Test Bank for Clinical Manifestations and Assessment of
Respiratory Disease 9th Edition by Jardins and Burton
,Chapter 01: The Hospital patient Interview
Des Jardins: Clinical Manifestations and Assessment of Respiratory Disease, 9th
Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. The respiratory care practitioner is conducting a hospital patient interview. The main
purpose of this interview is to:
a. review data with the hospital patient.
b. gather subjective data from the hospital patient.
c. gather objective data from the hospital patient.
d. fill out the history form or checklist.
RIGHT CHOICE>>> B
The interview is a meeting between the respiratory care practitioner and the hospital patient. It allows the
collection of subjective data about the hospital 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 hospital patient.
b. reassure the hospital patient.
c. be an active listener.
d. use medical terminology to show knowledge of the subject matter.
RIGHT CHOICE>>> C
The personal qualities that a respiratory therapist must have to conduct a successful interview include
being an active listener, having a genuine concern for the hospital patient, and having empathy.
Leading questions must be avoided. Reassurance may provide a false sense of comfort to the hospital
patient. Medical jargon can sound exclusionary and paternalistic to a hospital 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
RIGHT CHOICE>>> D
Age, chief complaint, present health, and family history are typically found on a health history
form because each can impact the hospital patient’s health. Health insurance provider information,
while needed for billing purposes, would not be found on the history form.
, 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 hospital patient to prevent bias.
4. Be comfortable for the hospital patient and interviewer.
a. 1, 4
b. 2, 3
c. 1, 2, 4
d. 2, 3, 4
RIGHT CHOICE>>> C
External factors, such as a good physical setting, enhance the interviewing process. Regardless of the
interview setting (the hospital patient’s bedside, a crowded emergency room, an office in the hospital
or clinic, or the hospital 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 hospital patient of either gender.
5. The respiratory therapist is conducting a hospital 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 hospital patient introduces a new topic.
2. Introduce a new subject area.
3. Begin the interview process.
4. Gather specific information.
a. 4
b. 1, 3
c. 1, 2, 3
d. 2, 3, 4
RIGHT
CHOICE
>>> C
An open-ended question should be used to start the interview, introduce a new section of questions,
and gather more information from a hospital 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 hospital 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
RIGHT CHOICE>>> 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 hospital patient fully explain his/her situation and possibly
help the respiratory therapist show empathy.
, 7. During the interview the hospital patient states, “Every time I climb the stairs I have to stop
to catch my breath.” Hearing this, the respiratory therapist replies, “So, it sounds like you
get short of breath climbing stairs.” This interviewing technique is called:
a. clarification.
b. modeling.
c. empathy.
d. reflection.
RIGHT CHOICE>>> D
With reflection, part of the hospital patient’s statement is repeated. This lets the hospital patient
know that what he/she said was heard. It also encourages the hospital patient to elaborate on the
topic.
Clarification, modeling, and empathy are other communication techniques.
8. The respiratory therapist may choose to use the hospital patient interview technique
of silence in which of the following situations?
a. To prompt the hospital patient to ask a question
b. After a direct question
c. After an open-ended question
d. To allow the hospital patient to review his/her history
RIGHT CHOICE>>> C
After a hospital patient has answered an open-ended question, the respiratory therapist should
pause (use silence) before asking the next question. This pause allows the hospital patient to add
something else before moving on. The hospital patient may also choose to ask a question.
9. To have the most productiv interviewing session, which of the following types of responses
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to assist in the interview should G B.Ctherapist avoid?
a. Confrontation
b. Reflection
c. Facilitation
d. Distancing
RIGHT CHOICE>>> D
With confrontation, the respiratory therapist focuses the hospital patient’s attention on an action,
feeling, or statement made by the hospital patient. This may prompt a further discussion. Reflection
helps the hospital patient focus on specific areas and continues in his/her own way. Facilitation
encourages hospital patients to say more, to continue with the story. The respiratory therapist
should avoid giving advice, using avoidance language, and using distancing language.
10. When closing the interview, the respiratory therapist should do which of the following?
1. Recheck the hospital patient’s vital signs.
2. Thank the hospital patient.
3. Ask if the hospital patient has any questions.
4. Close the door behind himself/herself for hospital patient privacy.
a. 2
b. 2, 3
c. 1, 3, 4
d. 1, 2, 4 RIGHT CHOICE>>> B
