Test jBank jfor jClinical jManifestations jand
, Assessment jof jRespiratory jDisease j9th jEdition jJardins
Des jJardins: jClinical jManifestations jand jAssessment jof jRespiratory jDisease,
j8thjEdition
Chapter j01: jThe jPatient jInterview
MULTIPLE jCHOICE
1. The jrespiratory jcare jpractitioner jis jconducting ja jpatient jinterview. jThe jmain jpurpose jof
jthisjinterview jis jto:
a. review jdata jwith jthe jpatient.
b. gather jsubjective jdata jfrom jthe jpatient.
c. gather jobjective jdata jfrom jthe jpatient.
d. fill jout jthe jhistory jform jor jchecklist.
ANS: j B
The jinterview jis ja jmeeting jbetween jthe jrespiratory jcare jpractitioner jand jthe jpatient. jIt jallows
jthejcollection jof jsubjective jdata jabout jthe jpatient’s jfeelings jregarding jhis/her
condition. jThe jhistory jshould jbe jdone jbefore jthe jinterview. jAlthough jdata jcan jbe
jreviewed,that jisjnot jthe jprimary jpurpose jof jthe jinterview.
2. For jthere jto jbe ja jsuccessful jinterview, jthe jrespiratory jtherapist jmust:
a. provide jleading jquestions jto jguide jthe jpatient.
b. reassure jthe jpatient.
c. be jan jactive jlistener.
d. use jmedical jterminology jto jshow jknowledge jof jthe jsubject jmatter.
ANS: j j C
N jR jI jG jB.C jM
U jtherapist
The jpersonal jqualities jthat ja jrespiratory jS jN jT O
jmust jhave jto jconduct ja jsuccessful jinterview jinclude
being jan jactive jlistener, jhaving ja jgenuine jconcern jfor jthe jpatient, jand jhaving jempathy. jLeading
jquestionsjmust jbe javoided. jReassurance jmay jprovide ja jfalse jsense jof jcomfort jto jthe jpatient.
jMedicaljargon jcan jsound jexclusionary jand jpaternalistic jto ja jpatient.
3. Which jof jthe jfollowing jwould jbe jfound jon ja jhistory jform?
1. Age
2. Chief jcomplaint
3. Present jhealth
4. Family jhistory
5. Health jinsurance jprovidera.
j1,j4
b. j2, j3
c. j3, j4, j5
d. j1, j2, j3, j4
ANS: j D
Age, jchief jcomplaint, jpresent jhealth, jand jfamily jhistory jare jtypically jfound jon ja jhealth jhistory
jform jbecause jeach jcan jimpact jthe jpatient’s jhealth. jHealth jinsurance jprovider jinformation,
jwhileneeded jforjbilling jpurposes, jwould jnot jbe jfound jon jthe jhistory jform.
, 4. External jfactors jthe jrespiratory jcare jpractitioner jshould jmake jefforts jto jprovide jduring
janjinterview jinclude jwhich jof jthe jfollowing?
1. Minimize jor jprevent jinterruptions.
2. Ensure jprivacy jduring jdiscussions.
3. Interviewer jis jthe jsame jsex jas jthe jpatient jto jprevent jbias.
4. Be jcomfortable jfor jthe jpatient jand
jinterviewer.ja. j1, j 4
b. j2, j3
c. j 1, j2, j 4
d. j j j2, j3, j4
ANS: j C
External jfactors, jsuch jas ja jgood jphysical jsetting, jenhance jthe jinterviewing jprocess. jRegardless jof
jthejinterview jsetting j(the jpatient’s jbedside, ja jcrowded jemergency jroom, jan joffice jin jthe jhospital jor
jclinic,jor jthe jpatient’s jhome), jefforts jshould jbe jmade jto j(1) jensure jprivacy, j(2) jprevent
jinterruptions, jand j(3)jsecure ja jcomfortable jphysical jenvironment j(e.g., jcomfortable jroom
jtemperature, jsufficient jlighting, jabsence jof jnoise). jAn jinterviewer jof jeither jgender, jwho jacts
jprofessionally, jshould jbe jable jto jinterview ja jpatient jof jeither jgender.
5. The jrespiratory jtherapist jis jconducting ja jpatient jinterview. jThe jtherapist jchooses jto
jusejopen-ended jquestions. jOpen-ended jquestions jallow jthe jtherapist jto jdo jwhich jof
jthe jfollowing?
1. Gather jinformation jwhen ja jpatient jintroduces ja jnew jtopic.
2. Introduce ja jnew jsubject jarea.
3. Begin jthe jinterview jprocess.
4. Gather jspecific jinformation.
a. j4 NURSINGTB.COM
b. j1, j3
c. j 1, j2,
j3
d. j j j2, j3,
j4
ANS:
j C
An jopen-ended jquestion jshould jbe jused jto jstart jthe jinterview, jintroduce ja jnew jsection jof
jquestions,jand jgather jmore jinformation jfrom ja jpatient’s jtopic. jClosed jor jdirect jquestions jare jused
jto jgather jspecific jinformation.
6. The jdirect jquestion jinterview jformat jis jused jto:
1. speed jup jthe jinterview.
2. let jthe jpatient jfully jexplain jhis/her jsituation.
3. help jthe jrespiratory jtherapist jshow jempathy.
4. gather jspecific
jinformation.ja. j1, j 4
b. j j j2, j3
c. j 3, j 4
d. j j j1, j2, j3
ANS: j A
Direct jor jclosed jquestions jare jbest jto jgather jspecific jinformation jand jspeed jup jthe jinterview.
jOpen- jended jquestions jare jbest jsuited jto jlet jthe jpatient jfully jexplain jhis/her jsituation jand
jpossibly jhelp jthejrespiratory jtherapist jshow jempathy.
, 7. During jthe jinterview jthe jpatient jstates, j―Every jtime jI jclimb jthe jstairs jI jhave jto jstop jto
jcatchjm y jbreath.‖ jHearing jthis, jthe jrespiratory jtherapist jreplies, j―So, jit jsounds jlike jyou
jget jshort jof jbreath jclimbing jstairs.‖ jThis jinterviewing jtechnique jis jcalled:
a. clarification.
b. modeling.
c. empathy.
d. reflection.
ANS: j D
With jreflection, jpart jof jthe jpatient’s jstatement jis jrepeated. jThis jlets jthe jpatient jknow jthat
jwhatjhe/she jsaid jwas jheard. jIt jalso jencourages jthe jpatient jto jelaborate jon jthe jtopic.
Clarification, jmodeling, jand jempathy jare jother jcommunication jtechniques.
8. The jrespiratory jtherapist jmay jchoose jto juse jthe jpatient jinterview jtechnique jof
jsilencejin jwhich jof jthe jfollowing jsituations?
a. To jprompt jthe jpatient jto jask ja jquestion
b. After ja jdirect jquestion
c. After jan jopen-ended jquestion
d. To jallow jthe jpatient jto jreview jhis/her jhistory
ANS: j C
After ja jpatient jhas janswered jan jopen-ended jquestion, jthe jrespiratory jtherapist jshould jpause
j(use jsilence) jbefore jasking jthe jnext jquestion. jThis jpause jallows jthe jpatient jto jadd jsomething
jelse jbeforejmoving jon. jThe jpatient jmay jalso jchoose jto jask ja jquestion.
9. To jhave jthe jmost jproductive jinterviewing jsession, jwhich jof jthe jfollowing jtypes jof
N jR jI jG jB.
jresponsesjto jassist jin jthe jinterview jshouUld jtShe jrNespTiratory jtOherapist javoid?
a. Confrontation
b. Reflection
c. Facilitation
d. Distancing
ANS: j D
With jconfrontation, jthe jrespiratory jtherapist jfocuses jthe jpatient’s jattention jon jan jaction, jfeeling,
jorjstatement jmade jby jthe jpatient. jThis jmay jprompt ja jfurther jdiscussion. jReflection jhelps jthe
jpatient jfocus jon jspecific jareas jand jcontinues jin jhis/her jown jway. jFacilitation jencourages
jpatients jto jsay jmore, jto jcontinue jwith jthe jstory. jThe jrespiratory jtherapist jshould javoid jgiving
jadvice, jusing javoidance jlanguage, jand jusing jdistancing jlanguage.
10. When jclosing jthe jinterview, jthe jrespiratory jtherapist jshould jdo jwhich jof jthe jfollowing?
1. Recheck jthe jpatient’s jvital jsigns.
2. Thank jthe jpatient.
3. Ask jif jthe jpatient jhas jany jquestions.
4. Close jthe jdoor jbehind jhimself/herself jfor jpatient jprivacy.
a. j2
b. j2, j3
c. j1, j3, j4
d. j1, j2, j4 jANS: j B
