NURS 6512 Health Assessment Ch 3 Exam
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The Interview: Definition & Goal - CORRECT ANSWERS -Definition: The interview is a meeting
between you and your patient
-Goal: to collect a complete health history and to achieve optimal health for the patient
Results of a successful interview - CORRECT ANSWERS -Gather complete and accurate data
about the person's health state including the description and chronology of any symptoms of illness
-Establish rapport and trust so the person feels accepted and thus free to share all relevant data
-Teach the person about the health state so that the person can participate in identifying problems
-Build rapport for a continuing therapeutic relationship; this rapport facilitates future diagnoses,
planning, and treatment.
-Begin teaching for health promotion and disease prevention
Health History you collect in an interview is? (Also importance and collects what type of data and how?)
- CORRECT ANSWERS -Important in beginning to identify health strengths and problems as a
bridge to physical examination.
-First and most important part of data collection
-Collects subjective data:
• What the person says about his or her perceived health state
• The interview is the first and the best chance a person has to tell you about what he or she perceives
the health status to be
• The patient knows everything about his or her own health state, and YOU KNOW NOTHING!!
-Consider the interview a (1) between you and your patient?
2. This consists of? - CORRECT ANSWERS 1. (contract)
,2. The contract consists of spoken and unspoken rules for behavior
• What the person needs and expects from health care and what the health professional has to offer
• Mutual goal is optimal health for the patient
Terms of the contract - CORRECT ANSWERS • Time and place of interview and physical
examination
• Introduction of and explanation of health care provider's role
• Purpose of interview
• How long it will take
• Expectation of participation for each person
• Presence of others, e.g., family, etc.
• Confidentiality and to what extent it may be limited
• Any costs that the patient must pay
Confusion could produce? - CORRECT ANSWERS Any confusion could produce resentment and
anger rather than the openness and trust you need to facilitate the interview.
The Process of Communication - CORRECT ANSWERS 1. Sending: (Verbal and Nonverbal
Communication)
2. Receiving: (Taking in by the other person)
Definitions of Communication - CORRECT ANSWERS -Communication is exchanging information
so that each person clearly understands the other
-Communication is behavior (conscious and unconscious), verbal and nonverbal.
-All behavior has meaning and be aware of what the message is that you're sending to the patient
Process of Communication: (Sending) - CORRECT ANSWERS -Verbal communication:
, • Words spoken, vocalizations, tone of voice
-Nonverbal communication:
• Body language - posture, gestures, facial expression, eye contact, foot tapping, touch, even where you
place your chair
• Because nonverbal communication is under less conscious control than verbal communication,
nonverbal communication probably is more reflective of your true feelings
Process of Communication: (Receiving) - CORRECT ANSWERS -Awareness of messages you send
is only part of process
-Words and gestures must be interpreted in a specific context to have meaning
-The patient comes to you with a history - the receiver attaches meaning determined by his or her past
experiences, culture, self-concept, and current physical and emotional state
-Successful communication requires mutual understanding by sender and receiver
-Patients' health problems intensify communication because patients depend on you to get better
-Communication can be learned and polished when you are a beginning practitioner
-Communication is a tool, as basic to quality health care as tools of inspection or palpation
To maximize your communication skills, you need to be aware of (1.) and (2.) and their influence. -
CORRECT ANSWERS 1. Internal factors
2. External Factors
Internal Factors - CORRECT ANSWERS What you, as an examiner, bring into the interview
Three important internal factors - CORRECT ANSWERS 1. Liking others:
-A generally optimistic view of people - an assumption of their strengths and a tolerance for their
weakness
-The patient must feel accepted unconditionally
Walden University 100% Verified and Correct
GRADED A+
The Interview: Definition & Goal - CORRECT ANSWERS -Definition: The interview is a meeting
between you and your patient
-Goal: to collect a complete health history and to achieve optimal health for the patient
Results of a successful interview - CORRECT ANSWERS -Gather complete and accurate data
about the person's health state including the description and chronology of any symptoms of illness
-Establish rapport and trust so the person feels accepted and thus free to share all relevant data
-Teach the person about the health state so that the person can participate in identifying problems
-Build rapport for a continuing therapeutic relationship; this rapport facilitates future diagnoses,
planning, and treatment.
-Begin teaching for health promotion and disease prevention
Health History you collect in an interview is? (Also importance and collects what type of data and how?)
- CORRECT ANSWERS -Important in beginning to identify health strengths and problems as a
bridge to physical examination.
-First and most important part of data collection
-Collects subjective data:
• What the person says about his or her perceived health state
• The interview is the first and the best chance a person has to tell you about what he or she perceives
the health status to be
• The patient knows everything about his or her own health state, and YOU KNOW NOTHING!!
-Consider the interview a (1) between you and your patient?
2. This consists of? - CORRECT ANSWERS 1. (contract)
,2. The contract consists of spoken and unspoken rules for behavior
• What the person needs and expects from health care and what the health professional has to offer
• Mutual goal is optimal health for the patient
Terms of the contract - CORRECT ANSWERS • Time and place of interview and physical
examination
• Introduction of and explanation of health care provider's role
• Purpose of interview
• How long it will take
• Expectation of participation for each person
• Presence of others, e.g., family, etc.
• Confidentiality and to what extent it may be limited
• Any costs that the patient must pay
Confusion could produce? - CORRECT ANSWERS Any confusion could produce resentment and
anger rather than the openness and trust you need to facilitate the interview.
The Process of Communication - CORRECT ANSWERS 1. Sending: (Verbal and Nonverbal
Communication)
2. Receiving: (Taking in by the other person)
Definitions of Communication - CORRECT ANSWERS -Communication is exchanging information
so that each person clearly understands the other
-Communication is behavior (conscious and unconscious), verbal and nonverbal.
-All behavior has meaning and be aware of what the message is that you're sending to the patient
Process of Communication: (Sending) - CORRECT ANSWERS -Verbal communication:
, • Words spoken, vocalizations, tone of voice
-Nonverbal communication:
• Body language - posture, gestures, facial expression, eye contact, foot tapping, touch, even where you
place your chair
• Because nonverbal communication is under less conscious control than verbal communication,
nonverbal communication probably is more reflective of your true feelings
Process of Communication: (Receiving) - CORRECT ANSWERS -Awareness of messages you send
is only part of process
-Words and gestures must be interpreted in a specific context to have meaning
-The patient comes to you with a history - the receiver attaches meaning determined by his or her past
experiences, culture, self-concept, and current physical and emotional state
-Successful communication requires mutual understanding by sender and receiver
-Patients' health problems intensify communication because patients depend on you to get better
-Communication can be learned and polished when you are a beginning practitioner
-Communication is a tool, as basic to quality health care as tools of inspection or palpation
To maximize your communication skills, you need to be aware of (1.) and (2.) and their influence. -
CORRECT ANSWERS 1. Internal factors
2. External Factors
Internal Factors - CORRECT ANSWERS What you, as an examiner, bring into the interview
Three important internal factors - CORRECT ANSWERS 1. Liking others:
-A generally optimistic view of people - an assumption of their strengths and a tolerance for their
weakness
-The patient must feel accepted unconditionally
