This week’s focus is on functional assessments and cultural and diversity awareness in health assessment. You will complete your first assignment on building a health history with a unique patient with multiple factors to consider.
The objectives for this week are below:
· Analyze communication techniques used to obtain patients’ health histories based upon social determinants of health
· Analyze diversity considerations in health assessments
· Analyze health-related risks
· Apply concepts, theories, and principles related to patient interviewing, diagnostic reasoning, and recording patient information
· Apply concepts, theories, and principles related to examination techniques, functional assessments, and cultural and diversity awareness in health assessment
· Apply principles of health assessment documentation
Assignment Requirement (Assignment 1)
Reflect on your experience as an advanced practice nurse and on the information provided in the Learning Resources on building a health history and on diversity issues in health assessments to complete the assignment below. Please make sure that you use scholarly references (if you are using resources) to support your post and use APA format.
Building a Health History with Cultural and Diversity Awareness
Based on the assigned case study [FIND IT AT THE END OF THE INSTRUCTIONS], answer the below questions. Be sure to include the following:
· Explain the specific socioeconomic, spiritual, lifestyle, and other cultural factors associated with the patient you were assigned. Be specific.
· Explain the issues that you would need to be sensitive to when interacting with the patient, and why.
· 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.
· Summarize the health history interview you would conduct with this patient. Provide at least five (5) 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.
· Identify the risk assessment instrument you selected, and then justify why it would be applicable to your assigned patient. Be specific.
THE ASSIGNED CASE STUDY
BC is a 33 y/o Caucasian male coming to the office to establish as a new patient. He identifies as a male, but natal sex is female. He transitioned 3 years ago while living in Florida. Now he is back home in Texas disclosing full transition to family and socially. He is unemployed, does not have more hormonal replacement for suppression. He has a history of depression, HIV positive and cannabis smoker.