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?

Discussion: Building a
Health History
Effective communication is vital to
constructing an accurate and detailed patient history. A patient’s health or
illness is influenced by many factors, including age, gender, ethnicity, and
environmental setting. As an advanced practice nurse, you must be aware of
these factors and tailor your communication techniques accordingly. Doing so
will not only help you establish rapport with your patients, but it will also
enable you to more effectively gather the information needed to assess your
patients’ health risks.
For this Discussion, you will take on
the role of a clinician who is building a health history for a particular new
patient assigned by your Instructor.
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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.
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 3 of Week 1
Post a summary of the interview and a description of the communication
techniques you would use with your assigned patient. Explain why you would use
these techniques. Identify the risk assessment instrument you selected, and
justify why it would be applicable to the selected patient. Provide at least
five targeted questions you would ask the patient.
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