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Which of the following will best facilitate the interview
when obtaining a history for a deaf patient who
can read lips? ANS speaking slowly
During a history, the patient indicates he has an uncle
and a brother with sickle cell disease. Which of the
following is an appropriate method to document this
information? ANS Include it in the family history.
Which approach is recommended at the onset of an
interview? ANS Use an open-ended approach; let the patient explain the problem or reason for the visit.
Which of the following questions may lead to an
inaccurate patient response? ANS "That was a horrible experience, wasn't it?"
Repeating a patient's answer is an attempt to ANS confirm an accurate understanding.
During an interview, your patient admits to feeling
worthless and having a sleep disturbance for the
past 3 weeks. These are clues that warrant the exploration
of ANS risk for suicide
Jerry, a 26-year-old homosexual man, is having a
health history taken. Which question regarding sexual
activity would most likely hamper trust between
Jerry and the interviewer? ANS Are you married or do you have a girlfriend
, When questioning a patient regarding a sensitive
issue, such as drug use, it is best to ANS be direct, firm, and to the point
Direct questions are designed to ANS obtain or clarify specific details about an answer
Interviewers should identify and assess their own
feelings, such as hostility and prejudice, in order to ANS reduce communication barriers
During an interview, a patient describes abdominal
pain that often awakens him at night. Which of the
following responses by the interviewer would facilitate
the interviewing process? ANS "Tell me what you mean by often."
Developing cultural sensitivity is vital in order for the
examiner to be successful in ANS recognizing and accepting health beliefs that differ from his or her own
beliefs.
The balance of hot and cold and its relationship to
wellness is a concept that ANS is believed by members of many cultures, including
Arabs, Asians, Filipinos, and Hispanics.
Developing a knowledge base about cultural groups
allows the practitioner to ANS understand the behaviors, practices, and problems observed
Which of the following is an example of a cultural
characteristic? ANS shared belief
A young mother brings her infant to the emergency
department with a high temperature and dehydration.
Which of the following questions asked by an examiner