While Interviewing a Patient in a Room with Another Patient

question 19

Multiple Choice

While interviewing a patient in a room with another patient and that patient's family present, the appropriate course of action for an RT would be to:

• A) introduce himself or herself to the patient from a distance of about 5 to 7 feet and proceed with the interview.
• B) introduce himself or herself to the patient from a distance of about 5 to 7 feet, move to within 2 to 3 feet of the patient, and proceed with the interview.
• C) introduce himself or herself to the patient from a distance of about 5 to 7 feet, move to within 2 to 3 feet of the patient, draw the privacy curtain around the bed, and proceed with the interview.
• D) introduce himself or herself to the patient from a distance of about 5 to 7 feet, draw the privacy curtain around the bed, sit on the bed about 1 foot from the patient, and proceed with the interview.