health assessment there are three parts to this assignment

PREPARING THE ASSIGNMENT:

AHealth History Worksheetthat can be used to help you organize the Family Medical History information you will obtain from the Adult Participant is located in the Resources section of the Expand page for Unit 2. The use of this tool is optional. Therearethree partstothis assignment.

HealthHistoryAssessment (50points)

Usingthefollowingcomponents of a health historyassessment andyourtextbookforexplicitdetailsabouteachcategory, completea health assessment/historyonan individual ofyourchoice.Thepersoninterviewed mustbe18years ofageorolder andshouldNOTbea familymemberor closefriend. Thepurposeofthis restrictionistoavoidanytendencyto anticipateanswersor toinfluencehowthe questions areanswered.Yourgoal inchoosing an interviewee istosimulatetheinteractionbetweenyouandanindividual forwhomyouwouldprovidecare.Itisimportant that youinformthepersonofyourassignment andassurehim/her that the information obtained will be kept confidential. Please be sure to avoid the use of any identifiers in preparing the assignment.

Health History components to be included:

Demographicdata

Perceptionofhealth

PastMedicalHistory(includingmedications, allergies,andvaccinations/immunizations)

FamilyMedicalHistory

ReviewofSystems

Developmental considerations

Culturalconsiderations

Psychosocialconsiderations

If you were to perform a physical assessment, which body system would be a top priority for evaluation and why?

List two teaching/learning need priorities for this individual (Consider Age, Psychosocial, Cultural, Lifespan concerns)

Reflection(40 points)

Reflectionis used tointentionallyexamineour thoughtprocesses, actions,and