Discussion board | NURS 6512 – Advanced Health Assessment and Diagnostic Reasoning | Walden University

For the first week, please make sure you read over assignments. This week look where your name falls alphabetically. For Example if your Last name is Apple, you would do case study #1.

• How      would your communication and interview techniques for building a health      history differ with each patient?
• How      might you target your questions for building a health history based on the      patient’s social determinants of health?
• 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?
• Identify      any potential health-related risks based upon the patient’s age, gender,      ethnicity, or environmental setting that should be taken into      consideration.
• 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.
• 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.

Names D-H

3. 19 year old black male athlete on scholarship with muscle pain

Respond to at least two of your colleagues on 2 different days who selected a different patient than you, using one or more of the following approaches:

• Share      additional interview and communication techniques that could be effective      with your colleague’s selected patient.
• Suggest      additional health-related risks that might be considered.
• Validate      an idea with your own experience and additional research