Week 5_Subjective Exam

Question 1

WHat nonverbal skills positively and negatively impacted health outcomes of geriatric patients

Answer 1

Positive- being attentive, listening well, acknowledging physical/emotional distress, maintaining an attentive/interested posture

Negative- not looking at patient, slouching, writing in the chart during speaking, not being organized ahead of time. ASSOCIATED with short and long term physical and cognitive functioning

Question 2

when to interrupt pt

Answer 2

-pt info exceeds your ability to assimilate
-pt changes to subject you do not find relevant

Question 3

open ended questions

1/2 open ended questions

Answer 3

-used for understanding patient’s thoughts feelings and beliefs

-used to answer freely but in a specific direction- ex when did the pain start

Question 4

Questions with aim

Comparative questions

CLosed questions

Answer 4

-allows for pt to elaborate on reports. ex can you explain more of __
- comparative- leave limited choice better or worse with____

-closed- yes or no

Question 5

qualities of mindful self monitoring

Answer 5

attention to internal and external data, curiosity, acting with awareness, awareness of biases

Question 6

Mechanical problems will vary with

Answer 6

time of day, posture, position or activity and are not constant

CONSTANT=RED FLAG

Question 7

Irritability defined as

Answer 7

Amount of activity to produce an increase

Severity of the increase

Time to subside

Question 8

24 hour sleep pattern- start with

Answer 8

does it wake you from sleep, in the morning, and difference through the day