b’Discussion: Building a Health HistoryEffective communication is vital to constructing an accurate and detailed patient history. A patientxc2x92s health or illness is influenced by many factors, including’

b”nDiscussion: Building a Health HistoryEffective communication is vital to constructing an accurate and detailed patient history. A patientxe2x80x99s health or illness is influenced by many factors, including age, gender, ethnicity, and environmental setting. As an advanced practice nurse, you must be aware of these factors and tailor your communication techniques accordingly. Doing so will not only help you establish rapport with your patients, but it will also enable you to more effectively gather the information needed to assess your patientsxe2x80x99 health risks.For this Discussion, you will take on the role of a clinician who is building a health history for one of the following new patients: Chosen topic in redxc2xb7 76-year-old Black/African-American male with disabilities living in an urban settingTo prepare:With the information presented in Chapter 1 in mind, consider the following:xc2xb7 How would your communication and interview techniques for building a health history differ with each patient?xc2xb7 How might you target your questions for building a health history based on the patientxe2x80x99s age, gender, ethnicity, or environment?xc2xb7 What risk assessment instruments would be appropriate to use with each patient?xc2xb7 What questions would you ask each patient to assess his or her health risks?xc2xb7 Select one patient from the list above on which to focus for this Discussion.xc2xb7 Identify any potential health-related risks based upon the patientxe2x80x99s age, gender, ethnicity, or environmental setting that should be taken into consideration.xc2xb7 Select one of the risk assessment instruments presented in Chapter 1 or Chapter 26 of the Seidel’s Guide to Physical Examination text, or another tool with which you are familiar, related to your selected patient.xc2xb7 Develop at least five targeted questions you would ask your selected patient to assess his or her health risks and begin building a health history.xc2xb7 Include sub headings pleaseWrite: a description of the interview and communication techniques you would use with your selected patient. Explain why you would use these techniques. Identify the risk assessment instrument you selected, and justify why it would be applicable to the selected patient. Provide at least five targeted questions you would ask the patientxc2xa0 “

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