Personal Health Profile Flashcards
11 personal health profile
- Biographic Data
- Present health/ History of present health/ chief complaint
- Medical history
- Family health history
- Psychosocial history
- Asking about abuse
- Activities of daily living
- Diet and elimination
- Exercise and sleep
- Work and leisure
- Use of tobacco, alcohol, and other drugs
Biographic Data of client (11)
- name
- address
- phone number
- gender
- birthdate
- age
- marital status
- religion
- nationality
- educational level
- person to contact or next kin
The process of determining the client’s culture, ethnicity, and subculture begins with collecting data about:
- Date and place of birth
- Nationality and ethnicity
- Marital status
- Religious or spiritual practices
- Primary and secondary languages
2 questions included in present health
- What is your major health problems or concerns at this time?
- How do you feel about having to seek health care?
A brief assessment of client’s problem for which client seeks medical care
Present health
PQRTSU Mneumonic device
Provocative or Palliative
Quality or Quantity
Region or Radiation
Severity
Timing
Understanding
What provokes or relieves the symptoms?
Do stress, anger, certain physical positions or other factors trigger the symptoms?
Provocative or Palliative
What does the symptoms feel like, look like, or sound like?
Are tou having symptoms right now? If so, is it more or less severe than usual?
Quantity or Quality
Where in the body does the symptoms occur?
Region or Radiation
How would you rate it in scale of 1-10?
Does the symptom seem to be diminishing, intensifying, or staying the same?
Severity
When did rhe symptoms begin?
Was the onset sudden or gradual?
How often and how long does the symptom occur?
Timing
What do you think is the cause?
How do tou feel about the symptoms? Do you have fears associated with it?
Understanding
Being account of all medical event and problems a person has experienced is an important tool in the management of the patient
Medical history
Examples of medical history (10)
- Immunization status
- Known allergies
- Childhood illness
- Adult illness
- Psychiatry illness
- Injuries
- Hospitalization
- Surgical aand diagnosis procedures
- Medication history
- Use of alcohol and other drugs
Helpful for nurses to be aware of other health problems that may affect the client and includes many genetic relative as the client can recall
Family health history