Nursing 516-Advanced Health Assessment: The Genogram

Purpose

The purpose of this assignment is for students to: -develop a genogram that provides an effective tool for gathering family data, -provide a visual portrayal of a patient’s family health history as the history pertains to the physical exam, -provide healthcare providers with a clearer picture of a patient’s non-modifiable risk factors, and -discuss their understanding of the patient’s genomic profile and the relationship to current health concerns. Nursing 516-Advanced Health Assessment: The Genogram

Overview

A genogram is a visual and written representation of a history and physical. This genogram will be based on information obtained from the Shadow Health patient named Tina. As you are completing the Shadow Health: Health History assignment (see below), you will be able to ask Tina questions in order to gather information for the genogram. Consult Chapter 5, the Family History section and Figure 5-3, in the text for an example.

Directions

Develop a three-generation family medical tree for the Shadow Health patient Tina. -The three generations must include the patient, parents, and grandparents in order to receive full credit. -Identify family members, ages, relationships, and significant health history with identification of risk factors. -Identify deceased, divorced, or estranged family members and ages and causes of death of family members.

-Using the drawing tools in MS Word™, Excel™, or PowerPoint™, and standardized symbols and terminology, create a diagram of a family medical health tree. -Include a written narrative with your diagram describing the family’s health history and the risk factors you identified. -Follow APA guidelines for the narrative portion of the assignment and reference citations. -Submit your completed assignment using the submission link.

Assignment: Health History – The Art of History Taking and Putting All Together w/Information Processing – Unit 2-3

Directions:

Please refer to your Shadow Health Platform.

This Comprehensive Assessment provides the opportunity to plan and conduct a full health assessment on a patient in a single clinic visit.

After completing this Shadow Health Assessment the student should be able to:

• Document accurately and appropriately:
• Document subjective data using professional terminology.
• Document objective data using professional terminology.
• Demonstrate clinical reasoning skills:
• Use clinical reasoning to plan the organization of a comprehensive exam.
• Gather subjective and objective data. Have an Assessment and Plan of Care.
• Differentiate between variations of normal and abnormal assessment findings. Including a list of differential diagnosis.
• Select and use the appropriate tools and tests necessary for a comprehensive assessment.
• Reflect on personal strengths, limitations, beliefs, prejudices, and values.
• Develop strong communication skills.
• Interview the patient to elicit subjective health information about her health history.
• Ask relevant follow-up questions to evaluate patient condition.
• Demonstrate empathy for patient perspectives, feelings, and sociocultural background.
• Identify opportunities to educate the patient. Nursing 516-Advanced Health Assessment: The Genogram

To view the Grading Rubric for this Assignment (include unit 2 Assignment), please visit the Grading Rubrics section of the Course Home.

Assignment Requirements:

Before finalizing your work, you should:

• be sure to read the Assignment description carefully (as displayed above);
• consult the Grading Rubric (under the Course Home) to make sure you have included everything necessary; and
• utilize spelling and grammar check to minimize errors.

Your writing Assignment should:

• follow the conventions of Standard American English (correct grammar, punctuation, etc.);
• be well ordered, logical, and unified, as well as original and insightful;
• display superior content, organization, style, and mechanics; and
• use APA 6th Edition format as outlined in the APA Progression