How would your communication and interview techniques for building a health history differ with each patient?

Order Instructions

With the information presented in Chapter 1 of Ball et al. in mind, consider the following:

By Day 1 of this week, you will be assigned a new patient profile by your Instructor for this Discussion. Note: Please see the “Course Announcements” section of the classroom for your new patient profile assignment.

NEW PATIENT PROFILE BELOW pls.

***38-year-old Native American pregnant female living on a reservation***

-How would your communication and interview techniques for building a health history differ with each patient?

-How might you target your questions for building a health history based on the patient’s social determinants of health?

-What risk assessment instruments would be appropriate to use with each patient, or —–what questions would you ask each patient to assess his or her health risks?

-Identify any potential health-related risks based upon the patient’s age, gender, ethnicity, or environmental setting that should be taken into consideration.

-Select one of the risk assessment instruments presented in Chapter 1 or Chapter 5 of the Seidel’s Guide to Physical Examination text, or another tool with which you are familiar, related to your selected patient.

-Develop at least five targeted questions you would ask your selected patient to assess his or her health risks and begin building a health history.

By Day 3 of Week 1

-Post a summary of the interview and a description of the communication techniques you would use with your assigned patient.

-Explain why you would use these techniques. Identify the risk assessment instrument you selected,

-justify why it would be applicable to the selected patient.

– Provide at least five targeted questions you would ask the patient.