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Health History Tips & Tricks: -
Student: Hello! - Diana Shadow: Hi. I'm Preceptor Diana. I will explain the details of this
assignment and 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? - Diana 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? - Diana 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? - Diana 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.
Student: How will I be evaluated? - Diana Shadow: In this assignment, you will be
evaluated on your Subjective Data Collection, as well as your Education and Empathy.
Your success in Education and Empathy is based on whether you promptly respond
after identifying a moment worthy of therapeutic communication. The evaluation of your
interview is dependent on how you word your questions therapeutically and precisely
and explore all relevant topics with comprehensive breadth and depth. You will also be
evaluated on your ability to collect data and form nursing diagnoses in the information
processing activity. This assignment takes on average between 90 and 110 minutes.
This exam may take longer than in real life, because in this safe simulation, students of
all experience levels can take time to hone and review their skills. You can pause and
resume the assignment at any time; your work is always saved automatically.
Student: How does this assignment prepare me for the real world? - Diana Shadow: In
this assessment, you will become familiarized with the structure and content of a health
history exam so that with real-life patients, you can: º ask effective and comprehensive
questions º obtain a thorough health history º evaluate the patient's risk of disease,
infection, injury, and complications º educate and empathize º reflect on your experience
and identify areas to improve º identify and prioritize nursing diagnoses º and develop a
plan to address nursing diagnoses.
Diana Shadow: In 1 or 2 sentences, answer this question to help prepare for the
upcoming exam: Why is it important to obtain a patient's complete health history? -
Student: So that you understand if there are any problems related to their chief
complaint. Also, to help treat their current condition.
Diana Shadow: Time to begin. -
Patient Exam - Vital Signs: - Height: 170 cm, Weight: 90 kg, BMI: 31, Random blood
glucose: 238, Temperature: 102.4° F, Blood pressure: 138/90 mmHg, Heart rate: 90,
Respiratory rate: 18, O2 sat: 98%
Patient Exam - Interview: -
Student: Hello, my name is Catlain, I am your nurse today. - Tina Jones: Hey.
Student: Can you confirm your name? - Tina Jones: Tina Jones:.
Student: Why did you come in today? - Tina Jones: I got this scrape on my foot a while
ago, and it got really infected. It's killing me.
Student: What additional symptoms have you experienced? - Tina Jones: I mean, it's all
red and swollen, and there's pus, it feels hot, it hurts like hell... It's got all that going on.
,Student: Can you rate your current pain level on a scale of 0 to 10? - Tina Jones: ...Like
a 7. It hurts a lot, but whatever pain med the ER gave me is helping a little bit.
Student: Please describe the pain. - Tina Jones: It's throbbing and like, sharp if I try to
put weight on it.
Student: How did you hurt your foot? - Tina Jones: I was changing a light bulb, and I
had to use our little stepstool to reach it. My foot slid off the bottom step and it got all
scraped up. I didn't realize how sharp the edge was!
Student: Has your foot been draining any liquids? - Tina Jones: Yeah, there's definitely
pus.
Student: What color was the pus? - Tina Jones: It's... white or maybe off-white.
Student: How have you treated the wound? - Tina Jones: I've been taking Advil for my
foot for a few days.
Student: What did you do to treat your foot after your accident? - Tina Jones: I made
sure to clean it and keep it bandaged. And I put Neosporin on it.
Student: How effective was the Neosporin? - Tina Jones: Well, I'm here, so I guess it
didn't do its job.
Student: Can you walk with your foot being injured? - Tina Jones: No, I can't. I can't put
any weight on it without like, shooting pain.
Student: What preexisting medical conditions do you have? - Tina Jones: I mean, I have
asthma and diabetes, but right I now I just care about my foot!
Student: I understand your foot hurts, but I need to know this information to make sure I
take care of the problem correctly. - Tina Jones: Thanks.
Student: When were you diagnosed with diabetes? - Tina Jones: I was diagnosed when
I was 24.
Student: What do you do to manage your asthma? - Tina Jones: I try to avoid things
that give me breathing problems, but when my asthma starts to act up, I just use my
inhaler.
Student: What medications did you take for your diabetes? - Tina Jones: It was
metformin.
Student: Do you currently take medicine for your diabetes? - Tina Jones: No, I don't
take anything for my diabetes anymore.
, Student: What made you stop taking medication for your diabetes? - Tina Jones: I
guess I just got sick of feeling sick and gassy all the time, and it was overwhelming,
remembering to take pills and check my sugar. I feel a lot better now that I'm just eating
healthier than I did when I was taking the pills.
Student: Do you monitor your blood glucose? - Tina Jones: I have a monitor at home,
but to be honest I don't really use it that often.
Student: How frequently do you urinate? - Tina Jones: I don't know. Every hour or two
when I'm awake?
Student: What is your current diet? - Tina Jones: It's pretty good, I think. I'm not a huge
health nut or anything.
Student: Have you had any change in appetite? - Tina Jones: Yeah, lately I've definitely
been much hungrier than usual.
Student: Has your weight changed? - Tina Jones: Yeah, I've lost some weight recently.
Student: Do you know why you lost weight? - Tina Jones: I don't know what caused it, I
just lost weight.
Student: How often do you have asthma exacerbations? - Tina Jones: I haven't had a
full attack in years. But my breathing definitely acts up. . .not always. Max twice a week.
Student: What asthma symptoms have you experienced? - Tina Jones: My chest and
throat get tight, and I start to wheeze. It feels like I can't take in air, like I can't get
enough air into my lungs.
Student: How many puffs do you take when using your asthma inhaler? - Tina Jones: I
usually use two puffs from my inhaler, but sometimes I need three. [Nurse confirmed
with Pharmacy: albuterol 90mcg/spray MDI]
Student: What are some things that trigger your asthma? - Tina Jones: Being around
cats is the worst, but dust and running up stairs can make my breathing bad, too.
Student: What allergies do you have? - Tina Jones: I'm allergic to cats.
Student: When did you realize you were allergic to cats? - Tina Jones: For as long as
I've been around.
Student: How effective was your pain medication at home? - Tina Jones: Whatever pain
medication the ER gave me is helping. Before I came in, I was just taking Advil. For the
past few days, the Advil wasn't doing much for me -- it would only last a couple of hours.
Student: What medication allergies do you have? - Tina Jones: I'm allergic to penicillin.
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