Essays on Health History

Health History

Introduction Health history assessment is a vital part of the nursing process. This process establishes the foundation through which nurses can diagnose and create a care plan for their patients. That said, incorrect health assessments may result in misdiagnosis, hence wrongful care plan development. For this task, I interviewed Anna, L. (not her real name). The following discussion encompasses a review and reflection of this interview.

Demographic Data

Anna is a 26-year-old single female of Japanese descent. She recently moved to the US to pursue her degree at the University of Illinois at Chicago. Her hobbies include traveling, photography, blogging, dancing, ...

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Health History and Physical Examination

A 50 years old American Male comes to the hospital with angina-like symptoms. Subjective Data Demographic data: There exists a risk of cardiovascular ailments or malfunctioning. The patient is an IT professional with long sitting schedules.

Reason for care: The patient was admitted to the emergency ward due to the severity of the pain 6 days back.

Present illness: Currently facing chest congestion with breath shortness and exertion, with heavy perspiration, recommended cardiac catheterization. Perception of health: Patient is an educated, independent and sincere individual who thinks that he is healthy and with several precautions he will overcome the current situation. He is little worried about his excessive ...

The Company

Ancestry unique selling proposition as a company is to provide family history and DNA testing facility for prospective consumers to primarily tie up the relationship found in the family tree in lieu with the genetics and health history that helps consumers to gain a new level of understanding about their family history. The company is a leader in the family history market and is considered the pioneers when it comes to the online research of family history; the belief system at the launch of the company in 1983 was to connect with people who wants to know their family ...

Modern technology is one of the fastest growing economic rates in the country and workers at health sector need to be trained for them to be well equipped with the knowledge and skills for its operation. The changes, for example, were formed to reduce the number of hand-written reports that gave false information about the illness of some patients and ensured that the staffs update all medical information data in an accurate way for easy reference by any patient caregiver or the doctors. The administration at health facilities is required to ensure that the technology used to offer services ...

45 years old Hispanic male patient, who works for a constructions company, complains that two days ago while at work he experienced difficulty in breathing accompanied by coughing and short of breath. The difficulty in breathing and chest tightness increases at night when it gets cold. The patients state that he is allergic to cockroach droppings dust and grass pollen. Recently, he received a letter from management warning him of being laid off if he does not improve his work output. This has caused his stress levels to rise and in an effort to cope with the pressure of ...

Introduction

In the US, the responsibility of covering healthcare has largely been left to the private sector. The private sector is able to achieve this through employer-sponsored health insurance (ESI). However, the ESI is marred by a number of problems, which have hampered its effective implementation. As such, the US has introduced certain reforms as well as observing the principle of justice to ensure that the health sector carries out its roles smoothly.

Problems caused by employer-sponsored health insurance

The first ethical concern is that employer-sponsored health insurance hampers transparency and accountability. Despite the fact that there are significant increases in insurance premiums, employers make only small ...

An NCD or non-communicable disease is a disease that cannot be transmissible among people. It is also a disease that is non-inflectional. On the other hand, a communicable disease is a disease that is easily transmissible among people. Examples of non-communicable diseases are diabetes, asthma, cancers and heart diseases. Examples of communicable diseases include flu, Ebola, influenza, salmonella, and measles (Porche, 2004).

In the case, James is in great danger. Because of his parents’ personal beliefs, James was not immunized. He can easily get infected. He can get diseases such as smallpox, measles, polio, and others that can affect his well-being and growth. ...

In carrying out a patient assessment, important components such as patient health history and physical health should be examined using a holistic approach. A nurse would require information from the patient, friends and family, diagnostic tests and patient medical records (Jarvis, 2004). A comprehensive assessment should include a detailed survey of physical signs such as weight and height, an assessment of the patient’s body systems and organs. On the other hand, a priority assessment is a short evaluation, normally completed within 5 minutes, which gives an overall evaluation of the patient. However, a more in-depth assessment of the patient is required to make a diagnosis.

First Chart Case

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Introduction

Sharon Terry (2012) explained that a person’s Family health history can be gathered from a number of resources. These include observing choices one makes on a daily basis; legends and stories shared by older family members as well as the culture of one’s community. Precisely she advocates that everyone should endeavor to collect data pertaining to their family history because it can prolong as well as save lives (Terry, 2012).

In this module I will outline the family history of my co-worker, Sandra. Specific features that would be addressed pertain towards medical, social and common life expectancy indicators referencing the ...

Pediatrics is a branch in medicine that deals with children and their diseases. In a study conducted in Langley, a school age child was interviewed in the process of gathering information. Adolescent pregnancy has many complications. Her mother gave birth to her when she was at the age of sixteen. Ladies in this stage should use contraceptives in case they want to engage in sex. Some of the complications that are associated with adolescent pregnancy are; underweight children, stress and miscarriage. To reduce child mortality, in case of adolescent pregnancy, expectant mothers should seek medical attention and avoid stress. In addition, they ...

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Health History and Screening of an Adolescent

- Biographical Data Patient T.M., female is 14 years old. She weighs 103 lbs and stand 5 ft. 5 inches. TM is the only child of her parents who were both in their mid-forties when she was conceived. This is the reason her parents were overprotective of her. TM is not allowed to go out to parties or sleep overnight at a friend’s house. However, TM is pampered with everything she wants. Her parents buy her everything she wants, and she gets to enjoy vacations with her parents overseas. TM smokes cigarette every time no one ...

1. What are the components of physical examination? Describe each component. The components of the average physical examination include vital signs check, health history updates, physical examinations and laboratory tests. In certain cases additional tests such as MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging) and CT (Computerized Tomography) scans are also performed. Doctors use physical tests to check how well the body is performing. Vital sign checks include heart rate, temperature, blood pressure readings and respiratory rate measurements. Updated health history includes a review of current medication, supplements, pre-diagnosed conditions and any new developments including job and relationship status. Physical examinations includes ...

Executive Summary (Benchmark Assessment)

Introduction Nursing informatics integrates the field of computer science, nursing science, and using data in order to improve nursing practice. Information technology has become an integral phenomenon in the 21st century. Thereby, the healthcare system has to adapt to the dynamic society. Nursing informatics is important because it aims at improving nursing practice through efficiency and analytical skills. Given that most health care systems have adopted the electronic health records systems to ensure that patient care is efficient, nurses should adapt to technology and information systems that have automated patient’s data. Thus, nursing informatics class should be ...

Facilitator:

Progressive development in the Information Technology has raised diverse professional dilemmas among nurses on the issue of patients’ confidentiality. As stipulated in nursing code of ethics, patient confidentiality is a critical aspect in healthcare professional. The concepts of patient confidentiality are clearly enshrined in nurse contract of employment and in NHS codes of ethics (Gallagher, 2010). However, despite being clarified in the nursing contract of employment, some nurses are confused on the most effective means of implementing the policy on patients’ confidentiality. Recent studies further affirm that the issue of patient privacy and confidentiality has been a major issue of ...

Personal Health Records

Personal Health Records Personal health records (PHRs) are collections of information related to a person’s health that are generally maintained by the individual patient or consumer (Mayo Clinic, 2011). PHRs can be provided by many sources, including hospitals, physicians, corporate vendors, employers, insurers, or the government. PHRs have been praised as a tool that could greatly enhance the quality of medical care provided, because critical background information could be immediately available about a patient (Mayo Clinic, 2011). However, it remains that for the general population, adoption of PHRs is far from universal, with an estimated 7% user rate, according to a ...

Introduction

An Electronic Medical Record (EMR) is the patient’s medical history in an electronic form replacing the paper form version. Traditionally used it contains information about a patient within a single clinic. It contains information about the patient’s previous visits, appointments, diagnosis, and prescription as observed by a doctor in the clinic. On the other hand, an Electronic Health Record (EHR) is an electronic version of a patient’s medical records in a more general manner. Several institutions and doctors who have happened to treat the patient could share the information contained in an EHR. This information ranges from the patient’s medical ...

My passion for medicine was developed through the hope of a young girl. “Put on the scrubs,” the Psychiatrist told me as we entered the sterile hospital room of a sixteen-year old girl. I stood next to the doctor as she talked to the girl, a girl whose face and body were so completely wrapped in gauze it would have been difficult for her to cry. “Will my skin go back to normal?” she asked. The physician answered honestly, “I do not know for sure, even though the flesh-eating bacteria that deprived you of your skin is gone, it could leave scarring--but ...

I believe medical school will give me the well-rounded education to fulfill my dream to become a Psychiatrist or Gynecologist. With the variety of programs, flexible schedules and affordable payments I will be able to pursue many options, but medical school is my dream and I believe medical school can make that dream a reality. To start experiencing the fun, yet academic, college experience, gaining knowledge and skills, and enhancing my career and professional life overall would mean the world to me. There are several things that shaped my decision to pursue my life long goal of practicing medicine; situations that ...

Scope of practice

Scope of practice is a term that defines the procedures, processes, and actions a licensed individual can carry out in relation to his/her qualification. Qualification includes training, education, and experience. The practice act contains the scope of practice for all health occupations that require a license in order for the healthcare personnel to operate in a particular field in the health industry. The emergency department is a very critical unit in a health care center that handles patients who check in with life critical illnesses and injuries. These cases are usually unplanned for, and they require immediate attention. The emergency department is dedicated to such ...