Health History Assessment
Travis Humes
Chamberlain College of Nursing
NR 302: Health Assessment I
May 2018

Health History Assessment A health history assessment was conducted on G.F, a patient that frequently visits the emergency room for treatment. He was approached after being discharged from the emergency room following treatment. He was assured that his information would be kept confidential. He consented to the interview and was ready to get started immediately.
Demographic Data
G.F is a thirty-five year old, African American male who lives in Brooklyn, New York since birth. He has no children and has never been married. He is the only child, lives with his mother, who is 60 years old and two dogs in an apartment. There are other family members such as aunts and uncles but they live in other states. Patient does not work and is currently obtaining assistance from the government (Section 8 – housing, Medicaid, SNAP – food stamps).
Perception of Health
G.F believes that being healthy means eating ‘good’. In other words, as long as he eats large and is not hungry, he is healthy. The only time he does not feel healthy is when he has an asthma attack. For the most part, he eats pre-packaged foods and drinks soda and juice. He does not exercise or engage in many physical activities other than walking to the store when …show more content…
The room was well lit, cool, and quiet. Open-ended and closed-ended questions were used to obtain information. Consistent eye contact was maintained throughout the interview. There was a reasonable distance between each other and no interruptions were made when the patient was answering a question. Note taking was done at a minimum so as to keep the communication open. Laughter and humor were also used at appropriate times in order to keep the mood