Test Bank - Clinical Manifestations and Assessment of Respiratory Disease,
9th Edition (Des Jardins, 2025), Newest Edition
,
,Chapter 01: The Patient Interview
Des Jardins: Clinical Manifestations and Assessment of Respiratory Disease, 9th Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. The respiratory care practitioner is conducting a patient interview. The main purpose of this
interview is to:
a. review data with the patient.
b. gather subjective data from the patient.
c. gather objective data from the patient.
d. fill out the history form or checklist.
ANS: B
The interview is a meeting between the respiratory care practitioner and the patient. It allows the collection of
subjective data about the patient’s feelings regarding his/her
condition. The history should be done before the interview. Although data can be reviewed, that is
not the primary purpose of the interview.
2. For there to be a successful interview, the respiratory therapist must:
a. provide leading questions to guide the patient.
b. reassure the patient.
c. be an active listener.
d. use medical terminology to show knowledge of the subject matter.
ANS: C
N R I G B.C M
U S must
The personal qualities that a respiratory therapist N Thave to conduct
O a successful interview include
being an active listener, having a genuine concern for the patient, and having empathy. Leading questions
must be avoided. Reassurance may provide a false sense of comfort to the patient. Medical jargon can sound
exclusionary and paternalistic to a patient.
3. Which of the following would be found on a history form?
1. Age
2. Chief complaint
3. Present health
4. Family history
5. Health insurance provider
a. 1, 4
b. 2, 3
c. 3, 4, 5
d. 1, 2, 3, 4
ANS: D
Age, chief complaint, present health, and family history are typically found on a health history form
because each can impact the patient’shealth. Health insurance provider information, while needed for
billing purposes, would not be found on the history form.
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9th Edition (Des Jardins, 2025), Newest Edition
,
,Chapter 01: The Patient Interview
Des Jardins: Clinical Manifestations and Assessment of Respiratory Disease, 9th Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. The respiratory care practitioner is conducting a patient interview. The main purpose of this
interview is to:
a. review data with the patient.
b. gather subjective data from the patient.
c. gather objective data from the patient.
d. fill out the history form or checklist.
ANS: B
The interview is a meeting between the respiratory care practitioner and the patient. It allows the collection of
subjective data about the patient’s feelings regarding his/her
condition. The history should be done before the interview. Although data can be reviewed, that is
not the primary purpose of the interview.
2. For there to be a successful interview, the respiratory therapist must:
a. provide leading questions to guide the patient.
b. reassure the patient.
c. be an active listener.
d. use medical terminology to show knowledge of the subject matter.
ANS: C
N R I G B.C M
U S must
The personal qualities that a respiratory therapist N Thave to conduct
O a successful interview include
being an active listener, having a genuine concern for the patient, and having empathy. Leading questions
must be avoided. Reassurance may provide a false sense of comfort to the patient. Medical jargon can sound
exclusionary and paternalistic to a patient.
3. Which of the following would be found on a history form?
1. Age
2. Chief complaint
3. Present health
4. Family history
5. Health insurance provider
a. 1, 4
b. 2, 3
c. 3, 4, 5
d. 1, 2, 3, 4
ANS: D
Age, chief complaint, present health, and family history are typically found on a health history form
because each can impact the patient’shealth. Health insurance provider information, while needed for
billing purposes, would not be found on the history form.
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