TEST BANK
WILKINS' CLINICAL
ASSESSMENT IN
TH
RESPIRATORYCARE,7
EDITION BY AL HEUER
,Wilkins' wClinical wAssessment win wRespiratory wCare, w7th wEdition
Contents:
Chapter w1. wPreparing wfor wthe wPatient wEncounter
wChapter w2. wThe wMedical wHistory wand wthe
wInterview wChapter w3. wCardiopulmonary
wSymptoms
Chapter w4. wVital wSigns
Chapter w5. wFundamentals wof wPhysical wExamination
wChapter w6. wNeurologic wAssessment
Chapter w7. wClinical wLaboratory wStudies
wChapter w8. wInterpretation wof wBlood wGases
wChapter w9. wPulmonary wFunction wTesting
wChapter w10. wChest wImaging
Chapter w11. wElectrocardiography
Chapter w12. wNeonatal wand wPediatric wAssessment
wChapter w13. wOlder wPatient wAssessment
Chapter w14. wMonitoring win wCritical wCare
wChapter w15. wVascular wPressure wMonitoring
wChapter w16. wCardiac wOutput wMeasurement
wChapter w17. wBronchoscopy
Chapter w18. wNutritional wAssessment
Chapter w19. wSleep wand wBreathing wAssessment
wChapter w20. wHome wCare wPatient wAssessment
Chapter 21. Documentation
,Chapter 1: Preparing for the Patient Encounter
w w w w w w
Test Bank
w w
MULTIPLE wCHOICE
1. Which wof wthe wfollowing wactivities wis wnot wpart wof wthe wrole wof wrespiratory wtherapists
w (RTs) win wpatient wassessment?
a. Assist wthe wphysician wwith wdiagnostic wreasoning wskills.
b. Help wthe wphysician wselect wappropriate wpulmonary wfunction wtests.
c. Interpret warterial wblood wgas wvalues wand wsuggest wmechanical wventilation wchanges.
d. Document wthe wpatient wdiagnosis win wthe wpatient’s wchart.
ANS: w D
RTs ware wnot wqualified wto wmake wan wofficial wdiagnosis. wThis wis wthe wrole wof wthe wattending wphysician.
REF: w Table w1-1, wpg. w4 OBJ: w 9
2. In wwhich wof wthe wfollowing wstages wof wpatient–clinician winteraction wis wthe wreview wof
w physician worders wcarried wout?
a. Treatment wstage
b. Introductory wstage
c. Preinteraction wstage
d. Initial wassessment wstage
ANS: w C
Physician worders wshould wbe wreviewed win wthe wpatient’s wchart wbefore wthe wphysician wsees wthe
wpatient.
REF: w Table w1-1, wpg. w4 OBJ: w 9
3. In wwhich wstage wof wpatient–clinician winteraction wis wthe wpatient widentification wbracelet wchecked?
a. Introductory wstage
b. Preinteraction wstage
c. Initial wassessment wstage
d. Treatment wstage
ANS: w A
The wpatient wID wbracelet wmust wbe wchecked wbefore wmoving wforward wwith wassessment wand
wtreatment.
REF: w Table w1-1, wpg. w4 OBJ: w 9
4. What wshould wbe wdone wjust wbefore wthe wpatient’s wID wbracelet wis wchecked?
a. Check wthe wpatient’s wSpO2.
b. Ask wthe wpatient wfor wpermission.
c. Check wthe wchart wfor wvital wsigns.
d. Listen wto wbreath wsounds.
ANS: w B
It wis wconsidered wpolite wto wask wthe wpatient wfor wpermission wbefore wtouching wand wreading whis
wor wher wID wbracelet.
, REF: w w pg. w3 OBJ: w 3 w| w5
5. What wis wthe wgoal wof wthe wintroductory wphase?
a. Assess wthe wpatient’s wapparent wage.
b. Identify wthe wpatient’s wfamily whistory.
c. Determine wthe wpatient’s wdiagnosis.
d. Establish wa wrapport wwith wthe wpatient.
ANS: w D
The wintroductory wphase wis wall wabout wgetting wto wknow wthe wpatient wand westablishing wa wrapport
wwith whim wor wher.
REF: w Table w1-1, wpg. w4 OBJ: w 3
6. Which wof wthe wfollowing wbehaviors wis wnot wconsistent wwith wresistive wbehavior wof wa wpatient?
a. Crossed warms
b. Minimal weye wcontact
c. Brief wanswers wto wquestions
d. Asking wthe wpurpose wof wthe wtreatment
ANS: w D
If wa wpatient wasks wabout wthe wpurpose wof wthe wtreatment wyou ware wabout wto wgive, wthis wgenerally
windicates wthat whe wor wshe wis wnot wupset.
REF: w Table w1-1, wpg. w4 OBJ: w 3
7. What wis wthe wmain wpurpose wof wthe winitial wassessment wstage?
a. To widentify wany wallergies wto wmedications
b. To wdocument wthe wpatient’s wsmoking whistory
c. To wpersonally wget wto wknow wthe wpatient wbetter
d. To wverify wthat wthe wprescribed wtreatment wis wstill wneeded wand wappropriate
ANS: w D
When wyou wfirst wsee wthe wpatient, wyou ware wencouraged wto wperform wa wbrief wassessment wto
wmake wsure wthe wtreatment worder wby wthe wphysician wis wstill wappropriate. wThe wpatient’s wstatus
wmay whave wchanged wabruptly wrecently.
REF: w Table w1-1, wpg. w4 OBJ: w 3
8. What wis wthe wappropriate wdistance wfor wthe wsocial wspace wfrom wthe wpatient?
a. 3 wto w5 wfeet
b. 4 wto w12 wfeet
c. 6 wto w18 wfeet
d. 8 wto w20 wfeet
ANS: w B
The wsocial wspace wis w4 wto w12 wfeet.
REF: w w pg. w5 OBJ: w 5
9. What wis wthe wappropriate wdistance wfor wthe wpersonal wspace?
WILKINS' CLINICAL
ASSESSMENT IN
TH
RESPIRATORYCARE,7
EDITION BY AL HEUER
,Wilkins' wClinical wAssessment win wRespiratory wCare, w7th wEdition
Contents:
Chapter w1. wPreparing wfor wthe wPatient wEncounter
wChapter w2. wThe wMedical wHistory wand wthe
wInterview wChapter w3. wCardiopulmonary
wSymptoms
Chapter w4. wVital wSigns
Chapter w5. wFundamentals wof wPhysical wExamination
wChapter w6. wNeurologic wAssessment
Chapter w7. wClinical wLaboratory wStudies
wChapter w8. wInterpretation wof wBlood wGases
wChapter w9. wPulmonary wFunction wTesting
wChapter w10. wChest wImaging
Chapter w11. wElectrocardiography
Chapter w12. wNeonatal wand wPediatric wAssessment
wChapter w13. wOlder wPatient wAssessment
Chapter w14. wMonitoring win wCritical wCare
wChapter w15. wVascular wPressure wMonitoring
wChapter w16. wCardiac wOutput wMeasurement
wChapter w17. wBronchoscopy
Chapter w18. wNutritional wAssessment
Chapter w19. wSleep wand wBreathing wAssessment
wChapter w20. wHome wCare wPatient wAssessment
Chapter 21. Documentation
,Chapter 1: Preparing for the Patient Encounter
w w w w w w
Test Bank
w w
MULTIPLE wCHOICE
1. Which wof wthe wfollowing wactivities wis wnot wpart wof wthe wrole wof wrespiratory wtherapists
w (RTs) win wpatient wassessment?
a. Assist wthe wphysician wwith wdiagnostic wreasoning wskills.
b. Help wthe wphysician wselect wappropriate wpulmonary wfunction wtests.
c. Interpret warterial wblood wgas wvalues wand wsuggest wmechanical wventilation wchanges.
d. Document wthe wpatient wdiagnosis win wthe wpatient’s wchart.
ANS: w D
RTs ware wnot wqualified wto wmake wan wofficial wdiagnosis. wThis wis wthe wrole wof wthe wattending wphysician.
REF: w Table w1-1, wpg. w4 OBJ: w 9
2. In wwhich wof wthe wfollowing wstages wof wpatient–clinician winteraction wis wthe wreview wof
w physician worders wcarried wout?
a. Treatment wstage
b. Introductory wstage
c. Preinteraction wstage
d. Initial wassessment wstage
ANS: w C
Physician worders wshould wbe wreviewed win wthe wpatient’s wchart wbefore wthe wphysician wsees wthe
wpatient.
REF: w Table w1-1, wpg. w4 OBJ: w 9
3. In wwhich wstage wof wpatient–clinician winteraction wis wthe wpatient widentification wbracelet wchecked?
a. Introductory wstage
b. Preinteraction wstage
c. Initial wassessment wstage
d. Treatment wstage
ANS: w A
The wpatient wID wbracelet wmust wbe wchecked wbefore wmoving wforward wwith wassessment wand
wtreatment.
REF: w Table w1-1, wpg. w4 OBJ: w 9
4. What wshould wbe wdone wjust wbefore wthe wpatient’s wID wbracelet wis wchecked?
a. Check wthe wpatient’s wSpO2.
b. Ask wthe wpatient wfor wpermission.
c. Check wthe wchart wfor wvital wsigns.
d. Listen wto wbreath wsounds.
ANS: w B
It wis wconsidered wpolite wto wask wthe wpatient wfor wpermission wbefore wtouching wand wreading whis
wor wher wID wbracelet.
, REF: w w pg. w3 OBJ: w 3 w| w5
5. What wis wthe wgoal wof wthe wintroductory wphase?
a. Assess wthe wpatient’s wapparent wage.
b. Identify wthe wpatient’s wfamily whistory.
c. Determine wthe wpatient’s wdiagnosis.
d. Establish wa wrapport wwith wthe wpatient.
ANS: w D
The wintroductory wphase wis wall wabout wgetting wto wknow wthe wpatient wand westablishing wa wrapport
wwith whim wor wher.
REF: w Table w1-1, wpg. w4 OBJ: w 3
6. Which wof wthe wfollowing wbehaviors wis wnot wconsistent wwith wresistive wbehavior wof wa wpatient?
a. Crossed warms
b. Minimal weye wcontact
c. Brief wanswers wto wquestions
d. Asking wthe wpurpose wof wthe wtreatment
ANS: w D
If wa wpatient wasks wabout wthe wpurpose wof wthe wtreatment wyou ware wabout wto wgive, wthis wgenerally
windicates wthat whe wor wshe wis wnot wupset.
REF: w Table w1-1, wpg. w4 OBJ: w 3
7. What wis wthe wmain wpurpose wof wthe winitial wassessment wstage?
a. To widentify wany wallergies wto wmedications
b. To wdocument wthe wpatient’s wsmoking whistory
c. To wpersonally wget wto wknow wthe wpatient wbetter
d. To wverify wthat wthe wprescribed wtreatment wis wstill wneeded wand wappropriate
ANS: w D
When wyou wfirst wsee wthe wpatient, wyou ware wencouraged wto wperform wa wbrief wassessment wto
wmake wsure wthe wtreatment worder wby wthe wphysician wis wstill wappropriate. wThe wpatient’s wstatus
wmay whave wchanged wabruptly wrecently.
REF: w Table w1-1, wpg. w4 OBJ: w 3
8. What wis wthe wappropriate wdistance wfor wthe wsocial wspace wfrom wthe wpatient?
a. 3 wto w5 wfeet
b. 4 wto w12 wfeet
c. 6 wto w18 wfeet
d. 8 wto w20 wfeet
ANS: w B
The wsocial wspace wis w4 wto w12 wfeet.
REF: w w pg. w5 OBJ: w 5
9. What wis wthe wappropriate wdistance wfor wthe wpersonal wspace?
