Patient assessment

3. space (0 to 18 inches) is reserved primarily for the physical examination component of the initial assessment and the treatment and monitoring stage of the encounter.
6. Care empathetic, two-way communication; respect for each patient's values and privacy; and sensitivity to cultural values.
10. information tells the interviewer who the patient is and what types of diseases are likely to develop.
12. space (18 inches to 4 feet) is used primarily during the interview component of the initial assessment.
14. space (4 to 12 feet) is used primarily in the introductory stage of the encounter during which you begin to establish rapport.
15. history when a patient is asked to describe the present age and state of health of blood relatives for three generations: siblings; parents, aunts and uncles; and grandparents.
17. history also called the past medical history, is a written description of the patient's past medical problems.
18. data or that which is evident only to the patient and cannot be perceived by an observer or is no longer present for the observer to see and therefore can only be described by the patient.

1. data information about the patient that can be measured and is not a matter of opinion
2. Complaint a brief notation explaining why the patient sought health care.
4. plan a particularly useful tool for involving patients in goal-setting and self-care activities.
5. complete patient assessment starts and ends with the patient interview.
7. the interview is a meeting between the respiratory care practitioner and the patient.
8. is defined as the identification of oneself with another and the resulting capacity to feel or experience sensations, emotions, or thoughts similar to those being experienced by another person.
9. encourages patients to say more, to continue with the story.
11. techniques communication include physical appearance, posture, gestures, facial expression, eye contact, voice, and touch.
13. Health Information any information about health status, provision of health care, or payment for health care services that can be linked to an individual.
14. Subjective manifestations of disease are termed?
16. can be defined as the values, beliefs, and practices shared by the majority in a group of people.
17. years is the number of years the patient has smoked multiplied by the number of packs per day.