Strategies for Obtaining a Comprehensive Health History from Special Populations

Instructions:
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.
Please be sure to validate your opinions and ideas with citations and references in APA format.
The post and responses are valued at 20 points. Please review post and response expectations. Please review the rubric to ensure that your response meets criteria.
Objectives:
Applying interviewing techniques with a volunteer patient
Constructing a comprehensive subjective data set
Apply interviewing and exam techniques with simulation
Explore the beginnings of conducting a physical examination
Resources:


Bickley, L.S. (2023). Overview: Physical examination and history taking. Bates’ guide to physical examination and history-taking, 13thed. Revised. New York: Lippincott, Williams, & Wilkins. ISN-13:9781975210533
Chapter 4 – Health History
Chapter 8 – General Survey, Vital Signs and Pain
Chapter 9 – Cognition, Behavior, and Mental Status