Teaching method for health assessment

• US 20080081322A1
• Filed: 09/28/2007
• Published: 04/03/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 09/29/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Susan Anne Fosbrook
• Original Assignee: Susan Anne Fosbrook
• Inventors: Fosbrook, Susan Anne
• Application Number:
  US11/906,031
• Publication Number:
  US 20080081322A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 434/262
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 19/00 Teaching not covered by other main groups of this subclass teaching or practice apparatus for gun-aiming or gun-laying F41G3/26

Abstract

This present invention comprises a training method for teaching health assessment of sick patients to health care providers. This training method utilizes a graphic display medium on printed charts, or in the case of computer software, three components: sequential assessment steps of the patient and care environment; color coded visual images representing bodily conditions; assessment questions of primary health complaints. The health care provider, by taking a mental snapshot, is equipped to make a systematic and focused health assessment of the patient and care environment that becomes a pattern of behavior each time the health care provider walks into the sick patient'"'"'s room.

Claims

1. A training method for teaching health assessment comprising:

a) a color coded graphic display medium including;

i) a plurality of assessment steps of the patient and care environment

ii) a plurality of visual images representing bodily conditions

iii) a plurality of assessment questions of primary health complaint(s).

Whereby the health care provider can make a systematic and focused health assessment of the patient and care environment that becomes a pattern of behavior each time the health care provider walks into the patient'"'"'s room.

2. A training method for health assessment as in claim 1, wherein said plurality of assessment steps includes patients of disciplines of healthcare such as, but not limited to:

a) medical surgical

b) intensive care

c) pediatric

d) obstetrics

e) psychiatric

f) community health

g) geriatric

h) rehabilitation

3. A training method for health assessment as in claim 1, wherein said plurality of visual images includes patients of different:

a) sexes

b) ages

c) nationalities

d) cultures

e) languages

4. A training method for health assessment as in claim 1, wherein said plurality of visual images representing various portions of the human body and bodily conditions.

5. A training method for teaching health assessment comprising of:

a) a computer control unit

b) a plurality of assessment steps of the patient and care environment

c) a plurality of visual images

d) a plurality of assessment questions for primary health complaint(s)

Whereby the health care provider can interact with the computer program to facilitate the decision-making process in determining the bodily condition(s) of the patient and care environment.

6. A training method for health assessment as in claim 5, wherein said computer unit includes database driven matrixes.