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MULTIPLEt CHOICE
1. Whicht questiont wouldt bet consideredt at“leadingt question?”
a. “Pleasetdescribet anyt associatedt symptomst withtyourt headaches?”
b. “Yout don'tt gett headachest often,t dot you?”
c. “Whatt activitiest affectt thet severityt oft yourt headaches?”
d. “Whatt timest oft thet dayt aret yourt headachest thet mostt severe?”
e. “Whatt worriest yout mostt aboutt yourt headache?”
ANS:t B
Thist questiont wouldt limitt thet informationt int thet patient'st answer.t Thet othertchoice
stallowt the
patientt moret discretiont aboutt thet extentt oft ant answer.
TOP: Discipline:t Behavioralt Science MSC:t Organt System:t General
2. Whicht actiont wouldt bestt promotet accuratet translationst ast welltastc
onfidentialitytwhent the
caregivert doest nott speakt thet patient'st language?
a. Askt at persont unfamiliart witht thet patientt tot translate.
b. Havet at friendt oft thet patientt translate.
c. Asktsimplet leadingt questionst thatt thet patientt mayt understand.
d. Uset at neighbort ast translator.
e. Involvet thet familyt witht thet translation.
ANS:t A
Whentyoutdotnottspeaktthetpatient'stlanguage,tfamilytmemberstortfriendstm
aytposetatcommunicationtbarriertandtmaythavetissuestoftconfidentiality;t at
strangerast ant interpretert islesst biased.
TOP: Discipline:t Behavioralt Science MSC:t Organt System:t General
3. Periodst oft silencetduringt thet interviewt cant servet importantt purposes,t sucht as:
a. allowingt thet cliniciant tot catcht upt ont documentation.
b. givingt yout at cluet thatt yout shouldt speedt upt thet interview.
c. providingt timet fort reflection.
d. increasingt thet lengtht oft thet visit.
e. promotingt at calmt environment.
ANS:t C
Silencetistatusefulttooltduringtinterviewstfortthetpurposestoftreflection,tsum
moningt oft courage,t andt displayingt compassion.t Itt ist usuallyt at cluetfort yout t
ogot slowert andt nott tot pushtoot hard.
TOP: Discipline:t Behavioralt Science MSC:t Organt System:t General
4. Whicht techniquet ist mostt likelyt tot resultt int thet patient'st understandingt oftq
uestions?
a. Uset phrasest thatt aret commonlyt usedt byt othertpatientst int thet area.
b. Uset thet patient'st ownt termst ift possible.
, c. Uset languaget thatt keepst thet patientt fromt beingt expansivet int hist ort hertan
swer.
d. Uset propert medicalt andt technicalt terminology.
e. Uset thet simplestt languaget possible.
ANS:t B
Tot ensuret thatt yourt questionst havet beent correctlyt understood,t bet clear,t andtexpli
citwhile
usingt thet patient'st idiomt andt levelt oft understanding.
TOP: Discipline:t Behavioralt Science MSC:t Organt System:t General
5. At patientt becomest restlesst duringt thet historyt andt says,t “It don'tt havet timetfo
rt allt ofthis
conversation.tI'vetgotttotgettbackttotwork.”tYourtmosttappropriatetresponsetwouldt
beto:
a. stoptusingtopen-endedt questionst andt becomet moretdirect.
b. asktanothert open-endedt questiont andt insistt ont ant answer.
c. askt questionst aboutt hist angert andt movet closert tot him.
d. acknowledget hist angertandt proceedt withtthet historyt andt examination.
e. ignorethist displeasuret andt becomet moret assertivet aboutt gettingt answers.
ANS:t D
Thist ist thet onlyt answert thatt resistst thettendencyt fort patientt manipulation,tpursuest
thetinformation,t andt confrontst thet patient'st anger.
TOP: Discipline:t Behavioralt Science MSC:t Organt System:t General
6. Whent questioningt at patientt regardingt alcoholt intake,tshet tellst youtth
attshetis“onlytatsocialdrinker.”tWhichtinitialtresponsetistappropriate
?
a. “I'mt gladt thatt yout aret at responsiblet drinker.”
b. “ManyttpeoplettwhottarettreN RalcoIthoG
licttsB
ay.tC
heyMarettsocialt drinkers.”
UtSally
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c. “Whatt amountt andt whatt kindt oft alcoholt dot yout drinkt int at week?”
d. “Iftyoutonlytdrinktsocially,tyoutwon'ttneedttotworrytabouttal
waysthavingt adesignatedt driver.”
e. “Dot thet othertpeoplet int yourt householdt consumet alcohol?”
ANS:t C
Thist answert clarifiest thet patient'st ownt termt withoutt askingt at leadingtquest
iont ortbeing
judgmental.
TOP: Discipline:t Behavioralt Science MSC:t Organt System:t General
7. At50-year-
oldtmantcomesttotthetprimarytcaretclinic.tHettellstyouthetistworriedtbeca
uset het hashadt severetchestt painst fort thetpastt 2t weeks.tWhicht initialt his
torytinterviewt questiont ist mostt appropriate?
a. “Cant yout describet thet pain?”
b. “Thet paint doesn'tt radiatet tot yourt arm,t doest it?”
c. “Havet yout beent treatedt fort anxietyt before?”
d. “Doest yourtfathert havet heartt disease?”
e. “Aret thet painst worset aftert yout eat?”
ANS:t A
Initially,tant open-
endedt questiont ist at moretappropriatet response.t“Cant youtdescribetthet pain?”
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N 9TH EDITION BALL TEST BANK JANE W.BAL
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L COMPLETE SOLUTIONALL CHAPTERS
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,Stuvia.comt-tThetMarketplacettotBuyt andtSelltyourtStudytMaterial
,SEIDEL'St GUIDEt TOt PHYSICALt EXAMINATIONt 9THt EDITIONt BALLt TESTt BANKt JANEt W.BALLtCOMP
LETEt SOLUTION
ALLt CHAPTERS
Chapter 01: The History and Interviewing Process
t t t t t t
Ball: Seidel’s Guide to Physical Examination, 9th Edition
t t t t t t t
MULTIPLEt CHOICE
1. Whicht questiont wouldt bet consideredt at“leadingt question?”
a. “Pleasetdescribet anyt associatedt symptomst withtyourt headaches?”
b. “Yout don'tt gett headachest often,t dot you?”
c. “Whatt activitiest affectt thet severityt oft yourt headaches?”
d. “Whatt timest oft thet dayt aret yourt headachest thet mostt severe?”
e. “Whatt worriest yout mostt aboutt yourt headache?”
ANS:t B
Thist questiont wouldt limitt thet informationt int thet patient'st answer.t Thet othertchoice
stallowt the
patientt moret discretiont aboutt thet extentt oft ant answer.
TOP: Discipline:t Behavioralt Science MSC:t Organt System:t General
2. Whicht actiont wouldt bestt promotet accuratet translationst ast welltastc
onfidentialitytwhent the
caregivert doest nott speakt thet patient'st language?
a. Askt at persont unfamiliart witht thet patientt tot translate.
b. Havet at friendt oft thet patientt translate.
c. Asktsimplet leadingt questionst thatt thet patientt mayt understand.
d. Uset at neighbort ast translator.
e. Involvet thet familyt witht thet translation.
ANS:t A
Whentyoutdotnottspeaktthetpatient'stlanguage,tfamilytmemberstortfriendstm
aytposetatcommunicationtbarriertandtmaythavetissuestoftconfidentiality;t at
strangerast ant interpretert islesst biased.
TOP: Discipline:t Behavioralt Science MSC:t Organt System:t General
3. Periodst oft silencetduringt thet interviewt cant servet importantt purposes,t sucht as:
a. allowingt thet cliniciant tot catcht upt ont documentation.
b. givingt yout at cluet thatt yout shouldt speedt upt thet interview.
c. providingt timet fort reflection.
d. increasingt thet lengtht oft thet visit.
e. promotingt at calmt environment.
ANS:t C
Silencetistatusefulttooltduringtinterviewstfortthetpurposestoftreflection,tsum
moningt oft courage,t andt displayingt compassion.t Itt ist usuallyt at cluetfort yout t
ogot slowert andt nott tot pushtoot hard.
TOP: Discipline:t Behavioralt Science MSC:t Organt System:t General
4. Whicht techniquet ist mostt likelyt tot resultt int thet patient'st understandingt oftq
uestions?
a. Uset phrasest thatt aret commonlyt usedt byt othertpatientst int thet area.
b. Uset thet patient'st ownt termst ift possible.
, c. Uset languaget thatt keepst thet patientt fromt beingt expansivet int hist ort hertan
swer.
d. Uset propert medicalt andt technicalt terminology.
e. Uset thet simplestt languaget possible.
ANS:t B
Tot ensuret thatt yourt questionst havet beent correctlyt understood,t bet clear,t andtexpli
citwhile
usingt thet patient'st idiomt andt levelt oft understanding.
TOP: Discipline:t Behavioralt Science MSC:t Organt System:t General
5. At patientt becomest restlesst duringt thet historyt andt says,t “It don'tt havet timetfo
rt allt ofthis
conversation.tI'vetgotttotgettbackttotwork.”tYourtmosttappropriatetresponsetwouldt
beto:
a. stoptusingtopen-endedt questionst andt becomet moretdirect.
b. asktanothert open-endedt questiont andt insistt ont ant answer.
c. askt questionst aboutt hist angert andt movet closert tot him.
d. acknowledget hist angertandt proceedt withtthet historyt andt examination.
e. ignorethist displeasuret andt becomet moret assertivet aboutt gettingt answers.
ANS:t D
Thist ist thet onlyt answert thatt resistst thettendencyt fort patientt manipulation,tpursuest
thetinformation,t andt confrontst thet patient'st anger.
TOP: Discipline:t Behavioralt Science MSC:t Organt System:t General
6. Whent questioningt at patientt regardingt alcoholt intake,tshet tellst youtth
attshetis“onlytatsocialdrinker.”tWhichtinitialtresponsetistappropriate
?
a. “I'mt gladt thatt yout aret at responsiblet drinker.”
b. “ManyttpeoplettwhottarettreN RalcoIthoG
licttsB
ay.tC
heyMarettsocialt drinkers.”
UtSally
tN
c. “Whatt amountt andt whatt kindt oft alcoholt dot yout drinkt int at week?”
d. “Iftyoutonlytdrinktsocially,tyoutwon'ttneedttotworrytabouttal
waysthavingt adesignatedt driver.”
e. “Dot thet othertpeoplet int yourt householdt consumet alcohol?”
ANS:t C
Thist answert clarifiest thet patient'st ownt termt withoutt askingt at leadingtquest
iont ortbeing
judgmental.
TOP: Discipline:t Behavioralt Science MSC:t Organt System:t General
7. At50-year-
oldtmantcomesttotthetprimarytcaretclinic.tHettellstyouthetistworriedtbeca
uset het hashadt severetchestt painst fort thetpastt 2t weeks.tWhicht initialt his
torytinterviewt questiont ist mostt appropriate?
a. “Cant yout describet thet pain?”
b. “Thet paint doesn'tt radiatet tot yourt arm,t doest it?”
c. “Havet yout beent treatedt fort anxietyt before?”
d. “Doest yourtfathert havet heartt disease?”
e. “Aret thet painst worset aftert yout eat?”
ANS:t A
Initially,tant open-
endedt questiont ist at moretappropriatet response.t“Cant youtdescribetthet pain?”
