RESPOND TO MY CLASSMATE KRYSTAL ROBINSON
My assigned patient is a 16-year-old Caucasian female who is accompanied by her grandmother. According to the grandmother, the patient has been acting strange, antisocial, and refusing to do things she once enjoyed. The grandmother is concerned that the patient may be using drugs, given the fact that her mother is an incarcerated, drug addict. The patient is obese and does not make any eye contact as the provider enters the rooms.
Six targeted questions I would ask the patient to help build her health history and to assess her health risks includes:
How would you describe yourself?
What makes a good friend?
What is the most challenging part of your life right now?
What is something you wish adults understood about kids?
How is it being around your grandmother?
What do you look forward to most each day?
