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Illness & Disability
Skills checklist
Skill |
I can do already |
I need practice |
|---|---|---|
| Understand my health condition | ||
| Understand my diagnosis and prognosis (what health problem I have and what will happen) | ||
| Ask my doctors, nurses and therapists my own questions | ||
| Make doctor's appointments | ||
| Meet alone with doctors, nurses, and other caregivers | ||
| Answer questions from doctors, nurses, and therapists | ||
| Know my medicines and what they do | ||
| Get a prescription filled | ||
| Keep a calendar of doctor and dentist appointments | ||
| Know height, weight, and birth date | ||
| Take my temperature and read the thermometer | ||
| Know danger signs that relate to my illness or disability | ||
| Know health emergency telephone numbers | ||
| Know medical insurance coverage numbers | ||
| Talk about the health tasks I can do | ||
| Talk about dangers of drugs and alcohol with family | ||
| Take care of own menstrual needs and keep a record of monthly periods | ||
| Keep medical records on appointments, test results, and things the doctor tells me to do | ||
| Get sex education, birth control, and family planning information as needed |
(Adapted from washington State, Adolescent Health Transition Project)
Content last updated June 2, 2007
