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RTE 1000 Chapter 11. Questions & answers
RTE 1000 Chapter 11. Questions & answers
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RTE 1000 Chapter 11Advance Directive - ANS-Legal document prepared by a living, competent adult to
provide guidance to the health care team if the individual should become unable to
make decisions regarding his or her medical care; may also be called living will or
durable power of attorney for health care.
Communication - ANS-Exchange of information, thought, or messages; includes
interpersonal rapport; also includes the accurate conveyance of information, clear
self-expression, and transmission of information and ideas to others
Emotional Intelligence (EI) - ANS-Ability to evaluate, perceive, and control emotions.
Gerontology - ANS-Pertaining to the study of older adults.
Inpatient - ANS-Someone who has been admitted to the hospital for diagnostic studies
or treatment.
Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs - ANS-Model of human needs developed by Abraham
Maslow, original hierarchy identifies two types of needs: deficiency and growth needs
were further divided into seven levels, four at the defiency needs level (physiology,
safety, belongingness and love, and esteem) and three in the upper growth needs level
(need to know and understand, aesthetic, and self actualization)
Nonverbal Communication - ANS-Exchange of information, thoughts, or messages
using methods other than actual words of speech- for example, tone of voice, speed of
speech, facial expressions, and position of the speaker's extremities and torso (body
language)
Outpatient - ANS-Patient who comes to a health care facility for diagnosis or treatment
but does not usually occupy a bed over night.
Palpation - ANS-Application of light pressure with the fingers.
Paralanguage - ANS-Music of language; cadence and rhythm of speech.
Patient Assessment - ANS-Objective evaluation and determination of the status of a
patient.
, Patient Autonomy - ANS-Ability and right of patients to make independent decisions
regarding their medical care.
Verbal Communication - ANS-Messages sent using spoken words; the exchange of
information or thoughts; can be dramatically shaped by vocabulary, clarity, tone, pitch of
voice, and even the organization of sentences.
The highest level of Maslow's hierarchy of need is: - ANS-self -actualization.
The word ambulatory means that the patient: - ANS-can walk.
Which of the following would you not want to discuss with the patient?
A. hobbies
B. medical chart
C. ability to walk
D. weather - ANS-B. medical chart
Questions about the diagnosis of an examination from a patient or visitor are best
answered by: - ANS-explaining that only a radiologist can read radiographs.
Which method is effective in communicating with a patient?
1. professional appearance
2. touch
3. pantomime techniques - ANS-1, 2, and 3
When is touching a patient valuable?
a. for emotional support
b. for emphasis
c. for palpation
d. all of the above - ANS-d. all of the above
Which of the following characterize the development of a toddler (1 to 3 years of age)?
a. understands simple abstractions
b. is unable to understand more than one word for something
c. is unable to take the view point of another
d. all of the above - ANS-d. all of the above
Of the changes that occur in geriatric patients that are especially important when
patients are undergoing radiologic examinations, which of the following may produce
paranoia about potential falls with potential for permanent loss of mobility?
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