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  • September 5, 2024
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Health Assessment for Advanced
Nursing Practice questions & correct
answers.
Primary reason of a health history ANS - - Collect subjective data



Purpose of a health history ANS - - Establish a bond with the patient

- validate state of health

- obtain specific data to Dx and Tx

- Verify client's perception (what their own "health" looks like)

- Determine understanding of health promoting behaviors

- Begin to formulate a plan

- Entry to health promotion

- Record (legal, reimbursement, review, EBP)

- Anticipatory Guidance (Opportunity to teach)



Structure of a health history ANS - - Goal directed manner (Different from a regular conversation)

- Must include information of whole person, not just s/s (include presumptive positives & negatives)



Communication/Interviewing ANS - - Must elicit relevant info in a specific time period

- Be aware of verbal and nonverbal behaviors

- MUST SPEAK THE SAME LANGUAGE!



The art of asking questions (techniques) ANS - - Broad opening statements (limit amount of yes/no)

- Echoing/restating (paraphrasing)

- Clarification (follow up questions)

- Silence/listen actively

- Confront contradictions (restate politely)

, - Emphathize

- Open body language (be friendly)

- Timing (don't rush)



Communication Don'ts ANS - - Offer advice (NO recommendations of what to do)

- Abruptly change subjects

- Act defensively (escalate situation)

- Minimize feelings

- Offer false assurances (saying they will be fine when they won't)

- Jump to conclusions (need whole picture)



Documentation of Health History ANS - - Be factual

- Organized - logical fashion

- Avoid laden language

Concise, efficient

- Describe normal

- Appropriate grammar and terminology



Subjective Data ANS - - Information told to you by the patient or family about the situation

-- Includes "CC", History of present illness (HPI), Past medical history (PMI), Social history (SH), family
history (FH), review of systems (ROS)

-- Absence of pertinent negatives

-- Never doc. "no problems" or "none" - b/c gives no information regarding what you asked (use word -
denies ____)



Objective Data ANS - - Information you have determined through your observation, physical
assessment, lab values, testing

--- Accurate detailed description



Health History Components (subjective info) ANS - CC

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