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Chapter 01: The Patient Interview
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1. Thearespiratoryacareapractitioneraisaconductingaaapatientainterview.aTheamainapurposeaofathisain
terviewaisato:
a. reviewadataawithatheapatient.
b. gatherasubjectiveadataafromatheapatient.
c. gatheraobjectiveadataafromatheapatient.
d. fillaoutatheahistoryaformaorachecklist.
ANS:a B
Theainterviewaisaaameetingabetweenathearespiratoryacareapractitioneraandatheapatient.aItaallow
satheacollectionaofasubjectiveadataaaboutatheapatient’safeelingsaregardingahis/heracondition.aT
heahistoryashouldabeadoneabeforeatheainterview.aAlthoughadataacanabeareviewed,athataisnotath
eaprimaryapurposeaofatheainterview.

2. Forathereatoabeaaasuccessfulainterview,athearespiratoryatherapistamust:
a. providealeadingaquestionsatoaguideatheapatient.
b. reassureatheapatient.
c. beaanaactivealistener.
d. useamedicalaterminologyatoashowaknowledgeaofatheasubjectamatter.

ANS:a C
TheapersonalaqualitiesathataaarespU iratoSryatN
heraTpistamuO
stahaveatoaconductaaasuccessfulainterviewaincludeab
einga ana activea listener,a havinga aa genuinea concerna fora thea patient,a anda havinga empathy.a Leadingaques
tionsamustabeaavoided.aReassuranceamayaprovideaaafalseasenseaofacomfortatoa thea patient.aMedicalajargo
nacanasoundaexclusionaryaandapaternalisticatoaaapatient.

3. Whichaofatheafollowingawouldabeafoundaonaaahistoryaform?
1. Age
2. Chiefacomplaint
3. Presentahealth
4. Familyahistory
5. Healthainsuranceaprovidera.a1,a
4
b.a2,a3
c.a3,a4,a5
d.a1,a2,a3,a4
ANS:a D
Age,achiefacomplaint,apresentahealth,aandafamilyahistoryaareatypicallyafoundaonaaahealthahistoryafo
rmabecauseaeachacanaimpactatheapatient’sahealth.aHealthainsuranceaproviderainformation,awhilean
eededaforbillingapurposes,awouldanotabeafoundaonatheahistoryaform.

, 4. Externalafactorsathearespiratoryacareapractitionerashouldamakeaeffortsatoaprovideaduringaanain
terviewaincludeawhichaofatheafollowing?
1. Minimizeaorapreventainterruptions.
2. Ensureaprivacyaduringadiscussions.
3. Intervieweraisatheasameasexaasatheapatientatoapreventabias.
4. Beacomfortableaforatheapatientaandainterviewer.a
a.a1,a 4
b.a2,a3
c.a 1,a2,a 4
d.aaa2,a3,a4
ANS:a C
Externalafactors,asuchaasaaagoodaphysicalasetting,aenhanceatheainterviewingaprocess.aRegardlessaofatheain
terviewasettinga(theapatient’sabedside,aaacrowdedaemergencyaroom,aanaofficeainatheahospitalaoraclinic,aorath
eapatient’sahome),aeffortsashouldabeamadeatoa(1)aensureaprivacy,a(2)apreventainterruptions,aanda(3)asecurea
aacomfortableaphysicalaenvironmenta(e.g.,acomfortablearoomatemperature,asufficientalighting,aabsenceao
fanoise).aAnaintervieweraofaeitheragender,awhoaactsaprofessionally,ashouldabeaableatoainterviewaaapatienta
ofaeitheragender.

5. Thearespiratoryatherapistaisaconductingaaapatientainterview.aTheatherapistachoosesatoauseao
pen-endedaquestions.aOpen-
endedaquestionsaallowatheatherapistatoadoawhichaofatheafollowing?
1. Gatherainformationawhenaaapatientaintroducesaaanewatopic.
2. Introduceaaanewasubjectaarea.
3. Beginatheainterviewaprocess.
4. Gatheraspecificainformation.
a.a4 NURSINGTB.COM
b.a1,a3
c.a 1,a2,a 3
d.aaa2,a3,a4
ANS:a C
Anaopen-
endedaquestionashouldabeausedatoastartatheainterview,aintroduceaaanewasectionaofaquestions,aandagatheram
oreainformationafromaaapatient’satopic.aClosedaoradirectaquestionsaareausedatoagatheraspecificainformatio
n.

6. Theadirectaquestionainterviewaformataisausedato:
1. speedaupatheainterview.
2. letatheapatientafullyaexplainahis/herasituation.
3. helpathearespiratoryatherapistashowaempathy.
4. gatheraspecificainformation.a
a.a1,a 4
b.aaa2,a3
c.a 3,a 4
d.aaa1,a2,a3
ANS:a A
Directaoraclosedaquestionsaareabestatoagatheraspecificainformationaandaspeedaupatheainterview.aOpen-
aendedaquestionsaareabestasuitedatoaletatheapatientafullya explainahis/herasituationaandapossiblyahelpatheare

spiratoryatherapistashowaempathy.