While Interviewing a Patient in a Room with Another Patient

question 16

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.

Identify indicators of effective intravenous fluid therapy.

Understand the purposes and types of specialized intravenous therapies, such as total parenteral nutrition.

Select appropriate intravenous fluids based on patient conditions.

Recognize and report critical assessment findings during a blood transfusion.

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