Assignment: Health History - The Art of History Taking and Putting All Together w/Information Processing - Unit 2-3

Directions:

Please refer to your Shadow Health Platform.

This Comprehensive Assessment provides the opportunity to plan and conduct a full health assessment on a patient in a single clinic visit.

After completing this Shadow Health Assessment the student should be able to:

Document accurately and appropriately:

Document subjective data using professional terminology.

Document objective data using professional terminology.

Demonstrate clinical reasoning skills:

Use clinical reasoning to plan the organization of a comprehensive exam.

Gather subjective and objective data. Have an Assessment and Plan of Care.

Differentiate between variations of normal and abnormal assessment findings. Including a list of differential diagnosis.

Select and use the appropriate tools and tests necessary for a comprehensive assessment.

Reflect on personal strengths, limitations, beliefs, prejudices, and values.

Develop strong communication skills.

Interview the patient to elicit subjective health information about her health history.

Ask relevant follow-up questions to evaluate patient condition.

Demonstrate empathy for patient perspectives, feelings, and sociocultural background.

Identify opportunities to educate the patient.

To view the Grading Rubric for this Assignment (include unit 2 Assignment), please visit the Grading Rubrics section of the Course Home.

Assignment Requirements:

Before finalizing your work, you should:

be sure to read the Assignment description carefully (as displayed above);

consult the Grading Rubric (under the Course Home) to make sure you have included everything necessary; and

utilize spelling and grammar check to minimize errors.

Your writing Assignment should:

follow the conventions of Standard American English (correct grammar, punctuation, etc.);

be well ordered, logical, and unified, as well as original and insightful;

display superior content, organization, style, and mechanics; and

use APA 6th Edition format as outlined in the APA Progression

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