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Nov 24, 2024
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NUR 120 - Health Assessment Concepts for Nursing Practice
Credits: 2
1 Lecture Hours 3 Lab Hours
Prerequisites: Admission to the Nursing Program
Co-requisites: (If not previously completed successfully):NUR 110 , BIO 161 , PSY 101 , MAT 106 or MAT 108
Description
This course emphasizes holistic assessment of an adult including head-to-toe assessment skills, interviewing techniques and diagnostic data analysis through didactic instruction and simulated lab experience. This course requires a per credit health career fee; check the tuition and fee schedule for the current rate.
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of the course, the student will:
- Articulate clinical judgment as it relates to normal and abnormal physical assessment findings.
- Demonstrate caring with respect for cultural attitudes and beliefs related to health promotion and assessment.
- Demonstrate therapeutic communication during the interview and physical assessment process.
- Identify learning needs of patients and assess readiness to learn with respect to cultural attitudes and beliefs related to health promotion.
- Articulate rationale for utilization of evidence-based practice.
Listed Topics
- Physiological, psychosocial and cultural assessment
- Interviewing techniques
- Health promotion/illness prevention
- Diagnostic findings
Reference Materials
Nursing physical assessment, online learning resources, simulation technology.
Approved By: Johnson, Alex Date Approved: 04/30/2013
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