Posted: August 29th, 2018

Health History Assessment Video

Assignment: Health History Assessment Video

A comprehensive health history is essential to providing quality care for patients across the lifespan, as it helps to properly identify health risks, diagnose patients, and develop individualized treatment plans. To effectively collect these heath histories, you must not only have strong communication skills, but also the ability to quickly establish trust and confidence with your patients. For this Assignment, you begin building your communication and assessment skills as you collect a health history from a volunteer “patient.”

To prepare:

• Arrange an appropriate time and setting with your volunteer “patient” to collect a health history. Note: Your volunteer’s Video Release Form must be submitted prior to collecting the health history. Refer to the Week 1 Looking Ahead for release form details.
• Download and review the History Subjective Data Checklist provided in this week’s Learning Resources.
• Ensure that you have appropriate lighting to record yourself collecting the patient’s health history.

To complete:

• Record yourself collecting the patient’s health history, covering all of the areas listed in the checklist.