Essay On Health Assessment Interview

Many people are unaware that when they first encounter a nurse for the first time, for care in a hospital or clinic setting they have begun the Health Assessment interview. This interview is usually done as a conversation therefore it appears trivial to the client, however it’s a conversation with a purpose. The nurse is using interpersonal skillfulness to collect subjective and objective data. This data is then processed and will help the nurse and other health care professional provide adequate care for the client. The purpose of this paper is to demonstrate a healthy assessment interview with my client whom I will call MJ.
Demographic Data
When clients first come to a healthcare setting they are instructed to fill out new patient forms that ask them about age, race, gender, ethnicity, education, religion, medication background information that ask about past surgery, family history and present medical problem. This demographic data will give the nurse a better understanding about the client and their culture. Cultures are important in health assessment. …show more content…
M.J took longer than I expected and was a little problematic. I had trouble with remembering the all the component of the review of systems which cause me to keep referring to the book for help to pose a great challenge for me. When I am in the lab the review of systems seems to be easier I guess because the professor is there and is able to correct my errors. I felt collecting the subjective data in the interview went very well for me. I really enjoyed my conversation with M.J. There was really no communication barrier. I thought I was going to have a problem with asking her about her sexual habit or health but it wasn’t. I would like to have been able to expanse of her eating habits a little more and what type of exercise she was doing twice a week. If I had to do this all over, again I would not spend much time of the demographic area and be more confident with the review of