Test Bank for Wilkins’ Clinical Assessment in Respiratory Care, 9th Edition by Albert J. Heuer, Chapters 1 - 21  

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Test Bank for Wilkins’ Clinical Assessment in
Respiratory Care,
9th Edition by Albert J. Heuer,
Chapt
ers 1 -
21

,Contents:
Chaptersr1.srPreparingsrforsrthesrPatientsrEncounter
Chaptersr2.srThesrMedicalsrHistorysrandsrthesrInterview
Chaptersr3.srCardiopulmonarysrSymptoms
Chaptersr4.srVitalsrSigns
Chaptersr5.srFundamentalssrofsrPhysicalsrExamination
Chaptersr6.srNeurologicsrAssessment
Chaptersr7.srClinicalsrLaboratorysrStudies
Chaptersr8.srInterpretationsrofsrBloodsrGases
Chaptersr9.srPulmonarysrFunctionsrTesting
Chaptersr10.srChestsrImaging
Chaptersr11.srElectrocardiography
Chaptersr12.srNeonatalsrandsrPediatricsrAssessment
Chaptersr13.srOldersrPatientsrAssessment
Chaptersr14.srMonitoringsrinsrCriticalsrCare
Chaptersr15.srVascularsrPressuresrMonitoring
Chaptersr16.srCardiacsrOutputsrMeasurement
Chaptersr17.srBronchoscopy
Chaptersr18.srNutritionalsrAssessment
Chaptersr19.srSleepsrandsrBreathingsrAssessment
Chaptersr20.srHomesrCaresrPatientsrAssessment
Chaptersr21.srDocumentation

,Chaptersr1:srPreparingsrforsrthesrPatientsrEncountersrT
estsrBank


MULTIPLEsrCHOICE

1. Whichsrofsrthesrfollowingsractivitiessrissrnotsrpartsrofsrthesrrolesrofsrrespiratorysrtherapistssr(RTs
)srinsrpatientsrassessment?
a. Assistsrthesrphysiciansrwithsrdiagnosticsrreasoningsrskills.
b. Helpsrthesrphysiciansrselectsrappropriatesrpulmonarysrfunctionsrtests.
c. Interpretsrarterialsrbloodsrgassrvaluessrandsrsuggestsrmechanicalsrventilationsrchanges.
d. Documentsrthesrpatientsrdiagnosissrinsrthesrpatient’ssrchart.
ANSWER:s r D
RTssraresrnotsrqualifiedsrtosrmakesransrofficialsrdiagnosis.srThissrissrthesrrolesrofsrthesrattendingsrphysician
.

REF:s r Tablesr1-1,srpg.sr4 OBJ:s r s r 9

2. Insrwhichsrofsrthesrfollowingsrstagessrofsrpatient–
cliniciansrinteractionsrissrthesrreviewsrofsrphysiciansrorderssrcarriedsrout?
a. Treatmentsrstage
b. Introductorysrstage
c. Preinteractionsrstage
d. Initialsrassessmentsrstage
ANSWER:s r C
Physiciansrorderssrshouldsrbesrreviewedsrinsrthesrpatient’ssrchartsrbeforesrthesrphysiciansrseessrthesrpa
tient.

REF:s r Tablesr1-1,srpg.sr4 OBJ:s r s r 9

3. Insrwhichsrstagesrofsrpatient–cliniciansrinteractionsrissrthesrpatientsridentificationsrbraceletsrchecked?
a. Introductorysrstage
b. Preinteractionsrstage
c. Initialsrassessmentsrstage
d. Treatmentsrstage
ANSWER:s r A
ThesrpatientsrIDsrbraceletsrmustsrbesrcheckedsrbeforesrmovingsrforwardsrwithsrassessmentsrandsrtreat
ment.

REF:s r Tablesr1-1,srpg.sr4 OBJ:s r s r 9

4. Whatsrshouldsrbesrdonesrjustsrbeforesrthesrpatient’ssrIDsrbraceletsrissrchecked?
a. Checksrthesrpatient’ssrSpO2.
b. Asksrthesrpatientsrforsrpermission.
c. Checksrthesrchartsrforsrvitalsrsigns.
d. Listensrtosrbreathsrsounds.
ANSWER:s r B
Itsrissrconsideredsrpolitesrtosrasksrthesrpatientsrforsrpermissionsrbeforesrtouchingsrandsrreadingsrhissrors
rhersrIDsrbracelet.

, REF:s r s r pg.sr3 OBJ:s r s r 3sr|sr5

5. Whatsrissrthesrgoalsrofsrthesrintroductorysrphase?
a. Assesssrthesrpatient’ssrapparentsrage.
b. Identifysrthesrpatient’ssrfamilysrhistory.
c. Determinesrthesrpatient’ssrdiagnosis.
d. Establishsrasrrapportsrwithsrthesrpatient.
ANSWER:s r D
Thesrintroductorysrphasesrissrallsraboutsrgettingsrtosrknowsrthesrpatientsrandsrestablishingsrasrrapportsrwit
hsrhimsrorsrher.

REF:s r Tablesr1-1,srpg.sr4 OBJ:s r s r 3

6. Whichsrofsrthesrfollowingsrbehaviorssrissrnotsrconsistentsrwithsrresistivesrbehaviorsrofsrasrpatient?
a. Crossedsrarms
b. Minimalsreyesrcontact
c. Briefsranswerssrtosrquestions
d. Askingsrthesrpurposesrofsrthesrtreatment
ANSWER:s r D
Ifsrasrpatientsraskssraboutsrthesrpurposesrofsrthesrtreatmentsryousraresraboutsrtosrgive,srthissrgenerallysri
ndicatessrthatsrhesrorsrshesrissrnotsrupset.

REF:s r Tablesr1-1,srpg.sr4 OBJ:s r s r 3

7. Whatsrissrthesrmainsrpurposesrofsrthesrinitialsrassessmentsrstage?
a. Tosridentifysranysrallergiessrtosrmedications
b. Tosrdocumentsrthesrpatient’ssrsmokingsrhistory
c. Tosrpersonallysrgetsrtosrknowsrthesrpatientsrbetter
d. Tosrverifysrthatsrthesrprescribedsrtreatmentsrissrstillsrneededsrandsrappropriate
ANSWER:s r D
Whensryousrfirstsrseesrthesrpatient,sryousraresrencouragedsrtosrperformsrasrbriefsrassessmentsrtosrmakesr
suresrthesrtreatmentsrordersrbysrthesrphysiciansrissrstillsrappropriate.srThesrpatient’ssrstatussrmaysrhavesr
changedsrabruptlysrrecently.

REF:s r Tablesr1-1,srpg.sr4 OBJ:s r s r 3

8. Whatsrissrthesrappropriatesrdistancesrforsrthesrsocialsrspacesrfromsrthesrpatient?
a. 3srtosr5srfeet
b. 4srtosr12srfeet
c. 6srtosr18srfeet
d. 8srtosr20srfeet
ANSWER:s r B
Thesrsocialsrspacesrissr4srtosr12srfeet.

REF:s r s r pg.sr5 OBJ:s r s r 5

9. Whatsrissrthesrappropriatesrdistancesrforsrthesrpersonalsrspace?