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Test Bank for Wilkins’ Clinical Assessment in Respiratory Care, 9th Editionby Albert J. Heuer,

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Contents: Chapter 1. Preparing for the Patient Encounter Chapter 2. The Medical History and the Interview Chapter 3. Cardiopulmonary Symptoms Chapter 4. Vital Signs Chapter 5. Fundamentals of Physical Examination Chapter 6. Neurologic Assessment Chapter 7. Clinical Laboratory Studies Chapte...

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Test Bank for Wilkins’ Clinical Assessment in
Respiratory Care,
9th Edition by Albert J. Heuer,
Chapters 1 - 21

,Wilkins' Clinical Assessment in Respiratory Care,

Contents:
Chapter 1. Preparing for the Patient Encounter
Chapter 2. The Medical History and the Interview
Chapter 3. Cardiopulmonary Symptoms
Chapter 4. Vital Signs
Chapter 5. Fundamentals of Physical Examination
Chapter 6. Neurologic Assessment
Chapter 7. Clinical Laboratory Studies
Chapter 8. Interpretation of Blood Gases
Chapter 9. Pulmonary Function Testing
Chapter 10. Chest Imaging
Chapter 11. Electrocardiography
Chapter 12. Neonatal and Pediatric Assessment
Chapter 13. Older Patient Assessment
Chapter 14. Monitoring in Critical Care
Chapter 15. Vascular Pressure Monitoring
Chapter 16. Cardiac Output Measurement
Chapter 17. Bronchoscopy
Chapter 18. Nutritional Assessment
Chapter 19. Sleep and Breathing Assessment
Chapter 20. Home Care Patient Assessment
Chapter 21. Documentation

,Chapter 1: Preparing for the Patient Encounter
Test Bank

MULTIPLE CHOICE

1. Which rof rthe rfollowing ractivities ris rnot rpart rof rthe rrole rof rrespiratory rtherapists
r(RTs) rin rpatient rassessment?
a. Assist rthe rphysician rwith rdiagnostic rreasoning rskills.
b. Help rthe rphysician rselect rappropriate rpulmonary rfunction rtests.
c. Interpret rarterial rblood rgas rvalues rand rsuggest rmechanical rventilation rchanges.
d. Document rthe rpatient rdiagnosis rin rthe rpatient’s rchart.
ANSWER: r D
RTs rare rnot rqualified rto rmake ran rofficial rdiagnosis. rThis ris rthe rrole rof rthe rattending
rphysician.

REF: r Table r1-1, rpg. r4 OBJ: r r9

2. In rwhich rof rthe rfollowing rstages rof rpatient–clinician rinteraction ris rthe rreview rof
rphysician rorders rcarried rout?
a. Treatment rstage
b. Introductory rstage
c. Preinteraction rstage
d. Initial rassessment rstage
ANSWER: r C
Physician rorders rshould rbe rreviewed rin rthe rpatient’s rchart rbefore rthe rphysician rsees rthe
rpatient.

REF: r Table r1-1, rpg. r4 OBJ: r r9

3. In rwhich rstage rof rpatient–clinician rinteraction ris rthe rpatient ridentification rbracelet rchecked?
a. Introductory rstage
b. Preinteraction rstage
c. Initial rassessment rstage
d. Treatment rstage
ANSWER: r A
The rpatient rID rbracelet rmust rbe rchecked rbefore rmoving rforward rwith rassessment rand
rtreatment.

REF: r Table r1-1, rpg. r4 OBJ: r r9

4. What rshould rbe rdone rjust rbefore rthe rpatient’s rID rbracelet ris rchecked?
a. Check rthe rpatient’s rSpO2.
b. Ask rthe rpatient rfor rpermission.
c. Check rthe rchart rfor rvital rsigns.
d. Listen rto rbreath rsounds.
ANSWER: r B
It ris rconsidered rpolite rto rask rthe rpatient rfor rpermission rbefore rtouching rand rreading rhis
ror rher rID rbracelet.

, REF: r r pg. r3 OBJ: r r 3 r| r5

5. What ris rthe rgoal rof rthe rintroductory rphase?
a. Assess rthe rpatient’s rapparent rage.
b. Identify rthe rpatient’s rfamily rhistory.
c. Determine rthe rpatient’s rdiagnosis.
d. Establish ra rrapport rwith rthe rpatient.
ANSWER: r D
The rintroductory rphase ris rall rabout rgetting rto rknow rthe rpatient rand restablishing ra rrapport
rwith rhim ror rher.

REF: r Table r1-1, rpg. r4 OBJ: r r3

6. Which rof rthe rfollowing rbehaviors ris rnot rconsistent rwith rresistive rbehavior rof ra rpatient?
a. Crossed rarms
b. Minimal reye rcontact
c. Brief ranswers rto rquestions
d. Asking rthe rpurpose rof rthe rtreatment
ANSWER: r D
If ra rpatient rasks rabout rthe rpurpose rof rthe rtreatment ryou rare rabout rto rgive, rthis rgenerally
rindicates rthat rhe ror rshe ris rnot rupset.

REF: r Table r1-1, rpg. r4 OBJ: r r3

7. What ris rthe rmain rpurpose rof rthe rinitial rassessment rstage?
a. To ridentify rany rallergies rto rmedications
b. To rdocument rthe rpatient’s rsmoking rhistory
c. To rpersonally rget rto rknow rthe rpatient rbetter
d. To rverify rthat rthe rprescribed rtreatment ris rstill rneeded rand rappropriate
ANSWER: r D
When ryou rfirst rsee rthe rpatient, ryou rare rencouraged rto rperform ra rbrief rassessment rto rmake
rsure rthe rtreatment rorder rby rthe rphysician ris rstill rappropriate. rThe rpatient’s rstatus rmay
rhave rchanged rabruptly rrecently.

REF: r Table r1-1, rpg. r4 OBJ: r r3

8. What ris rthe rappropriate rdistance rfor rthe rsocial rspace rfrom rthe rpatient?
a. 3 rto r5 rfeet
b. 4 rto r12 rfeet
c. 6 rto r18 rfeet
d. 8 rto r20 rfeet
ANSWER: r B
The rsocial rspace ris r4 rto r12 rfeet.

REF: r r pg. r5 OBJ: r r5

9. What ris rthe rappropriate rdistance rfor rthe rpersonal rspace?

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