Health History
Conduct a health history on a family member or friend. Be sure they give you permission. Using the interviewing techniques learned in Module 2, gather the following information. Use your textbook as your guide.
- Present Health
- Past Health
- Family History
While this is only a partial health history, summarize in 3 -5 pages the information you gathered. Also, answer the following questions:
- Was the person willing to share the information? If they were not, what did you do to encourage them?
- Was there any part of the interview that was more challenging? If so, what part and how did you deal with it?
- How comfortable were you taking a health history?
- What interviewing techniques did you use? Were there any that were difficult and if so, how did you overcome the difficulty?
- Now that you have taken a health history discuss how this information can assist the nurse in determining the health status of a client.
Your assignment must have accurate spelling and grammar.
Requirements: 3-5 page
Answer preview
My friend is suffering from hypertension, a condition he has been dealing with for quite some time. His father and his older brother have been battling the disease too. Before he was diagnosed with the disease, he was battling depression, which led to his current condition. Hypertension, also known as high blood pressure, is a condition in which blood vessel pressure has risen (Slade, & Sergent, 2018). Blood is usually transferred to all parts of the body through the vessel. The disease usually has no symptoms until it is in a bad state, and if untreated over time, it can cause severe health conditions such as stroke and heart disease.
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