Respond to Catherine and Jasmine in the following way: Critique your colleague’s targeted questions, and explain how the patient might interpret these questions. Explain whether any of the questions would apply to your patient, and why. At least 2 citations and 2 matching references Catherine Main Post, week 2 case study Top of Form Main Post A 68 year old black female arrives at the clinic for a follow up of HTN. Her current BP is 182/99 and HR 84. She is on four different HTN medications (Hydralazine 50 mg PO Q8H, Metoprolol XL 200 mg PO Q12H, Lisinopril 40 mg PO daily, and HCTZ 25mg PO daily.) Some of her medication bottles from last year are still full, and she is missing one bottle that may still be at home. She lives alone and has glaucoma that is worsening her vision over the last few years. When interviewing an elderly patient its important to introduce yourself clearly and do not speak too quickly. Ask your patient how they would like to be addressed. Elderly patients tend to respect formal language such as “Mr., Mrs., Ms., etc.” using words like “hon” can sound patronizing. Taking the time to establish good rapport has been shown to improve health outcomes and strengthen patient-provider relationships (NIH, 2017.) In addition to the fact this patient is elderly, studies have shown African Americans do not trust healthcare providers for a variety of reasons which usually stem from prior experiences with discrimination. Research has shown that racial and ethnic minorities feel they are less valued by health care providers and receive a lower standard of care (Hansen, Hodgson & Gitlin, 2016.) Providers should aim to gain trust of their patients by actively listening and engaging with them. It’s also important to note that her vision may be poor. Staff at the clinic may need to help this patient with any paper forms that may need to be filled out. A few target questions I would ask this patient are: 1. What is your chief complaint or reason for visiting today? 2. Have you been taking your medications as prescribed? 3. It appears some of the bottles of your medications are still full, do you have difficulty reading the bottles? 4. Do you feel that you are on too many medications to keep up with? 5. Tell me about your home? 6. Do you have reliable transportation? 7. Do you have an ophthalmologist you are seeing for your glaucoma? 8. Are you on any eye drops for your glaucoma? 9. I see that you live alone, do you have a family member or friend to help if needed? Glaucoma is the leading cause of irreversible blindness worldwide. Proper routine monitoring is key to reducing permanent vision loss (McMonnies, 2017.) It’s important to ensure that this patient has a follow up appointment with an ophthalmologist to keep this under control. I would also suggest trying to treat her BP with fewer medications if possible. I would suggest this patient coming in more often to re-evaluate her BP an.