NUR 346 Health Assessment
This course introduces students to the basics of data collection needed to form a plan of care for patients. It exposes students to health promotion and disease prevention strategies related to Healthy People 2020 (and subsequent years following) goals for the nation. The focus of the course is on developing the skills and strategies needed to assess patients. Students are expected to be able to complete a facility-based head to toe assessment. Data collection essential to the nursing process focuses on the adult and geriatric populations and assessment of the integumentary, respiratory, cardiac, and endocrine systems. Two hours theory and one-hour simulation lab.
Prerequisite
Admission into the Nursing Program
Distribution
NursingOffered
Fall