A3 Questioning

Question 1

what are the 4 types of questions?

Answer 1

open
closed
leading
probing

Question 2

describe a closed question

Answer 2

• patient has limited choice of answer eg. yes/no
• would you prefer tablets or liquid?

Question 3

describe open questions

Answer 3

• patient has more freedom of answer
• what symptoms have you been experiencing?

Question 4

benefits of closed questions

Answer 4

• helps if not in the place to answer question
• time saving
• less effort to answer
• useful for communication difficulties

Question 5

benefits of open question

Answer 5

• allows for max patient participation
• encourages expression of attitude, feeling and opinion
• may elicit info you may not expect or think of

Question 6

disadvantages of open question

Answer 6

• may be time consuming
• can produce irrelevant info
• require a more concerted effort when listening and responding

Question 7

state example of probing question

Answer 7

you said you don’t want to take these tablets, could you explain why that is?

Question 8

state example of leading question?

Answer 8

• do you get headaches frequently?
• you don’t drive whilst taking these tablets do you?