Observation and Reporting Skills

Question 3 • Introduction to Health Science - EL3601 B

Which observational skills might a healthcare professional employ when examining and observing a patient? Select all that apply.

Answer

Use the sense of sight to find reasons for a patient’s concerns.

Use the sense of taste to learn whether the skin is salty.

Use the sense of hearing to listen carefully to what the patient has to say.

Use the inner sense to determine whether the patient has a mental illness.

Use the sense of touch to feel for changes in the body.

Use the sense of smell to detect odors that can be clues to a problem.

Explanation

A healthcare professional can observe visible signs, listen to the patient, feel for physical changes when appropriate, and notice odors that may provide clues. Taste is not an appropriate examination method, and an “inner sense” cannot determine whether someone has a mental illness; that requires proper assessment.

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