Health History Flashcards
1
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significance of health history
A
- establish trusting and supportive relationship
- gather subjective information
- offer information
2
Q
where should a health history take place
A
private, quite, comfortable room without distrations
3
Q
components of health history
A
- demographic or identifying data
- primary concern
- present illness
- past health history
- medications
- family history
- review of systems
- personal and social history
4
Q
strategies
A
- active listening
- facilitation
- silence
- reflection
- empathy
- clarification
- interpretation
- focusing
- sharing observations
- summary
5
Q
Challenges to health history
A
- others in the room
- language barriers
-overly talkative patients
6
Q
barriers to professional communication
A
- failing to listen
- giving personal opinions, approving or disapproving statements
- changing the subject
- false reassurance
- interrupting
- overusing professional/medical jargon
- talking too much
- why questions
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