Health History Tips & Tricks: - ANSWER
Student: Hello! - ANSWERDiana Shadow: Hi. I'm Preceptor Diana. I will explain the details of this
assignment and
... [Show More] your objectives, just as a preceptor would in real life. Pay close attention to this
information as it will help guide your exam. At the end of this prebrief, you will answer a short
question about the upcoming assignment. During the simulation, you may return to these
instructions at any time by scrolling to the top of your transcript.
Student: What is the situation? - ANSWERDiana Shadow: Your patient is Tina Jones:, a 28-year-old
African American woman who has just been admitted to Shadow General Hospital for a painful foot
wound. Your role in this simulation is that of a healthcare provider who will take Ms. Jones' health
history, a key component of her admission process.
Student: What are my objectives in this assessment? - ANSWERDiana Shadow: A health history
requires you to ask questions related to Ms. Jones' past and present health, from her current foot
wound to her pre-existing conditions. You will also want to review Ms. Jones' systems, psychosocial
history, and family medical history. These assessments together will give you a comprehensive
picture of Ms. Jones' overall health. If you discover any disease states, ask about symptoms and the
patient's experiences of them. Your questioning should cover a broad array of the symptoms'
characteristics. Throughout the conversation, you should educate and empathize with Ms. Jones
when appropriate to increase her health literacy and sense of well-being. Regardless of whether you
have assessed Ms. Jones previously, ask all questions that are necessary for obtaining a complete
health history. While you should communicate with patients using accessible, everyday language, it
is standard practice to use professional medical terminology everywhere else, such as in
documenting physical findings and nursing notes. You may complete the exam activities in any
order and move between them as needed. After obtaining Ms. Jones' health history, you will
complete an information processing activity. You will identify and prioritize diagnoses, then create a
plan to address the identified diagnoses.
Student: What else will this exam involve? - ANSWERDiana Shadow: You will complete nursing
tasks to protect the patients safety, privacy, and health. You can document your findings, including
vital signs, in the Electronic Health Record. This record provides necessary information for
healthcare professionals who will continue patient care. Besides Subjective Data Collection, and
Education and Empathy, there are activities within the simulation that provide valuable practice for
their real-world counterparts, but they are not automatically graded by the simulation. [Show Less]