Shadow Health - Tina Jones, Health
History Questions and Answers Updated
2026/2027 Version | Verified Answers
Medications - ANSWER ✅ Albuterol MDI, 2 puffs every 4 hours as needed for
wheezing
Acetaminophen 325 mg tabs by mouth, 2 tabs every 4 hours as needed for fever
greater than 38.6C /101.5F
Clindamycin 600mg/50ml every 6 hours intravenously
0.9 NaCl intravenously 100 ml/hr continuously x2 Liters
Lortab 5mg 1-2 tabs by mouth as needed for pain
Oxycodone 5mg 1 tab by mouth as needed
Insulin glargine 10 units at bedtime
Health History Tips & Tricks: - ANSWER ✅
Student: Hello! - ANSWER ✅ Diana Shadow: Hi. I'm Preceptor Diana. I will
explain the details of this assignment and your objectives, just as a preceptor would
in real life. Pay close attention to this information as it will help guide your exam.
At the end of this prebrief, you will answer a short question about the upcoming
assignment. During the simulation, you may return to these instructions at any time
by scrolling to the top of your transcript.
Student: What is the situation? - ANSWER ✅ Diana Shadow: Your patient is
Tina Jones:, a 28-year-old African American woman who has just been admitted to
Shadow General Hospital for a painful foot wound. Your role in this simulation is
,that of a healthcare provider who will take Ms. Jones' health history, a key
component of her admission process.
Student: What are my objectives in this assessment? - ANSWER ✅ Diana
Shadow: A health history requires you to ask questions related to Ms. Jones' past
and present health, from her current foot wound to her pre-existing conditions. You
will also want to review Ms. Jones' systems, psychosocial history, and family
medical history. These assessments together will give you a comprehensive picture
of Ms. Jones' overall health. If you discover any disease states, ask about
symptoms and the patient's experiences of them. Your questioning should cover a
broad array of the symptoms' characteristics. Throughout the conversation, you
should educate and empathize with Ms. Jones when appropriate to increase her
health literacy and sense of well-being. Regardless of whether you have assessed
Ms. Jones previously, ask all questions that are necessary for obtaining a complete
health history. While you should communicate with patients using accessible,
everyday language, it is standard practice to use professional medical terminology
everywhere else, such as in documenting physical findings and nursing notes. You
may complete the exam activities in any order and move between them as needed.
After obtaining Ms. Jones' health history, you will complete an information
processing activity. You will identify and prioritize diagnoses, then create a plan to
address the identified diagnoses.
Student: What else will this exam involve? - ANSWER ✅ Diana Shadow: You
will complete nursing tasks to protect the patients safety, privacy, and health. You
can document your findings, including vital signs, in the Electronic Health Record.
This record provides necessary information for healthcare professionals who will
continue patient care. Besides Subjective Data Collection, and Education and
Empathy, there are activities within the simulation that provide valuable practice
for their real-world counterparts, but they are not automatically graded by the
simulation.
Student: How will I be evaluated? - ANSWER ✅ Diana Shadow: In this
assignment, you will be evaluated on your Subjective Data Collection, as well as
your Education and Empathy. Your success in Education and Empathy is based on
,whether you promptly respond after identifying a moment worthy of therapeutic
communication. The evaluation of your interview is dependent on how you word
your questions therapeutically and precisely and explore all relevant topics with
comprehensive breadth and depth. You will also be evaluated on your ability to
collect data and form nursing diagnoses in the information processing activity.
This assignment takes on average between 90 and 110 minutes. This exam may
take longer than in real life, because in this safe simulation, students of all
experience levels can take time to hone and review their skills. You can pause and
resume the assignment at any time; your work is always saved automatically.
Student: How does this assignment prepare me for the real world? - ANSWER ✅
Diana Shadow: In this assessment, you will become familiarized with the structure
and content of a health history exam so that with real-life patients, you can: º ask
effective and comprehensive questions º obtain a thorough health history º evaluate
the patient's risk of disease, infection, injury, and complications º educate and
empathize º reflect on your experience and identify areas to improve º identify and
prioritize nursing diagnoses º and develop a plan to address nursing diagnoses.
Diana Shadow: In 1 or 2 sentences, answer this question to help prepare for the
upcoming exam: Why is it important to obtain a patient's complete health history? -
ANSWER ✅ Student: Getting a complete health history enables the nurse to make
informed judgments about the client including formulating nursing diagnoses
requiring nursing care, identifying collaborative problems requiring
interdisciplinary care, medical issues requiring immediate referral, and the need for
client teaching.
Diana Shadow: Time to begin.
Student: What is your level of education? - ANSWER ✅ Tina Jones: Well, I'm
finishing up my bachelor's degree right now.
Student: What are your stressors? - ANSWER ✅ Tina Jones: I feel really stressed
out right now! Honestly, I didn't realize that I'd be admitted to the hospital for my
, foot. I don't want to miss work or school but now it looks like I'll have to. And I
want my foot to stop hurting. I know I need sleep, too.
Student: Yes, Ms. Jones. We are going to take care of your foot as quickly as
possible. - ANSWER ✅ Tina Jones: Thanks.
Student: Where do you live? - ANSWER ✅ Tina Jones: Right now, I'm living at
my mom's place, which is out in the suburbs a bit. It's like a half hour from here.
Student: What is your belief system? - ANSWER ✅ Tina Jones: I'm Baptist. My
faith is a big part of my life--when things get hard like they've been this past year, I
know I can trust that God's looking out for me. I've been going to the same church
since I was a kid, too, so the people at church are practically part of my family.
Student: Have you experienced abuse? - ANSWER ✅ Tina Jones: I've never had
been in any kind of situation like that... It's scary to think about.
Student: Have you used illicit drugs? - ANSWER ✅ Tina Jones: Well, I used to
smoke pot. . . but I don't do that anymore.
Student: What type of drugs did you use? - ANSWER ✅ Tina Jones: Um...I've
smoked pot before. In high school, and after high school... I definitely don't
anymore, though.
Student: Have you used drugs other than marijuana? - ANSWER ✅ Tina Jones:
No.
History Questions and Answers Updated
2026/2027 Version | Verified Answers
Medications - ANSWER ✅ Albuterol MDI, 2 puffs every 4 hours as needed for
wheezing
Acetaminophen 325 mg tabs by mouth, 2 tabs every 4 hours as needed for fever
greater than 38.6C /101.5F
Clindamycin 600mg/50ml every 6 hours intravenously
0.9 NaCl intravenously 100 ml/hr continuously x2 Liters
Lortab 5mg 1-2 tabs by mouth as needed for pain
Oxycodone 5mg 1 tab by mouth as needed
Insulin glargine 10 units at bedtime
Health History Tips & Tricks: - ANSWER ✅
Student: Hello! - ANSWER ✅ Diana Shadow: Hi. I'm Preceptor Diana. I will
explain the details of this assignment and your objectives, just as a preceptor would
in real life. Pay close attention to this information as it will help guide your exam.
At the end of this prebrief, you will answer a short question about the upcoming
assignment. During the simulation, you may return to these instructions at any time
by scrolling to the top of your transcript.
Student: What is the situation? - ANSWER ✅ Diana Shadow: Your patient is
Tina Jones:, a 28-year-old African American woman who has just been admitted to
Shadow General Hospital for a painful foot wound. Your role in this simulation is
,that of a healthcare provider who will take Ms. Jones' health history, a key
component of her admission process.
Student: What are my objectives in this assessment? - ANSWER ✅ Diana
Shadow: A health history requires you to ask questions related to Ms. Jones' past
and present health, from her current foot wound to her pre-existing conditions. You
will also want to review Ms. Jones' systems, psychosocial history, and family
medical history. These assessments together will give you a comprehensive picture
of Ms. Jones' overall health. If you discover any disease states, ask about
symptoms and the patient's experiences of them. Your questioning should cover a
broad array of the symptoms' characteristics. Throughout the conversation, you
should educate and empathize with Ms. Jones when appropriate to increase her
health literacy and sense of well-being. Regardless of whether you have assessed
Ms. Jones previously, ask all questions that are necessary for obtaining a complete
health history. While you should communicate with patients using accessible,
everyday language, it is standard practice to use professional medical terminology
everywhere else, such as in documenting physical findings and nursing notes. You
may complete the exam activities in any order and move between them as needed.
After obtaining Ms. Jones' health history, you will complete an information
processing activity. You will identify and prioritize diagnoses, then create a plan to
address the identified diagnoses.
Student: What else will this exam involve? - ANSWER ✅ Diana Shadow: You
will complete nursing tasks to protect the patients safety, privacy, and health. You
can document your findings, including vital signs, in the Electronic Health Record.
This record provides necessary information for healthcare professionals who will
continue patient care. Besides Subjective Data Collection, and Education and
Empathy, there are activities within the simulation that provide valuable practice
for their real-world counterparts, but they are not automatically graded by the
simulation.
Student: How will I be evaluated? - ANSWER ✅ Diana Shadow: In this
assignment, you will be evaluated on your Subjective Data Collection, as well as
your Education and Empathy. Your success in Education and Empathy is based on
,whether you promptly respond after identifying a moment worthy of therapeutic
communication. The evaluation of your interview is dependent on how you word
your questions therapeutically and precisely and explore all relevant topics with
comprehensive breadth and depth. You will also be evaluated on your ability to
collect data and form nursing diagnoses in the information processing activity.
This assignment takes on average between 90 and 110 minutes. This exam may
take longer than in real life, because in this safe simulation, students of all
experience levels can take time to hone and review their skills. You can pause and
resume the assignment at any time; your work is always saved automatically.
Student: How does this assignment prepare me for the real world? - ANSWER ✅
Diana Shadow: In this assessment, you will become familiarized with the structure
and content of a health history exam so that with real-life patients, you can: º ask
effective and comprehensive questions º obtain a thorough health history º evaluate
the patient's risk of disease, infection, injury, and complications º educate and
empathize º reflect on your experience and identify areas to improve º identify and
prioritize nursing diagnoses º and develop a plan to address nursing diagnoses.
Diana Shadow: In 1 or 2 sentences, answer this question to help prepare for the
upcoming exam: Why is it important to obtain a patient's complete health history? -
ANSWER ✅ Student: Getting a complete health history enables the nurse to make
informed judgments about the client including formulating nursing diagnoses
requiring nursing care, identifying collaborative problems requiring
interdisciplinary care, medical issues requiring immediate referral, and the need for
client teaching.
Diana Shadow: Time to begin.
Student: What is your level of education? - ANSWER ✅ Tina Jones: Well, I'm
finishing up my bachelor's degree right now.
Student: What are your stressors? - ANSWER ✅ Tina Jones: I feel really stressed
out right now! Honestly, I didn't realize that I'd be admitted to the hospital for my
, foot. I don't want to miss work or school but now it looks like I'll have to. And I
want my foot to stop hurting. I know I need sleep, too.
Student: Yes, Ms. Jones. We are going to take care of your foot as quickly as
possible. - ANSWER ✅ Tina Jones: Thanks.
Student: Where do you live? - ANSWER ✅ Tina Jones: Right now, I'm living at
my mom's place, which is out in the suburbs a bit. It's like a half hour from here.
Student: What is your belief system? - ANSWER ✅ Tina Jones: I'm Baptist. My
faith is a big part of my life--when things get hard like they've been this past year, I
know I can trust that God's looking out for me. I've been going to the same church
since I was a kid, too, so the people at church are practically part of my family.
Student: Have you experienced abuse? - ANSWER ✅ Tina Jones: I've never had
been in any kind of situation like that... It's scary to think about.
Student: Have you used illicit drugs? - ANSWER ✅ Tina Jones: Well, I used to
smoke pot. . . but I don't do that anymore.
Student: What type of drugs did you use? - ANSWER ✅ Tina Jones: Um...I've
smoked pot before. In high school, and after high school... I definitely don't
anymore, though.
Student: Have you used drugs other than marijuana? - ANSWER ✅ Tina Jones:
No.
