Assignment 2-1

Details:  Select one patient (neighbor, family, or friend) and write-up their comprehensive health history. Include the following variables: 

1.Identifying data.

 2.Past medical history. 

3.Health status, perceived barriers, and support.

 4.Chief complaint (CC). 

5.History of present illness (HPI). 

6.Family and/or social history (PFSH). 

7.Focused review of systems (ROS). 

8.Identify age, spiritual values, and cultural variables that were considered and how these variables influenced your interviews or health history. 

 In a 1,000-1,250-word essay, summarize effective interview techniques for collecting a patient's health history. Include the following: 

1.Address how to elicit the patient's interpretation of their health status, their perceived barriers, and support. 

2.Critique the effectiveness of several history taking techniques with rationale from the readings.