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Dec 26, 2024
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NU 2011 - Health Concepts and Health Assessment4 lecture hours 6 lab hours 6 credits
Course Description
This course prepares nursing students for the role of the professional registered nurse and provides the student with the knowledge and skills necessary to perform a health assessment of individual clients of all ages. Emphasis is placed on understanding professional nursing practice in context of its social contract with society, learning the nursing process, and Gordon’s functional health patterns. Student conducts a comprehensive health history using effective communication skills and physical examination inclusive of diagnostic tests and identification of normal lab values. Opportunities are provided to apply assessment skills in a variety of settings. Students apply the functional health patterns in the development of a behavioral change project to promote their own health. (prereq: acceptance into Accelerated Second DegreeB.S. in Nursing (ASDBSN) program)
Course Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
• Discuss factors that promote healthy lifestyles and prevent illness for individuals across the lifespan (Level 2, Health Concepts)
• Explore the components of the nursing process (Level 2, Nursing Care)
• Apply and analyze personal health behavior using a health model (Level 2, Health Concepts)
• Discuss Functional Health Patterns as a framework for health assessment (Level 2, Nursing Care)
• Apply the role of the nurse as a member of the health care system (Level 2, Professional Role)
• Demonstrate accountability and responsibility for self-directed learning (Level 2, Life-long Learning)
• Perform a complete health assessment of an individual adult client using the functional health patterns as a framework (Level 2, Nursing Care)
• Differentiate health assessment techniques and findings with clients across the life span (Level 2, Nursing Care)
• Communicate effectively with clients when collecting assessment data (Level 2 Communication)
• Critically reflect on the manner in which a health assessment is obtained (Level 2, Critical Thinking)
• Record accurately and specifically health assessment findings (Level 2, Critical Thinking)
• Discuss relevant nursing literature related to health assessments (Level 2, Knowledge Development)
• Distinguish normal assessment findings from abnormal findings (Level 2, Nursing Care)
Prerequisites by Topic
None appended.
Course Topics
• Introduction of Health Concepts and Health Assessment
• Health/Change Models
• Behavior Change Project
• Professional Nursing Practice
• Introduction of Health Assessment
• Interview and History
• Comprehensive Physical Assessment guided by Functional Health Patterns
• Documentation
• Health Assessment of the Newborn and infant
• Health Assessment of children and adolescents
• Health Assessment of the older adult
• Health Assessment of the pregnant adult
• Lab values and diagnostics
• Summary Analysis of health assessment findings
• Case studies
• Nursing Process: Assessment & Diagnosis, Outcomes, Interventions, Evaluation
Laboratory Topics
• Grohmann Museum
• Health History
• Physical Assessment
• Off Campus Experiences: Well-Elder, Newborn and Daycare Assessment
Coordinator
Debra Jenks
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