Clinical Manifestations and
Assessment of Respiratory
Disease 8th Edition Jardins
Test Bank
,Chapter 01: The Patient Interview
Des Jardins: Clinical Manifestations and Assessment of Respiratory Disease, 8th
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
The personal qualities that a respiratoryUtherapist
S N must
T haveOto conduct 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’s health. Health insurance provider information, while
needed for billing purposes, would not be found on the history form.
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, 4. External factors the respiratory care practitioner should make efforts to provide during an
interview include which of the following?
1. Minimize or prevent interruptions.
2. Ensure privacy during discussions.
3. Interviewer is the same sex as the patient to prevent bias.
4. Be comfortable for the patient and interviewer.
a. 1, 4
b. 2, 3
c. 1, 2, 4
d. 2, 3, 4
ANS: C
External factors, such as a good physical setting, enhance the interviewing process. Regardless of the
interview setting (the patient’s bedside, a crowded emergency room, an office in the hospital or clinic,
or the patient’s home), efforts should be made to (1) ensure privacy, (2) prevent interruptions, and (3)
secure a comfortable physical environment (e.g., comfortable room temperature, sufficient lighting,
absence of noise). An interviewer of either gender, who acts professionally, should be able to
interview a patient of either gender.
5. The respiratory therapist is conducting a patient interview. The therapist chooses to use
open-ended questions. Open-ended questions allow the therapist to do which of the
following?
1. Gather information when a patient introduces a new topic.
2. Introduce a new subject area.
3. Begin the interview process.
4. Gather specific information.
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b. 1, 3
c. 1, 2, 3
d. 2, 3, 4
ANS: C
An open-ended question should be used to start the interview, introduce a new section of questions,
and gather more information from a patient’s topic. Closed or direct questions are used to gather
specific information.
6. The direct question interview format is used to:
1. speed up the interview.
2. let the patient fully explain his/her situation.
3. help the respiratory therapist show empathy.
4. gather specific information.
a. 1, 4
b. 2, 3
c. 3, 4
d. 1, 2, 3
ANS: A
Direct or closed questions are best to gather specific information and speed up the interview. Open-
ended questions are best suited to let the patient fully explain his/her situation and possibly help the
respiratory therapist show empathy.
, 7. Durings5thes5interviews5thes5patients5states,s5“Everys5times5Is5climbs5thes5stairss5Is5haves5tos5
stops5tos5catchs5mys5breath.”s5Hearings5this,s5thes5respiratorys5therapists5replies,s5“So,s5its5s
oundss5likes5yous5gets5shorts5ofs5breaths5climbings5stairs.”s5Thiss5interviewings5techniques5i
ss5called:
a. clarification.
b. modeling.
c. empathy.
d. reflection.
ANS:s 5 D
Withs5reflection,s5parts5ofs5thes5patient’ss5statements5iss5repeated.s5Thiss5letss5thes5patients5knows5t
hats5whats5he/shes5saids5wass5heard.s5Its5alsos5encouragess5thes5patients5tos5elaborates5ons5thes5top
ic.
Clarification,s5modeling,s5ands5empathys5ares5others5communications5techniques.
8. Thes5respiratorys5therapists5mays5chooses5tos5uses5thes5patients5interviews5techniques5
ofs5silences5ins5whichs5ofs5thes5followings5situations?
a. Tos5prompts5thes5patients5tos5asks5as5question
b. Afters5as5directs5question
c. Afters5ans5open-endeds5question
d. Tos5allows5thes5patients5tos5reviews5his/hers5history
ANS:s 5 C
Afters5as5patients5hass5answereds5ans5open-
endeds5question,s5thes5respiratorys5therapists5shoulds5pauses5(uses5silence)s5befores5askings5thes5nexts5
question.s5Thiss5pauses5allowss5thes5patients5tos5adds5somethings5elses5befores5movings5on.s5Thes5patie
nts5mays5alsos5chooses5tos5asks5as5question.
9. Tos5haves5thes5mosts5productives5interviewings5session,s5whichs5ofs5thes5followings5typess5ofs
Ns5Rs5Is5Gs5B.
5responsess5tos5assists5ins5thes5interviews5shouUlds5tShes5rNespTiratorys5tOherapists5avoid
?
a. Confrontation
b. Reflection
c. Facilitation
d. Distancing
ANS:s 5 D
Withs5confrontation,s5thes5respiratorys5therapists5focusess5thes5patient’ss5attentions5ons5ans5action,s5feel
ing,s5ors5statements5mades5bys5thes5patient.s5Thiss5mays5prompts5as5furthers5discussion.s5Reflections5h
elpss5thes5patients5focuss5ons5specifics5areass5ands5continuess5ins5his/hers5owns5way.s5Facilitations5en
couragess5patientss5tos5says5more,s5tos5continues5withs5thes5story.s5Thes5respiratorys5therapists5shoulds
5avoids5givings5advice,s5usings5avoidances5language,s5ands5usings5distancings5language.
10. Whens5closings5thes5interview,s5thes5respiratorys5therapists5shoulds5dos5whichs5ofs5thes5followin
g?
1. Rechecks5thes5patient’ss5vitals5signs.
2. Thanks5thes5patient.
3. Asks5ifs5thes5patients5hass5anys5questions.
4. Closes5thes5doors5behinds5himself/herselfs5fors5patients5privacy.
a. 2
b. 2,s53
c. 1,s53,s54
d. 1,s52,s54s5ANS:s 5 B
Assessment of Respiratory
Disease 8th Edition Jardins
Test Bank
,Chapter 01: The Patient Interview
Des Jardins: Clinical Manifestations and Assessment of Respiratory Disease, 8th
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
The personal qualities that a respiratoryUtherapist
S N must
T haveOto conduct 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’s health. Health insurance provider information, while
needed for billing purposes, would not be found on the history form.
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, 4. External factors the respiratory care practitioner should make efforts to provide during an
interview include which of the following?
1. Minimize or prevent interruptions.
2. Ensure privacy during discussions.
3. Interviewer is the same sex as the patient to prevent bias.
4. Be comfortable for the patient and interviewer.
a. 1, 4
b. 2, 3
c. 1, 2, 4
d. 2, 3, 4
ANS: C
External factors, such as a good physical setting, enhance the interviewing process. Regardless of the
interview setting (the patient’s bedside, a crowded emergency room, an office in the hospital or clinic,
or the patient’s home), efforts should be made to (1) ensure privacy, (2) prevent interruptions, and (3)
secure a comfortable physical environment (e.g., comfortable room temperature, sufficient lighting,
absence of noise). An interviewer of either gender, who acts professionally, should be able to
interview a patient of either gender.
5. The respiratory therapist is conducting a patient interview. The therapist chooses to use
open-ended questions. Open-ended questions allow the therapist to do which of the
following?
1. Gather information when a patient introduces a new topic.
2. Introduce a new subject area.
3. Begin the interview process.
4. Gather specific information.
a. 4 NURSINGTB.COM
b. 1, 3
c. 1, 2, 3
d. 2, 3, 4
ANS: C
An open-ended question should be used to start the interview, introduce a new section of questions,
and gather more information from a patient’s topic. Closed or direct questions are used to gather
specific information.
6. The direct question interview format is used to:
1. speed up the interview.
2. let the patient fully explain his/her situation.
3. help the respiratory therapist show empathy.
4. gather specific information.
a. 1, 4
b. 2, 3
c. 3, 4
d. 1, 2, 3
ANS: A
Direct or closed questions are best to gather specific information and speed up the interview. Open-
ended questions are best suited to let the patient fully explain his/her situation and possibly help the
respiratory therapist show empathy.
, 7. Durings5thes5interviews5thes5patients5states,s5“Everys5times5Is5climbs5thes5stairss5Is5haves5tos5
stops5tos5catchs5mys5breath.”s5Hearings5this,s5thes5respiratorys5therapists5replies,s5“So,s5its5s
oundss5likes5yous5gets5shorts5ofs5breaths5climbings5stairs.”s5Thiss5interviewings5techniques5i
ss5called:
a. clarification.
b. modeling.
c. empathy.
d. reflection.
ANS:s 5 D
Withs5reflection,s5parts5ofs5thes5patient’ss5statements5iss5repeated.s5Thiss5letss5thes5patients5knows5t
hats5whats5he/shes5saids5wass5heard.s5Its5alsos5encouragess5thes5patients5tos5elaborates5ons5thes5top
ic.
Clarification,s5modeling,s5ands5empathys5ares5others5communications5techniques.
8. Thes5respiratorys5therapists5mays5chooses5tos5uses5thes5patients5interviews5techniques5
ofs5silences5ins5whichs5ofs5thes5followings5situations?
a. Tos5prompts5thes5patients5tos5asks5as5question
b. Afters5as5directs5question
c. Afters5ans5open-endeds5question
d. Tos5allows5thes5patients5tos5reviews5his/hers5history
ANS:s 5 C
Afters5as5patients5hass5answereds5ans5open-
endeds5question,s5thes5respiratorys5therapists5shoulds5pauses5(uses5silence)s5befores5askings5thes5nexts5
question.s5Thiss5pauses5allowss5thes5patients5tos5adds5somethings5elses5befores5movings5on.s5Thes5patie
nts5mays5alsos5chooses5tos5asks5as5question.
9. Tos5haves5thes5mosts5productives5interviewings5session,s5whichs5ofs5thes5followings5typess5ofs
Ns5Rs5Is5Gs5B.
5responsess5tos5assists5ins5thes5interviews5shouUlds5tShes5rNespTiratorys5tOherapists5avoid
?
a. Confrontation
b. Reflection
c. Facilitation
d. Distancing
ANS:s 5 D
Withs5confrontation,s5thes5respiratorys5therapists5focusess5thes5patient’ss5attentions5ons5ans5action,s5feel
ing,s5ors5statements5mades5bys5thes5patient.s5Thiss5mays5prompts5as5furthers5discussion.s5Reflections5h
elpss5thes5patients5focuss5ons5specifics5areass5ands5continuess5ins5his/hers5owns5way.s5Facilitations5en
couragess5patientss5tos5says5more,s5tos5continues5withs5thes5story.s5Thes5respiratorys5therapists5shoulds
5avoids5givings5advice,s5usings5avoidances5language,s5ands5usings5distancings5language.
10. Whens5closings5thes5interview,s5thes5respiratorys5therapists5shoulds5dos5whichs5ofs5thes5followin
g?
1. Rechecks5thes5patient’ss5vitals5signs.
2. Thanks5thes5patient.
3. Asks5ifs5thes5patients5hass5anys5questions.
4. Closes5thes5doors5behinds5himself/herselfs5fors5patients5privacy.
a. 2
b. 2,s53
c. 1,s53,s54
d. 1,s52,s54s5ANS:s 5 B
