• Patient ExamThis assignment provides the opportunity to conduct a focused exam on a patient presenting with exhaustion and physical weakness. You will assess relevant body systems to evaluate physiological symptoms. You will also interview the patient, conduct a mental status exam, and provide therapeutic communication. After the patient exam, you will complete an SBAR hand-off. On average, this assignment should take from 70-100 minutes to complete. This assignment includes subjective data collection around sensitive topics such as suicidal ideation and depression.
• ReflectionsReflective writing develops your clinical reasoning skills as you grow and improve as a clinician and gives your instructor insight into your learning process. This reflection activity will help you think more deeply about your performance in the assignment. Use your documentation as you respond to the prompts at the bottom of the page.

Solution: vShadow Health: Focused Exam: Depression Abigail Harris