Exam 1: The Patient Interview

When closing the interview, the respiratory therapist should do which of the following? 1) Recheck the patient's vital signs. 2) Thank the patient. 3) Ask if the patient has any questions. 4) Close the door behind himself or herself for patient privacy.

The physical setting for the interview should provide for all of the following EXCEPT:

The respiratory therapist should be aware of a patient's culture and religious beliefs for which of the following reasons?

The respiratory therapist is conducting a patient interview. The therapist chooses to use open-ended questions. Open-ended questions allow the therapist to do all of the following EXCEPT:

The direct question interview format is used to: 1) speed up the interview. 2) let the patient fully explain his or her situation. 3) help the respiratory therapist show empathy. 4) gather specific information.

The respiratory therapist is conducting a patient interview and recording responses in the patient's electronic health record. The respiratory therapist should take which of the following into account regarding the use of the computer to record responses?

Which of the following would NOT be found on a history form?

For there to be a successful interview, the respiratory therapist must:

Which of the following are the most important components of a successful interview?

To have the most productive interviewing session, the respiratory therapist must avoid all of the following types of verbal messages EXCEPT:

The respiratory therapist is conducting a patient interview. The main purpose of this interview is to:

During the interview the 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:

The respiratory therapist may choose to use the patient interview technique of silence in which of the following situations?