Discussion: Diversity and Health Assessments
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scenarioadvanceassessment.docxRunning head: BUILDING A HEALTH HISTORY 1
BUILDING A HEALTH HISTORY 4
I want to note that the assignment is meant to assign a patient profile for you to work on for this week. You will find the new patient profiles listed below. Take note, you will need your assigned new patient profile to complete the Discussion for this week.
As students, consider the impact of functional assessments, diversity, and sensitivity in conducting health assessments. Please also explore various assessment tools and diagnostic tests that are used to gather information about patients’ conditions and examine the validity and reliability of these tests and tools. You will examine assessment techniques, health risks and concerns, and recommendations for care related to patient growth, weight, and nutrition.
Consider how you would build a health history for the patient. What questions would you ask, and how would you frame them to be sensitive to the patient’s background, lifestyle, and culture? Develop five targeted questions you would ask the patient to build his or her health history and to assess his or her health risks.
As per Walden University Policy, make sure you are avoiding any potential academic integrity issues.
If your Last Name is from A through M – Please Take Case Study 3.
If your Last Name is from N through Z – Please Take Case Study 4.
***********PLEASE READ BEFORE STARTING YOUR WORK:
Any information you do not have, you are welcome to add Unable to assess or Patient Denies.
You are allowed to make up the pertinent information needed for the case in which you feel all details are not in the Case described below. ***
CASE STUDY 3
MR, a 23-year-old Native American male comes in to see you because he has been having anxiety and wants something to help him. He has been smoking "pot" and says he drinks to help himself too. He tells you he is afraid that he will not get into heaven if he continues in this lifestyle. He is not taking any prescriptions medications and denies drug use. He has a positive family history of diabetes, hypertension, and alcoholism.
CASE STUDY 4
Running head: BUILDING A HEALTH HISTORY
1
I
want
to
note
that
the
assignment
is
meant
to
assign
a
patient
profile
for
you
to
work
on
for
this
week.
You
will
find
the
new
patient
profiles
listed
below.
Take
note,
you
will
need
your
assigned
new
patient
profile
to
complete
the
Discussion
for
this
week
.
As
students,
consider
the
impact
of
functional
assessments,
diversity,
and
sensitivity
in
conducting
health
assessments.
Please
also
explore
various
assessment
tools
and
diagnostic
tests
that
are
used
to
gather
information
about
patients’
conditions
and
examine
the
validity
and
reliability
of
these
tests
and
tools.
You
will
examine
assessment
techniques,
health
risks
and
concerns,
and
recommendations
for
care
related
to
patient
growth,
weight,
and
nutrition
.
Consider
how
you
would
build
a
health
history
for
the
patient.
What
questions
would
you
ask,
and
how
would
you
frame
them
to
be
sensitive
to
the
patient’s
background,
lifestyle,
and
culture?
Develo
p
fiv
e
targeted
questions
you
would
ask
the
patient
to
build
his
or
her
heal
th
history
and
to
assess
his
or
her
health
risks
.
As
per
Walden
University
Policy,
make
sure
you
are
avoiding
any
potential
academic
integrity
issues
.
If
your
Last
Name
is
from
A
through
M
–
Please
Take
Case
Study
3
.
If
your
Last
Name
is
from
N
through
Z
–
Please
Take
Case
Study
4
.
***********PLEASE
READ
BEFORE
STARTING
YOUR
WORK
:
Any
information
you
do
not
have,
you
are
welcome
to
add
Unable
to
assess
or
Patient
Denies
.
You
are
allowed
to
make
up
the
pertinent
infor
mation
needed
for
the
case
in
which
you
feel
all
details
are
not
in
the
Case
described
below.
**
*
CASE
STUDY
3
MR,
a
23
-
year
-
old
Native
American
male
comes
in
to
see
you
because
he
has
been
having
anxiety
and
wants
something
to
help
him.
He
has
been
smoking
"pot"
and
says
he
drinks
to
help
himself
too.
He
tells
you
he
is
afraid
that
he
will
not
get
into
heaven
if
h
e
continues
in
this
lifestyle.
He
is
not
taking
any
prescriptions
medications
and
denies
drug
use.
He
has
a
positive
family
history
of
diabetes,
hypertension,
and
alcoholism
.
CASE
STUDY
4
