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OBJ 1: Timing of Health Hx - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔Introduce yourself by name, gather info and plan a |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
time when you will be able to give them your attention.
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Work with pt to figure out a time that is the least
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disruptive.
Purpose of Health History - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔To |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
obtain subjective data from patients so the nurse and
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patient can create a plan to promote health, prevent
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disease, resolve acute health problems and minimize |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
limitations related to chronic health problems |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
Health History: - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔i: Biographical
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data: name, address, age, gender, race.
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ii: Chief Complaint: (why they are seeking medical advice)
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gather most relevant and important data.
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iii: Hx of present Illness: when it began, sudden or
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gradual, how often, what makes it better or worse? How |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
does it differ from usual health status?
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iv: Past Health Hx: Child Immunizations, diseases, past
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surgeries
, v: Family Health Hx: first degree (parents, siblings) what
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they currently have or have had.
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vi: Social Hx: relationships, economic status, occupation,
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drug/tobacco use, exercise, ethnicity |\ |\ |\
vii: medication and device use and Hx: natural remedies,
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nutritional supplements, herbs etc |\ |\ |\
viii: Complementary/ Alternative Modalities (COM):
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musical therapy massage therapy, energy, acupressure,
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physical therapy etc. |\ |\
ix: Review of body systems: subjective data
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OBJ 2. Principles of Communication that facilitate a Health
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Assessment: - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔a: Close-end ?s:
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Used for obtaining basic, specific info, anxious & hard
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time communicating |\
b. Open ended ?s: pt controls subject, nurse clarifies and
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summarizes to promote thoughtful interaction |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
c. Avoid communication pitfalls: dont be bias, dont
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interrupt
OBJ 3. Differentiate between medical and nursing modls
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used for taking health Hx: - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔....
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Medical Model -used by HCP - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔i:
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review of body systems |\ |\ |\