History and Comprehensive Physical Assessment
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History and Comprehensive Physical Assessment
A comprehensive physical assessment is a crucial tool nurses use to learn more about a patient's health. This information can get used to develop a care plan and monitor a patient's progress. A comprehensive physical assessment includes a health history, a physical examination, and a review of the patient's symptoms.
Post 1: The Importance of Taking a Comprehensive History
A comprehensive history is essential to nurses learning about a patient's health. This information can get used to develop a care plan and monitor a patient's progress (Cox, 2019a; Cox, 2019b). A comprehensive history includes a health history, a review of the patient's symptoms, and medical records.
Post 2: The Different Types of Information Gathered From a Physical Examination
A physical examination is a crucial instrument nurses use to understand a patient's health. The gathered information is used to develop a care plan and monitor a patient's progress. A physical examination can include a review of the patient's appearance, a review of the patient's vital signs, and a review of the patient's medical records.
Post 3: How to Use This Information to Develop a Plan of Care
The information gathered from a comprehensive history and physical examination develops a plan of care (Cox, 2019a; Cox, 2019b). This care plan reviews the patient's symptoms, medical records, and medication list.
Post 4: The Importance of Monitoring a Patient’s Progress
Monitoring a patient's progress is an essential part of nursing care. This progress gets monitored by reviewing the patient's symptoms, medical records, progress notes, and genetic information based on family history. Nurses can also scrutinize a patient's progress by speaking with the patient and family members.
The Role of Genetics/Genomics in Performing Comprehensive Health History and Physical Assessment
A comprehensive health history and physical assessment consider many factors, including a person's genetic makeup. Genetics and genomics are important to consider when taking a health history because they can provide information about a person's risk for certain diseases and conditions (Dains et al., 2019; Edwards & Maradiegue, 2017; Smania et al., 2022; Talwar et al., 2019). They can also give clues about how a person may respond to certain medications or treatments.
When taking a health history, it is vital to ask about a person's history of the disease. That can determine whether a person may be at increased risk for certain conditions. For example, a person with a family history of heart disease may be at increased risk for developing it.
Genetic testing can also be helpful when taking a health history (Dains et al., 2019; Edwards & Maradiegue, 2017; Smania et al., 2022; Talwar et al., 2019). Genetic testing can provide information about a person's risk for certain diseases and conditions. It can also give clues about how a person may respond to certain medications or treatments. For example, a person with a genetic mutation known to cause a particular disease may be at increased risk for developing that disease.
When performing a physical examination, it is crucial to consider a person's genetic makeup. Certain physical characteristics can help diagnose certain diseases or conditions (Dains et al., 2019; Edwards & Maradiegue, 2017; Smania et al., 2022; Talwar et al., 2019). For example, a person with a genetic mutation that causes albinism may have ashen skin and white hair.
In conclusion, completing a thorough health history and physical evaluation requires consideration of genetics and genomics. That can provide information about a person's risk for certain diseases and conditions and give clues about how a person may respond to certain medications or treatments.
References
Cox, C. L. (2019a). Physical Assessment for Nurses and Healthcare Professionals. In Google Books. John Wiley & Sons. https://books.google.co.ke/books?id=NyiBDwAAQBAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=History+And+Comprehensive+Physical+Assessment&hl=en&sa=X&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=History%20And%20Comprehensive%20Physical%20Assessment&f=false
Cox, C. L. (2019b). Pocket Guide to Physical Assessment. In Google Books. John Wiley & Sons. https://books.google.co.ke/books?id=IayWDwAAQBAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=History+And+Comprehensive+Physical+Assessment&hl=en&sa=X&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=History%20And%20Comprehensive%20Physical%20Assessment&f=false
Dains, J. E., Baumann, L. C., & Scheibel, P. (2019). Advanced Health Assessment and Clinical Diagnosis in Primary Care. In Google Books. Elsevier - Health Sciences Division. https://books.google.co.ke/books?id=YQhsuQEACAAJ&dq=The+role+of+genetics/genomics+in+performing+a+comprehensive+health+history+and+physical+assessment&hl=en&sa=X&redir_esc=y
Edwards, Q. T., & Maradiegue, A. H. (2017). Genetics and Genomics in Nursing: Guidelines for Conducting a Risk Assessment. In Google Books. Springer Publishing Company, LLC. https://books.google.co.ke/books?id=In_JAQAACAAJ&dq=The+role+of+genetics/genomics+in+performing+a+comprehensive+health+history+and+physical+assessment&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwieitfCjbH7AhWuUKQEHRuuCHE4ChDoAXoECAkQAg
Smania, M. A., Annis, A., Pathak, D., Wasilevich, E., & Poindexter, K. (2022). Faculty Education to Improve Integration of Genomics Education in Nursing Curriculum. Journal of Professional Nursing, pp. 43, 74–82. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.profnurs.2022.09.004
Talwar, D., Yeh, Y.-L., Chen, W.-J., & Chen, L.-S. (2019). Characteristics and quality of genetics and genomics mobile apps: a systematic review. European Journal of Human Genetics, 27(6), 833–840. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41431-019-0360-2