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Nursing
Week Two Journal Review
Lloyd, H, & Craig, S. (2007). A guide to taking a patient's history. Nursing Standard, 22(13), 42-48.
Lloyd and Craig's article, "A guide to taking a patient's history" provides the fundamental components to attaining a complete, thorough and effective patient history. The article explores on the basic importance of a patient history and the importance of preparing the environment, communication, gaining consent, the process of actually attaining the information and finally actually taking the different type of history's that a patient can have including past medical history, sexual history, medication history, mental health, family history, among others. First, the article discusses preparing the environment to take the history which is important because it allows for the "maintenance of privacy and dignity" so it builds patient trust in the nurse (Lloyd and Craig, 2007). It is also important to allow for sufficient time in preparing to take a history as it allows for more time to get all the details and information that are necessary for future treatment. Another important component that was discussed was the communication between the nurse and the patient as "developing a rapport with the patient includes being professionally friendly" and engaging in "active listening" (Lloyd and Craig, 2007). Important assessment procedures that were discussed include the core history-taking process. First, it is important to start...
A very important strategy tool and assessment tool includes the Calgary Cambridge framework which includes structuring a history taking consultation. This framework is useful according to the article "as it facilitated continued learning and refining of consultation skills for teacher and practioners and is an idea model for both" more and less experienced nurses (Lloyd and Craig, 2007). The five stages included in this consultation framework are: explanation and panning, aiding accurate recall and understanding, achieving a shared understanding, planning through shared decision making, and closing the consultation (Lloyd and Craig, 2007). The population that is discussed includes all patients including women, children, adults, and the elderly among other patient types. These tools, concepts and ideas that are discussed are applicable to all patient groups.
Personally, the article was very comprehensive in that it discussed a myriad of tools that are important to taking a patient history. The specifications of the different types of history that the article went into were very comprehensive and provided the explanation and background into each individual type of history that needs to be delved into in…
Nursing Assessment Taking the history of a patient is a crucial aspect of patient assessment and treatment. A good history can mean the difference between a successful patient outcome and unsatisfactory outcomes. However, taking a complete and useful history is a skill that is developed by means of training and practice; it is not some talent that is innate (Bickley & Szilagyi, 2007; McKenna et al., 2011). According to Craig (2007)
Patient's History The expanding roles that nurses play in the healthcare field include taking the health history of patients. There are many important components to the task of taking patient histories, and this paper reviews those important aspects and components that are published in the Nursing Standard article by Lloyd H. Craig. Craig says taking the history of patients is "…arguably the most important aspect of patient assessment" (Craig, 2007, p.
nurses can use to obtain and capture a patient's medical history. The importance of these processes is to ensure that there will not be inadequate patient assessments, as these may result in adverse outcomes during the patient care. Preparation of the environment, good communication skills and ordering of the questions are very important in the process of acquiring patient history. There is no specific population stated in the article,
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