You will be obtaining a family history on an individual with a focus on potential health and genetic concerns. Focus on the completion of narrative history and the development of a pictorial of your patient’s pedigree. This assignment may be completed on a patient, relative, or on friend/acquaintance.
The project has two parts: an initial post with a narrative and pedigree, and a peer response. The initial post (may be written as a paper but please cut and paste into discussion board).
Narrative: 75%
The patient interview that explores hereditary conditions
Document both those conditions that the patient acknowledges and those that they deny
Narrative Discussion that provides a “processing” of the information from your interview
Patient Demographics (do not include the patient’s name or real DOB
Review of pertinent Patient History findings
Review of pertinent Family History
Synopsis of the major health and genetic disorders identified
Brief Educational Summary provided to the patient based on ONE of the risks identified
Pedigree (pictorial genogram) 15%
Provide: a pictorial pedigree that includes:
3 generations of family.
Age of Patient
Relationship of family members
Health status of family members
Alive (age) or deceased (age of death & cause of death)
Known hereditary diseases for each family member
Symbol Key that describes sex, family relationships, death illness or similar diseased, color use
This may be handwritten/drawn; the format of the pedigree is individualized.
