient cAssessment
Chapter c14. cMonitoring cin cCritical cCare
Chapter c15. cVascular cPressure cMonitoring
Chapter c16. cCardiac cOutput cMeasurement
Chapter c17. cBronchoscopy
Chapter c18. cNutritional cAssessment
Chapter c19. cSleep cand cBreathing cAssessment
Chapter c20. cHome cCare cPatient cAssessment
Chapter c21. cDocumentation
,Chapter 1: Preparing for the Patient Encounter
c c c c c c
Test Bank
c c
MULTIPLE cCHOICE
1. Which cof cthe cfollowing cactivities cis cnot cpart cof cthe crole cof crespiratory ctherapists
(RTs) cin cpatient cassessment?
c
a. Assist cthe cphysician cwith cdiagnostic creasoning cskills.
b. Help cthe cphysician cselect cappropriate cpulmonary cfunction ctests.
c. Interpret carterial cblood cgas cvalues cand csuggest cmechanical cventilation cchanges.
d. Document cthe cpatient cdiagnosis cin cthe cpatient’s cchart.
ANSWER: c D
RTs care cnot cqualified cto cmake can cofficial cdiagnosis. cThis cis cthe crole cof cthe cattending
cphysician.
REF: c Table c1-1, cpg. c4 OBJ: c c 9
2. In cwhich cof cthe cfollowing cstages cof cpatient–clinician cinteraction cis cthe creview cof
physician corders ccarried cout?
c
a. Treatment cstage
b. Introductory cstage
c. Preinteraction cstage
d. Initial cassessment cstage
ANSWER: c C
Physician corders cshould cbe creviewed cin cthe cpatient’s cchart cbefore cthe cphysician csees cthe
cpatient.
REF: c Table c1-1, cpg. c4 OBJ: c c 9
3. In cwhich cstage cof cpatient–clinician cinteraction cis cthe cpatient cidentification cbracelet cchecked?
a. Introductory cstage
b. Preinteraction cstage
c. Initial cassessment cstage
d. Treatment cstage
ANSWER: c A
The cpatient cID cbracelet cmust cbe cchecked cbefore cmoving cforward cwith cassessment cand
ctreatment.
REF: c Table c1-1, cpg. c4 OBJ: c c 9
4. What cshould cbe cdone cjust cbefore cthe cpatient’s cID cbracelet cis cchecked?
a. Check cthe cpatient’s cSpO2.
b. Ask cthe cpatient cfor cpermission.
c. Check cthe cchart cfor cvital csigns.
d. Listen cto cbreath csounds.
ANSWER: c B
It cis cconsidered cpolite cto cask cthe cpatient cfor cpermission cbefore ctouching cand creading chis
cor cher cID cbracelet.
, REF: c c pg. c3 OBJ: c c 3 c| c5
5. What cis cthe cgoal cof cthe cintroductory cphase?
a. Assess cthe cpatient’s capparent cage.
b. Identify cthe cpatient’s cfamily chistory.
c. Determine cthe cpatient’s cdiagnosis.
d. Establish ca crapport cwith cthe cpatient.
ANSWER: c D
The cintroductory cphase cis call cabout cgetting cto cknow cthe cpatient cand cestablishing ca crapport
cwith chim cor cher.
REF: c Table c1-1, cpg. c4 OBJ: c c 3
6. Which cof cthe cfollowing cbehaviors cis cnot cconsistent cwith cresistive cbehavior cof ca cpatient?
a. Crossed carms
b. Minimal ceye ccontact
c. Brief canswers cto cquestions
d. Asking cthe cpurpose cof cthe ctreatment
ANSWER: c D
If ca cpatient casks cabout cthe cpurpose cof cthe ctreatment cyou care cabout cto cgive, cthis cgenerally
cindicates cthat che cor c she cis cnot cupset.
REF: c Table c1-1, cpg. c4 OBJ: c c 3
7. What cis cthe cmain cpurpose cof cthe cinitial cassessment cstage?
a. To cidentify cany callergies cto cmedications
b. To cdocument cthe cpatient’s csmoking chistory
c. To cpersonally cget cto cknow cthe cpatient cbetter
d. To cverify cthat cthe cprescribed ctreatment cis cstill cneeded cand cappropriate
ANSWER: c D
When cyou cfirst csee cthe cpatient, cyou care cencouraged cto cperform ca cbrief cassessment cto cmake
csure cthe ctreatment corder cby cthe cphysician cis cstill cappropriate. cThe cpatient’s cstatus cmay chave
cchanged c abruptly crecently.
REF: c Table c1-1, cpg. c4 OBJ: c c 3
8. What cis cthe cappropriate cdistance cfor cthe csocial cspace cfrom cthe cpatient?
a. 3 cto c5 cfeet
b. 4 cto c12 cfeet
c. 6 cto c18 cfeet
d. 8 cto c20 cfeet
ANSWER: c B
The csocial cspace cis c4 cto c12 cfeet.
REF: c c pg. c5 OBJ: c c 5
9. What cis cthe cappropriate cdistance cfor cthe cpersonal cspace?
c c c c c c
c Respiratory Care, c
9th Edition by Albert J. Heuer,
c c c c c
Chapters 1 - 21 c c c
,Wilkins' cClinical cAssessment cin cRespiratory cCare,
Contents:
Chapter c1. cPreparing cfor cthe cPatient cEncounter
Chapter c2. cThe cMedical cHistory cand cthe cInterview
Chapter c3. cCardiopulmonary cSymptoms
Chapter c4. cVital cSigns
Chapter c5. cFundamentals cof cPhysical cExamination
Chapter c6. cNeurologic cAssessment
Chapter c7. cClinical cLaboratory cStudies
Chapter c8. cInterpretation cof cBlood cGases
Chapter c9. cPulmonary cFunction cTesting
Chapter c10. cChest cImaging
Chapter c11. cElectrocardiography
Chapter c12. cNeonatal cand cPediatric cAssessment
Chapter c13. cOlder cPatient cAssessment
Chapter c14. cMonitoring cin cCritical cCare
Chapter c15. cVascular cPressure cMonitoring
Chapter c16. cCardiac cOutput cMeasurement
Chapter c17. cBronchoscopy
Chapter c18. cNutritional cAssessment
Chapter c19. cSleep cand cBreathing cAssessment
Chapter c20. cHome cCare cPatient cAssessment
Chapter c21. cDocumentation
,Chapter 1: Preparing for the Patient Encounter
c c c c c c
Test Bank
c c
MULTIPLE cCHOICE
1. Which cof cthe cfollowing cactivities cis cnot cpart cof cthe crole cof crespiratory ctherapists
(RTs) cin cpatient cassessment?
c
a. Assist cthe cphysician cwith cdiagnostic creasoning cskills.
b. Help cthe cphysician cselect cappropriate cpulmonary cfunction ctests.
c. Interpret carterial cblood cgas cvalues cand csuggest cmechanical cventilation cchanges.
d. Document cthe cpatient cdiagnosis cin cthe cpatient’s cchart.
ANSWER: c D
RTs care cnot cqualified cto cmake can cofficial cdiagnosis. cThis cis cthe crole cof cthe cattending
cphysician.
REF: c Table c1-1, cpg. c4 OBJ: c c 9
2. In cwhich cof cthe cfollowing cstages cof cpatient–clinician cinteraction cis cthe creview cof
physician corders ccarried cout?
c
a. Treatment cstage
b. Introductory cstage
c. Preinteraction cstage
d. Initial cassessment cstage
ANSWER: c C
Physician corders cshould cbe creviewed cin cthe cpatient’s cchart cbefore cthe cphysician csees cthe
cpatient.
REF: c Table c1-1, cpg. c4 OBJ: c c 9
3. In cwhich cstage cof cpatient–clinician cinteraction cis cthe cpatient cidentification cbracelet cchecked?
a. Introductory cstage
b. Preinteraction cstage
c. Initial cassessment cstage
d. Treatment cstage
ANSWER: c A
The cpatient cID cbracelet cmust cbe cchecked cbefore cmoving cforward cwith cassessment cand
ctreatment.
REF: c Table c1-1, cpg. c4 OBJ: c c 9
4. What cshould cbe cdone cjust cbefore cthe cpatient’s cID cbracelet cis cchecked?
a. Check cthe cpatient’s cSpO2.
b. Ask cthe cpatient cfor cpermission.
c. Check cthe cchart cfor cvital csigns.
d. Listen cto cbreath csounds.
ANSWER: c B
It cis cconsidered cpolite cto cask cthe cpatient cfor cpermission cbefore ctouching cand creading chis
cor cher cID cbracelet.
, REF: c c pg. c3 OBJ: c c 3 c| c5
5. What cis cthe cgoal cof cthe cintroductory cphase?
a. Assess cthe cpatient’s capparent cage.
b. Identify cthe cpatient’s cfamily chistory.
c. Determine cthe cpatient’s cdiagnosis.
d. Establish ca crapport cwith cthe cpatient.
ANSWER: c D
The cintroductory cphase cis call cabout cgetting cto cknow cthe cpatient cand cestablishing ca crapport
cwith chim cor cher.
REF: c Table c1-1, cpg. c4 OBJ: c c 3
6. Which cof cthe cfollowing cbehaviors cis cnot cconsistent cwith cresistive cbehavior cof ca cpatient?
a. Crossed carms
b. Minimal ceye ccontact
c. Brief canswers cto cquestions
d. Asking cthe cpurpose cof cthe ctreatment
ANSWER: c D
If ca cpatient casks cabout cthe cpurpose cof cthe ctreatment cyou care cabout cto cgive, cthis cgenerally
cindicates cthat che cor c she cis cnot cupset.
REF: c Table c1-1, cpg. c4 OBJ: c c 3
7. What cis cthe cmain cpurpose cof cthe cinitial cassessment cstage?
a. To cidentify cany callergies cto cmedications
b. To cdocument cthe cpatient’s csmoking chistory
c. To cpersonally cget cto cknow cthe cpatient cbetter
d. To cverify cthat cthe cprescribed ctreatment cis cstill cneeded cand cappropriate
ANSWER: c D
When cyou cfirst csee cthe cpatient, cyou care cencouraged cto cperform ca cbrief cassessment cto cmake
csure cthe ctreatment corder cby cthe cphysician cis cstill cappropriate. cThe cpatient’s cstatus cmay chave
cchanged c abruptly crecently.
REF: c Table c1-1, cpg. c4 OBJ: c c 3
8. What cis cthe cappropriate cdistance cfor cthe csocial cspace cfrom cthe cpatient?
a. 3 cto c5 cfeet
b. 4 cto c12 cfeet
c. 6 cto c18 cfeet
d. 8 cto c20 cfeet
ANSWER: c B
The csocial cspace cis c4 cto c12 cfeet.
REF: c c pg. c5 OBJ: c c 5
9. What cis cthe cappropriate cdistance cfor cthe cpersonal cspace?
