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15 Cards in this Set
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A sign or symptom that causes a patient or bystander to request medical help is known as the?
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Chief Complaint
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Which of the following statements can show your empathy toward the patient?
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"That must have been very difficult"
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Which of the following statements regarding patient communications is true?
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Use language appropriate to the patients level of understanding
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Part of the active listening includes maintaing eye contact and using appropriate gestures in a process known as?
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Facilitation
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Which of the following actions would you take if confronted with a patient who is silent?
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Encourage the patient to speak by confronting him with your perception of what is happening
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Areas in the patient's current health status include all of the following except?
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Past medical history
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Which of the following is an example of a closed ended question?
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"Do you have any past medical history"
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An example of a chief complaint includes all of the following except?
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Myocardial infarction
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What does the "C" stand for in the CAGE alcohol screening tool stand for?
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Cut Down
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When you detect an inconsistency in a patient's story, which technique should you use to help keep the patient from hiding his feeling?
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Confrontation
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Which of the following actions can you take to establish rapport with a patient early in the interview?
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Respond to her/his complaint with empathy
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Which of the following body positions best communicates that you care about your patient's problems?
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Sitting beside the patient, addressing him at eye level
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Which of the following statements is true?
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Use a combination of open and closed ended questions to gather a history of the chief complaint
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Which of the following is not part of the preliminary patient data?
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Chief Complaint
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Which of the following statements does not accurately describe depression?
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It is seldom lethal
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