Explain the issues that you would need to be sensitive

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Discussion Post: Diversity and Health Assessments

Case Study

Shawn Billings, a 28-year-old African American patient comes into the clinic today. He has been deemed a "frequent flyer" by the staff at the clinic and was at the clinic last week and 4 days ago with a migraine, given a shot of Toradol and Ativan and sent home. He is here again todayfor an extreme headache. He is very agitated today. He is here with his father and worried that he will not get any medication.

To prepare:

1. Reflect on your experiences as a nurse and on the information provided in this week's Learning Resources on diversity issues in health assessments.

2. You will be assigned a case study by your Instructor. Note: see the "Course Announcements" section of the classroom for your case study assignment.

3. Reflect on the specific socioeconomic, spiritual, lifestyle, and other cultural factors related to the health of the patient assigned to you.

4. 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.

5. Think about the challenges associated with communicating with patients from a variety of specific populations. What strategies can you as a nurse employ to be sensitive to different cultural factors while gathering the pertinent information?

Task

Post an explanation of the specific socioeconomic, spiritual, lifestyle, and other cultural factors associated with the patient you were assigned. Explain the issues that you would need to be sensitive to when interacting with the patient, and why. Provide at least five targeted questions you would ask the patient to build his or her health history and to assess his or her health risks.

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