Building a Health History

By Day 1 of this week, you will be assigned a new patient profile by your Instructor for this Discussion. (new patient profile):  14-year-old biracial male living with his grandmother in a high-density public housing complex 

1. How would your communication and interview techniques for building a health history differ with each patient?
2. How might you target your questions for building a health history based on the patient’s social determinants of health?
3. What  risk assessment instruments would be appropriate to use with each  patient, or what questions would you ask each patient to assess his or  her health risks?

1. Identify  any potential health-related risks based upon the patient’s age,  gender, ethnicity, or environmental setting that should be taken into  consideration.
2. Select one of the risk assessment instruments presented in Chapter 1 or Chapter 5 of the Seidel’s Guide to Physical Examination text, or another tool with which you are familiar, related to your selected patient.
3. 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. Get Health and Medical Help Today