The Holistic Patient Assessment

Part 1: Choose an adult (over the age of 18) friend or relative and perform a holistic health assessment. Clearly document your holistic health assessment data

Your assessment should include the following parts:

• Health History
• Physiological Assessment
• Psychological Assessment
• Social Assessment
• Cultural Assessment
• Developmental Assessment
• Spiritual Assessment

Part 2: Interpret the findings in your holistic health assessment data according to pathophysiologic disease states.  

• Choose one physiologic abnormality and discuss possible pathophysiologic reasons for the abnormality.
• Look at the abnormality on a holistic basis.
• How does this abnormality impact the other areas of the patient’s life, especially those areas discussed in this course?
• Discuss the client’s stress and coping mechanisms.
• Are they healthy?
• What improvements could be made?

Part 3: Create a teaching plan that addresses the client holistically by applying the assessment data you have analyzed.  

• Describe at least one client goal for each of the categories (physical, psychological, social, cultural, developmental, and spiritual).
• How will you teach the client about the goal?
• How will you evaluate your teaching?

References: no more than 5 years old.

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