NSE 13A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter 3: Epilepsy, Sickle-Cell Disease, Occupational Safety And Health
18 Dec 2018
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Chapter 3 the complete health history: for adults, children, adolescents, older adults. Affirm the things that the pt is doing right. Health history is used as a screening tool for abnormal symptoms, health problems and concerns and it records ways of responding to the health problem. History form contained info: biographical data, reason for seeking care, current health or history of current illness, past history, family history, review of systems, functional assessment or assessment of activites of daily living (adls) Biographical data: include primary language, name, address, phone number, age, birthdate, birthplace, gender and marital status, ethnocultural background and usual and current occupation. Source of history : record who is providing the information whether it"s a family member, friend or self. Judge how reliable the informant seems and how willing he or she is to communicate, R interpreter of x, who does not speak english.
