Test bank for wilkins clinical assessment in respiratory care 7th edition by al heuer.

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

,Wilkins'mClinicalmAssessmentminmRespiratorymCare,


Contents:
Chapterm1.mPreparingmformthemPatientmEncounter
Chapterm2.mThemMedicalmHistorymandmthemInterview
Chapterm3.mCardiopulmonarymSymptoms
Chapterm4.mVitalmSigns
Chapterm5.mFundamentalsmofmPhysicalmExamination
Chapterm6.mNeurologicmAssessment
Chapterm7.mClinicalmLaboratorymStudies
Chapterm8.mInterpretationmofmBloodmGases
Chapterm9.mPulmonarymFunctionmTesting
Chapterm10.mChestmImaging
Chapterm11.mElectrocardiography
Chapterm12.mNeonatalmandmPediatricmAssessment
Chapterm13.mOldermPatientmAssessment
Chapterm14.mMonitoringminmCriticalmCare
Chapterm15.mVascularmPressuremMonitoring
Chapterm16.mCardiacmOutputmMeasurement
Chapterm17.mBronchoscopy
Chapterm18.mNutritionalmAssessment
Chapterm19.mSleepmandmBreathingmAssessment
Chapterm20.mHomemCaremPatientmAssessment
Chapterm21.mDocumentation

,Chapterm1:mPreparingmformthemPatientmEncounterm
TestmBank


MULTIPLEmCHOICE

1. Whichmofmthemfollowingmactivitiesmismnotmpartmofmthemrolemofmrespiratorymtherapistsm(RT
s)minmpatientmassessment?
a. Assistmthemphysicianmwithmdiagnosticmreasoningmskills.
b. Helpmthemphysicianmselectmappropriatempulmonarymfunctionmtests.
c. Interpretmarterialmbloodmgasmvaluesmandmsuggestmmechanicalmventilationmchanges.
d. Documentmthempatientmdiagnosisminmthempatient’smchart.
ANSWER:m D
RTsmaremnotmqualifiedmtommakemanmofficialmdiagnosis.mThismismthemrolemofmthemattendingmphysici
an.

REF:m Tablem1-1,mpg.m4 OBJ:m m 9

2. Inmwhichmofmthemfollowingmstagesmofmpatient–
clinicianminteractionmismthemreviewmofmphysicianmordersmcarriedmout?
a. Treatmentmstage
b. Introductorymstage
c. Preinteractionmstage
d. Initialmassessmentmstage
ANSWER:m C
Physicianmordersmshouldmbemreviewedminmthempatient’smchartmbeforemthemphysicianmseesmthemp
atient.

REF:m Tablem1-1,mpg.m4 OBJ:m m 9

3. Inmwhichmstagemofmpatient–clinicianminteractionmismthempatientmidentificationmbraceletmchecked?
a. Introductorymstage
b. Preinteractionmstage
c. Initialmassessmentmstage
d. Treatmentmstage

ANSWER:m A
ThempatientmIDmbraceletmmustmbemcheckedmbeforemmovingmforwardmwithmassessmentmandmtre
atment.

REF:m Tablem1-1,mpg.m4 OBJ:m m 9

4. Whatmshouldmbemdonemjustmbeforemthempatient’smIDmbraceletmismchecked?
a. Checkmthempatient’smSpO2.
b. Askmthempatientmformpermission.
c. Checkmthemchartmformvitalmsigns.
d. Listenmtombreathmsounds.
ANSWER:m B
Itmismconsideredmpolitemtomaskmthempatientmformpermissionmbeforemtouchingmandmreadingmhism
ormhermIDmbracelet.

, REF:m m pg.m3 OBJ:m m 3m|m5

5. Whatmismthemgoalmofmthemintroductorymphase?
a. Assessmthempatient’smapparentmage.
b. Identifymthempatient’smfamilymhistory.
c. Determinemthempatient’smdiagnosis.
d. Establishmamrapportmwithmthempatient.

ANSWER:m D
Themintroductorymphasemismallmaboutmgettingmtomknowmthempatientmandmestablishingmamrapportmw
ithmhimmormher.

REF:m Tablem1-1,mpg.m4 OBJ:m m 3

6. Whichmofmthemfollowingmbehaviorsmismnotmconsistentmwithmresistivembehaviormofmampatient?
a. Crossedmarms
b. Minimalmeyemcontact
c. Briefmanswersmtomquestions
d. Askingmthempurposemofmthemtreatment

ANSWER:m D
Ifmampatientmasksmaboutmthempurposemofmthemtreatmentmyoumaremaboutmtomgive,mthismgenerallym
indicatesmthatmhemormshemismnotmupset.

REF:m Tablem1-1,mpg.m4 OBJ:m m 3

7. Whatmismthemmainmpurposemofmtheminitialmassessmentmstage?
a. Tomidentifymanymallergiesmtommedications
b. Tomdocumentmthempatient’smsmokingmhistory
c. Tompersonallymgetmtomknowmthempatientmbetter
d. Tomverifymthatmthemprescribedmtreatmentmismstillmneededmandmappropriate

ANSWER:m D
Whenmyoumfirstmseemthempatient,myoumaremencouragedmtomperformmambriefmassessmentmtommake
msuremthemtreatmentmordermbymthemphysicianmismstillmappropriate.mThempatient’smstatusmmaymha

vemchangedmabruptlymrecently.

REF:m Tablem1-1,mpg.m4 OBJ:m m 3

8. Whatmismthemappropriatemdistancemformthemsocialmspacemfrommthempatient?
a. 3mtom5mfeet
b. 4mtom12mfeet
c. 6mtom18mfeet
d. 8mtom20mfeet

ANSWER:m B
Themsocialmspacemism4mtom12mfeet.

REF:m m pg.m5 OBJ:m m 5

9. Whatmismthemappropriatemdistancemformthempersonalmspace?