*Select one of the following patients to consider for this Discussion:
~40-year-old Hispanic male on Prozac who works 60+ hours a week and wants to explore alternative and complementary modalities to help him sleep
~ At-risk elderly Asian male who is physically and financially dependent on his daughter, a single mother who has little time or money for her father’s health needs
~ 32-year-old pregnant lesbian
~ 16-year-old Middle Eastern girl who wishes to have contraceptives but does not want anyone in her family to know
~ 23-year-old Native American male who was just released from rehab for DUI and wants something to help his anxiety
*Examine the specific socioeconomic, spiritual, lifestyle, and other cultural factors related to the health of the patient you selected.
* Consider how you would build a health history for the patient. What questions would you ask, and how would you frame them to be sensitive to the patient’s background, lifestyle, and culture? Develop five targeted questions you would ask the patient to build his or her health history and to assess his or her health risks.
* Think about the challenges associated with communicating with patients from a variety of specific populations. What strategies can you as a nurse employ to be sensitive to different cultural factors while gathering the pertinent information?
**Write an explanation of the specific socioeconomic, spiritual, lifestyle, and other cultural factors associated with the patient you selected. Explain the issues that you would need to be sensitive to when interacting with the patient, and why. Provide at least five targeted questions you would ask the patient to build his or her health history and to assess his or her health risks.
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