Consider performing a health history on someone that may not be able to provide you with answers, such as an infant, child, an elderly person, a developmentally disabled individual, or patients who speak a language you do not know.
• What strategies would you employ to obtain a complete health history?
• Provide a rationale for why you think these strategies would be effective.
• Research and summarize an evidence based article the addresses the importance of obtaining accurate health history.
• What impact does health history have on patient’s outcome?
