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2Jardins
,Chapter 2 01: 2 The 2 Patient 2 Interview
Des 2 Jardins: 2 Clinical 2 Manifestations 2 and 2 Assessment 2 of 2 Respiratory
2Disease, 2 8th 2Edition
MULTIPLE 2 CHOICE
1. The 2 respiratory 2 care 2 practitioner 2 is 2 conducting 2 a 2 patient 2 interview.
2 The 2 main 2purpose 2 of 2 this 2interview 2 is 2 to:
a. review 2 data 2 with 2 the 2 patient.
b. gather 2 subjective 2 data 2 from 2 the 2 patient.
c. gather 2 objective 2 data 2 from 2 the 2 patient.
d. fill 2 out 2 the 2 history 2 form 2 or 2 checklist.
ANS: B
The 2 interview 2 is 2 a 2 meeting 2 between 2 the 2 respiratory 2 care 2 practitioner
2 and 2 the 2 patient. 2It 2 allows 2 the2collection 2 of 2 subjective 2 data 2 about 2 the
2 patient’s 2 feelings 2 regarding 2his/her
condition. 2 The 2 history 2 should 2 be 2 done 2 before 2 the 2 interview. 2 Although 2 data
2 can 2 be 2reviewed, 2that 2 is 2 not 2 the 2 primary 2 purpose 2 of 2 the 2 interview.
2. For 2 there 2 to 2 be 2 a 2 successful 2 interview, 2 the 2 respiratory 2 therapist 2 must:
a. provide 2 leading 2 questions 2 to 2 guide 2 the 2 patient.
b. reassure 2 the 2 patient.
c. be 2 an 2 active 2 listener.
d. use 2 medical 2 terminology 2 to 2 show 2 knowledge 2 of 2 the 2 subject 2 matter.
ANS: C
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The 2 personal 2 qualities 2 that 2 a 2 respiratory therapistO2 must 2 have 2 to 2 conduct 2 a 2 successful
2 interview 2include
being 2 an 2 active 2 listener, 2 having 2 a 2 genuine 2 concern 2 for 2 the 2 patient, 2 and 2 having
2 empathy. 2Leading 2 questions 2 must 2 be 2 avoided. 2 Reassurance 2 may 2 provide 2 a
2 false 2 sense 2 of 2 comfort 2to 2 the 2 patient. 2 Medical 2jargon 2 can 2 sound
2 exclusionary 2 and 2 paternalistic 2 to 2 a 2 patient.
3. Which 2 of 2 the 2 following 2 would 2 be 2 found 2 on 2 a 2 history 2 form?
1. Age
2. Chief 2 complaint
3. Present 2 health
4. Family 2 history
5. Health 2 insurance
provider2a. 2 1, 2 4
b. 2, 2 3
c. 3, 2 4, 2 5
d. 1, 2 2, 2 3, 2 4
ANS: D
Age, 2 chief 2 complaint, 2 present 2 health, 2 and 2 family 2 history 2 are 2 typically
2 found 2 on 2 a 2health 2 history 2 form 2 because 2 each 2 can 2 impact 2 the
2 patient’s 2 health. 2 Health 2 insurance 2provider 2 information, 2 while2needed 2 for
2 billing 2 purposes, 2 would 2 not 2 be 2 found 2 on 2 the 2history 2 form.
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, 4. External 2 factors 2 the 2 respiratory 2 care 2 practitioner 2 should 2 make 2 efforts
2 to 2 provide 2during 2 an 2interview 2 include 2 which 2 of 2 the 2 following?
1. Minimize 2 or 2 prevent 2 interruptions.
2. Ensure 2 privacy 2 during 2 discussions.
3. Interviewer 2 is 2 the 2 same 2 sex 2 as 2 the 2 patient 2 to 2 prevent 2 bias.
4. Be 2 comfortable 2 for 2 the 2 patient
2 and 2interviewer. 2a. 2 1, 2 4
b. 2, 2 3
c. 1, 2 2, 2 4
d. 2, 2 3, 2 4
ANS: C
External 2 factors, 2 such 2 as 2 a 2 good 2 physical 2 setting, 2 enhance 2 the 2 interviewing
2 process. 2Regardless 2 of 2 the2interview 2 setting 2 (the 2 patient’s 2 bedside, 2 a 2 crowded
2 emergency 2 room, 2 an 2office 2 in 2 the 2 hospital 2 or 2 clinic,2or 2 the 2 patient’s
2 home), 2 efforts 2 should 2 be 2 made 2 to 2 (1) 2ensure 2 privacy, 2 (2) 2 prevent
2 interruptions, 2 and 2 (3)2secure 2 a 2 comfortable 2 physical
environment 2 (e.g., 2 comfortable 2 room 2 temperature, 2 sufficient 2 lighting, 2 absence 2 of
2 noise). 2 An 2interviewer 2 of 2 either 2 gender, 2 who 2 acts 2 professionally, 2 should 2 be
2 able 2 to 2 interview 2 a 2 patient 2 of 2 either 2 gender.
5. The 2 respiratory 2 therapist 2 is 2 conducting 2 a 2 patient 2 interview. 2 The
2 therapist 2chooses 2 to 2 use2open-ended 2 questions. 2 Open-ended
2 questions 2 allow 2 the 2therapist 2 to 2 do 2 which 2 of 2 the
2 following?
1. Gather 2 information 2 when 2 a 2 patient 2 introduces 2 a 2 new 2 topic.
2. Introduce 2 a 2 new 2 subject 2 area.
3. Begin 2 the 2 interview 2 process.
4. Gather 2 specific 2 information.
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c. 1,
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d. 2,
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ANS:
2C
An 2 open-ended 2 question 2 should 2 be 2 used 2 to 2 start 2 the 2 interview, 2 introduce 2 a
2 new 2 section 2 of 2questions,2and 2 gather 2 more 2 information 2 from 2 a 2 patient’s
2 topic. 2 Closed 2 or 2 direct 2 questions 2are 2 used 2 to 2 gather 2 specific 2 information.
6. The 2 direct 2 question 2 interview 2 format 2 is 2 used 2 to:
1. speed 2 up 2 the 2 interview.
2. let 2 the 2 patient 2 fully 2 explain 2 his/her 2 situation.
3. help 2 the 2 respiratory 2 therapist 2 show 2 empathy.
4. gather 2 specific
information.2a. 2 1, 2 4
b. 2, 3
c. 3, 4
d. 1, 2,
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ANS:
A
