Shadow Health - Tina Jones Health History
Shadow Health - Tina Jones,
Health History Questions with
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Health History Tips & Tricks: - TJ Health Interview
Student: Hello! - ANS ✔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 prebriefed, 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? - ANS ✔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.
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Student: What are my objectives in this assessment? - ANS ✔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? - ANS ✔Diana Shadow: You
will complete nursing tasks to protect the patient’s 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
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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? - ANS ✔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? -
ANS ✔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.
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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? - ANS ✔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. - ANS ✔
Patient Exam - Vital Signs: - ANS ✔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: - ANS ✔
Student: Hello, my name is Catlin, I am your nurse today. - ANS ✔Tina
Jones: Hey.
Student: Can you confirm your name? - ANS ✔Tina Jones: Tina Jones:
Student: Why did you come in today? - ANS ✔Tina Jones: I got this
scrape on my foot a while ago, and it got really infected. It's killing me.
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