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
**Please note: List the health history in BULLET POINT form, not a narrative. Thank you!**Please note: List the health history in BULLET POINT form, not a narrative. Thank you!**Please note: List the health history in BULLET POINT form, not a narrative. Thank you!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 in about 1 page.
- 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
.**Please note: List the health history in BULLET POINT form, not a narrative. Thank you!
Please use grammarly to correct grammatical errors .
No plagiarism.
Answer preview
- She has no history of radiation as a child or teenager. Her first exposure to radiation was after diagnosis with invasive breast cancer.
- She has no incidences of acute respiratory infection (ARI) as a child.
- She reports experiencing critical postmenopausal syndrome and receiving hormone therapy.
- At 58 years, she was diagnosed with myocardial infarction (MI). She also reports past incidences of primary hypertension.
- She had reported critical incidences of chest pain and significant discomfort.
- She has not had other chronic conditions in her life.
- She has no history of anxiety, depression, or other DSM-5 diagnoses.
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