Read and watch the lecture resources & materials below early in the week to help you respond to the discussion questions and to complete your assignment(s).

(Note: The citations below are provided for your research convenience. You should always cross reference the current APA guide for correct styling of citations and references in your academic work.)

Read

• Jarvis, C. (2016). Physical examination and health assessment (7th ed.). Elsevier.
  • Chapters 1-4
• Chetty, R., Stephnar, M., Abraham, S., Lin, S., Scuderi, B., Turner, N., Bergeron, A., & Cutler, D. (2016). Income and life expectancy in the United States: Executive summary. 
  The Executive Summary
• American Psychological Association. (2020). Publication manual of the American Psychological Association (7th ed.).
  • Use as a guide for writing in current APA format.
• As part of your readings in this Module, please also review the following:

Syllabus
APA and Research Guides

Watch

• GHF 2014 – What is Global Health?
  Geneva Health Forum. (2014, February 6). GHF 2014 – What is Global Health ?[Video file]. https://youtu.be/HBO9AS1tCVA
• Jerry Spiegel – Global Health Defined
  Sfuintdev. (2011, August 30). 2-2: Jerry Spiegel – Global Health Defined [Video file]. https://youtu.be/Til_o8hk8MQ
• The Health Inequality Project
  Chetty, R., Stepner, M., Abraham, S., Lin, S., Scuderi, B., Turner, N., Bergeron, A., & Cutler, D. (2016). The association between income and life expectancy in the United States, 2001 – 2014. The Journal of the American Medical Association, Vol  315, No. 14. https://healthinequality.org/documents (Links to an external site.)

Online Materials & Resources

• Take the Happiness at Work Survey (Links to an external site.)
  NEF Consulting. (2018). Happiness at work survey – NEF Consulting. https://www.nefconsulting.com/our-services/strategy-culture-change/wellbeing/happiness-at-work-survey/
• Watch the Head-to-Toe Examination of a Normal Adult Video (Links to an external site.)
  Elsevier. (n.d.). Head-to-toe examination of a normal adult. Evolve: Jarvis: Physical examination and health assessment, 6th edition – Videos – Assessment [Video]. https://coursewareobjects.elsevier.com/objects/elr/Jarvis6e/videos/?ch=27

QUESTION

• What are the goals of a patient interview?
• Name and described each component of the Patient History (Chief Complaint, History of Present Illness, etc.).
• Describe an incident where you had used improper technique on measuring blood pressure, what did you learn from that incident?
• What are the goals of a patient interview?
• Name and described each component of the Patient History (Chief Complaint, History of Present Illness, etc.).
• Describe a barrier when you had assess a patient from a different culture. 

Submission Instructions:

• Your initial post should be at least 500 words, formatted and cited in proper current APA style with support from at least 2 academic sources. 

Your assignment will be graded according to the grading rubric.

APA STYLE 

What is your definition of spiritual care? How does it differ or accord with the description given in the topic readings? Explain. 1 reference

When it comes to facilitating spiritual care for patients with worldviews different from your own, what are your strengths and weaknesses? If you were the patient, who would have the final say in terms of ethical decision-making and intervention in the event of a difficult situation? 1 reference