Comprehensive Health History

Details:  Select one patient (neighbor, family, or friend) and write-up their comprehensive health history. Include the following variables:

1.Identifying data.

2.Past medical history.

3.Health status, perceived barriers, and support.

4.Chief complaint (CC).

5.History of present illness (HPI).

6.Family and/or social history (PFSH).

7.Focused review of systems (ROS).

8.Identify age, spiritual values, and cultural variables that were considered and how these variables influenced your interviews or health history.

In a 1,000-1,250-word essay, summarize effective interview techniques for collecting a patient’s health history. Include the following:

1.Address how to elicit the patient’s interpretation of their health status, their perceived barriers, and support.

2.Critique the effectiveness of several history taking techniques with rationale from the readings.