BUILDING A HEALTH HISTORY: COMMUNICATING EFFECTIVELY TO GATHER APPROPRIATE HEALTH-RELATED INFORMATION

This week we will focus on functional assessments and cultural diversity awareness in your health assessment. This is a very important aspect of patient care and building a good foundation of care with our patients.

For your assignment 1 you will work on this case:

46 y/o African American male who recently was seen in the Emergency Department for

alcoholic withdrawal seizures and released. Referred to clinic for follow up on his hypertension

history. He ran out of the Norvasc prescription given by the Emergency Department. He is living

in a homeless shelter now. He states not drinking anymore but needs to smoke cigarettes to

calm down and function.

Be sure to review the assignment instructions and rubric.