new patient profile
To prepare:
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.
Case C 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 of Week 1
1-Post a Summary of the Interview and a Description of the Communicationtechniques you would use with your assigned patient.
“Case C 38-year-old Native American pregnant female living on a reservation”
2-Explain Why you would use these techniques.
3-Identify the risk Assessment Instrumentyou selected and Justify Why it would be applicable to the selected patient.
4-Provide at Least Five targeted questionsyou would ask the patient.
