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
**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
- There is a history of breast cancer and MI in her family. The incidences are not related to major environmental conditions.
- Her mother died at 66 and her sister at 52 due to breast cancer. Her mother survived cancer mortality for 3 years. Her sister’s survival was 2 years. Treatment efforts in her mother and sister were less comprehensive.
- Also, there is a history of other forms of cancer. Her father died of prostate cancer at 71 years after surviving for eight years through aggressive treatment options.
- Her father was diagnosed with MI. Father had a history of valvular heart disease. Her paternal grandfather died of congestive heart failure (CHF). Her maternal grandmother had a history of cervical cancer.
- His brother, at the age of 54, was diagnosed with MI but is alive. Brother has a BMI of 25. Smoke cigarette. Regularly takes beer and wine. Brother work as a production manager in construction and mining.
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