Shadow Health - Tina Jones, Health History With Complete Solution
Health History Tips & Tricks: - ANSWER -
Student: Hello! - ANSWER -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
prebrief, 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? - ANSWER -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.
Student: What are my objectives in this assessment? - ANSWER -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? - ANSWER -Diana Shadow: You will complete
nursing tasks to protect the patients 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 simulation that provide valuable practice for their real-world counterparts,
but they are not automatically graded by the simulation.