Your Client Is Being Prepared for Echocardiography When They Ask

question 22

Multiple Choice

Your client is being prepared for echocardiography when they ask you why they need to have this test. What would be your best response?

• A) "This test will find any congenital heart defects."
• B) "This test can tell us a lot about your heart."
• C) "Echocardiography is a way of determining the functioning of the left ventricle of your heart."
• D) "Echocardiography will tell your doctor if you have cancer of the heart."

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Definitions:

Observer Bias

The tendency for observers to see what they expect to see, or to interpret data in a way that reflects their own preconceptions.

Clinical Picture

A comprehensive representation of a patient's current and past medical history and symptoms.

Syndrome

A group of symptoms that consistently occur together or a condition characterized by a set of associated symptoms.

Participant Observer

A research method in which the researcher becomes actively involved in the group or situation being studied while also observing it.