Reference no: EM133805643
Assignment: Building a Health History with Cultural and Diversity Awareness
Case Scenario for ALL students
46 y/o African American male who recently was seen in the Emergency Department for alcoholic withdrawal seizures and released. Referred to clinic for follow up on his hypertension history. He ran out of the Norvasc prescription given by the Emergency Department. He is living in a homeless shelter now. He states not drinking anymore but needs to smoke cigarettes to calm down and function.
Include the following:
1. Explain the specific socioeconomic, spiritual, lifestyle, and other cultural factors associated with the patient you were assigned. Be specific.
2. Explain the issues that you would need to be sensitive to when interacting with the patient, and why.
3. Describe the communication techniques you would use with this patient. Include strategies to demonstrate sensitivity with this patient. Be specific and explain why you would use these techniques.
4. Summarize the health history interview you would conduct with this patient. Provide at least five targeted questions you would ask the patient to build their health history and to assess their health risks. Explain your reasoning for each question and how you frame each for this specific patient.
5. Identify the risk assessment instrument you selected, and then justify why it would be applicable to your assigned patient. Be specific.
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How she is a representative of one or several of role types
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What do you want to achieve
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Individuals and families coping with chronic illness
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Experiencing increasing breathlessness and fatigue
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Explain the specific socioeconomic and spiritual factors
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You viewed the video Chasing Zero
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Healthy woman with no significant medical history
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Significant for hyperlipidemia and hypertension
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How does it expand upon reiterate and explain describe
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