Discussion: Building a Health History NURS 6512N

Discussion: Building a Health History NURS 6512N

Discussion: Building a Health History NURS 6512N 

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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.

Note: For this Discussion, you are required to complete your initial post before you will

be able to view and respond to your colleagues’ postings. Begin by clicking on the "Post

to Discussion Question" link, and then select "Create Thread" to complete your initial

post. Remember, once you click on Submit, you cannot delete or edit your own posts,

and you cannot post anonymously. Please check your post carefully before clicking

on Submit!

Read a selection of your colleagues’ responses.

By Day 6 of Week 1

Respond to at least two of your colleagues on 2 different days who selected a

different patient than you, using one or more of the following approaches:

 Share additional interview and communication techniques that could be effective

with your colleague’s selected patient.

 Suggest additional health-related risks that might be considered.

 Validate an idea with your own experience and additional research.

Submission and Grading Information

Grading Criteria

To access your rubric:

Week 1 Discussion Rubric

Post by Day 3 of Week 1 and Respond by Day 6 of Week 1

To Participate in this Discussion:

Week 1 Discussion

 

What's Coming Up in Module 2?

 

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In Module 2, you explore the impact of functional assessments, diversity, and sensitivity

in conducting health assessments. You also examine various assessment tools and

diagnostic tests used to gather information about patients’ conditions and examine their

validity, reliability, and impact in conducting health assessments.

Next week, you will specifically examine functional assessments as they relate to

diversity and sensitivity

Registration for Shadow Health

Throughout this course, you will participate in digital clinical experiences using the

online simulation tool Shadow Health. The Shadow Health digital clinical experience

provides a dynamic, immersive experience designed to improve nursing skills and

clinical reasoning through the examination of digital standardized patients. Using

Shadow Health you will participate in health histories, focused exams, and a

comprehensive assessment.

 

There will be four Shadow Health assessment components that you will need to

complete in Module’s 2 and 3:

 Health History Assessment (Week 3 & 4)

 Focused Exam: Cough (Week 5) for a pediatric patient presenting with cough

 Focused Exam: Chest Pain (Week 7) for an adult patient presenting with chest

pain

 Comprehensive (Head-to-Toe) Physical Assessment (Week 9)

Before you can participate in these simulations, you will need to register for a Shadow

Health account. To do this:

 Go to the Walden Bookstore and purchase access to Shadow Health and the

required texts.

 Once Shadow Health has been purchased, an access code will be emailed to

you from the bookstore.

 Review this video explaining how to register in Shadow

Health: https://vimeo.com/275921826/c12d50ee6e

 Use the Shadow Health link located in the navigation menu on the left in the

Blackboard course.

 Follow the prompts to register in Shadow Health. You will need the access code

provided from the bookstore to register. Once registered, Shadow Health should

always be accessed via the link in Blackboard.

 Use only Google Chrome when accessing Shadow Health and make sure all

other programs are turned off on your computer. Other browsers do not work well

and will not allow the Shadow Health speech to text function to work.

  Once registered, complete the Shadow Health Orientation in the Shadow Health

website/program and review the videos designed to assist with navigating and

completing assignments.

 Read the Shadow Health Nursing Documentation Tutorial located in the Week 1

Learning Resources.

Note: As nurses you typically use the word assessment to mean completing the

physical exam. However, in the SOAP Note format, assessment means diagnosis so

start getting in the habit of calling the physical exam exactly that.

Week 2 Case Studies

In Week 2, your Instructor will assign you a case study related to your Discussion by

Day 1 of the week. Please make sure to review the “Course Announcements” area of

the course to verify your assigned case study. Please plan ahead to ensure you have

time to review your case study and your Learning Resources so that you can complete

your Discussions and Assignments on time.