NUR-502 |
Health Assessment |
This course is designed to develop health assessment skills across the lifespan . This is the foundation health assessment course to introduce the student to principles and techniques of nursing assessment , focusing on patient-history taking , interview and communication techniques , and techniques of inspection , palpation , percussion , and auscultation . Lectures are designed to help the students apply their knowledge of health assessment to both primary and acute care settings . Emphasis is placed on gathering reliable and relevant information ; recognizing variations of normal findings ; and identifying abnormal findings using common health problems as exemplars . The laboratory component is designed to promote cognitive and psychomotor skills necessary to complete a comprehensive health assessment including the physical , psychological , cultural , and spiritual aspects of health to support person-centered care . Integrated in the assessment , is the collection and analysis of data which are essential in planning safe and effective patient care . Practice of assessment techniques occurs through safe and effective experiential learning . Application of assessment findings to clinical decisionmaking is addressed . |