Sample Patient Interview

| Review of Systems(Include both past and current health problems. Comment on all present issues.) | General Health State (present weight – gain or loss, reason for gain or loss, amount of time for gain or loss; fatigue, malaise, weakness, sweats, night sweats, chills ): She currently weighs 110lbs. No weight loss. She is well developed and nourished. No distress. States she has always been healthy, other than occasional constipation.

Interview of Dr Kenneth Smith, 901 Patients First, Washington, MO 63090 (636) 239-7500 On September 8, 2015 I interviewed Dr Smith at his place of business in Washington, MO. Dr Smith gave the following information: Arlene Skornia and her husband Wilbur had been patients under his care for 10-20 years. He had overseen Arlene on several hospitalizations, and surgical recoveries, finding her and her husband to be intelligent, articulate people. He had met her sons but had little direct contact with them.

An Acute care and a non-acute health care facility are medicals facilities that provide short-term medical treatment to patients with very severe medical conditions or with very serious injuries. These facilities provide a short-term treatment to patients to help stabilize them from various health conditions. Such treatments are provided in hospitals or urgent care centers by different types of clinical personnel using technical equipment, pharmaceuticals, and medical supplies.

Throughout the interview, Xavier’s mother answered the majority of the questions and expressed the difficulties she faces daily while taking care of her son. She also talks about the process of receiving the diagnosis of ASD, as well as a previous diagnosis that was incorrect. Xavier’s mother first noticed something different while comparing his development, mainly his speech, to that of her nephew who was around the same age as her son. She claims that he wasn’t talking at all at the age of 1 ½ and that concerned her. Xavier’s doctor said his speech was probably delayed and suggested a speech therapist as early intervention. His mother claims that he didn’t outwardly appear Autistic to her because he wasn’t withdrawn. She also claims that

Patient Background My patient?s name is John T, age 41 was admitted to Bournewood Hospital in Brookline, MA. on September 16, 2015. He was severely depressed about his past and he started having suicidal ideals. John grew up with a mother, father and sister in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. They didn't have much money and his father was the only one paying bills while his mother was a housewife. John explained that living with his family was very uncomfortable. His father was a very mean and angry man; no one got along with him and everyone feared him. Being Italian, the meal must be plated once the husband got home. With that said, one day his father got mad at his mother about not having dinner on the table on time; things turned for the

Medical Interviewing Tools Dr. Acosta’s presentation presented the Kleinman’s questions as a tool nurses and physicians can utilize to improve their cultural sensitivity. These open-ended questions attempt to address the patients’ explanatory model of illness. This model provides health care professionals with culturally sensitive information vital to designing a care plan tailored to patients’ unique beliefs and traditions. This model is a new interviewing tool I can utilize in my practice to further my understanding of my patients cultural beliefs related to their health condition.

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Background Our facility conducted two patient interviews to articulate a clear vision of the negative and positive encounters, which offered valuable insight on areas of improvement, to enhance the interactions with our healthcare providers. These interviews provided our facility with the ability to identify the negative experiences, which directly correlated to poor communication (feeling rushed) and positive experiences, when the patients were provided with empathy, resources, useful tools and hope. Satisfaction in healthcare provision is progressively being utilized to measure the healthcare facilities performance.

He does not like the food such as ham, hot dogs, or strawberries that is offered with his traditional snack and has hard time adjusting to eating them. I am sure with repeated attempts and trials, he will be able to adjust to the needs foods.

Some questions that I will ask a patient who loss a love one during the medical and history review, I will ask about the patient love one, and what the patient need. I will also ask, if the patient want to speak with a doctor about any questions that have

Amanda is a three-year-old, only child, who was currently admitted to Children’s hospital PICU with elevated blood sugar. She has been diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes and will be required to monitor her blood sugar and require insulin permanently. Amanda currently lives with her mother, who works full time, but is on leave. Her relationship with her father is unknown. Her father has attempted to visit twice, but the visit was unsuccessful due to volatile interactions between him and his mother. Security was reportedly called. Mom is demonstrating difficulty with the realities of diabetes management and remains tearful during injections or procedures. She will be required to leave Amanda for two hours a day in order to obtain education on managing Amanda’s diabetes.

me. There was also lack of privacy lack of confidentiality; as everyone would be able to know all about the patients problems. I wasn't very professional during the interview as I didn't wear the appropriate clothes, I just had casual, every day clothes, and I felt I should have worn something smarter. I also needed to prepare my interview a weather, holidays etc. When the patient first came in I think I did quite well as I welcomed

PHYSICAL EXAMINATION He is well-built and well-nourished, in no distress. Vitals are stable. Temperature 97, blood pressure 103/53, pulse 74, regular oxygenation 100% on room air. HEENT: Head atraumatic, normocephalic. Pupils equal, reacting to light. Neck is supple. Chest is clear. Abdomen is soft, nontender. There is no hepatosplenomegaly. Joint exam is essentially unremarkable. There is no active synovitis or skin rash noted at this time. No pedal edema.

You wrote a great post and I enjoyed reading it. I think that you were very through in your response and I agree with your take on the interview. I feel that the nurse was also very through in her interview of the patient. She explained everything that she was doing for the patient and when the patient asked a question she explained the answer so that he could understand. So she did a great job of educating the patient which I feel did a lot for her credibility as a healthcare provider. I also feel that the patient was satisfied with his care when he let the clinic and that he will be more compliant in his treatments this

There are many ways on how to interview a patient but the main goal is to build a rapport with them in order for them to be open to you. First impression is the most important because when greeting the patient for the first time they need to feel welcome.