Course Description

NU 215 HEALTH ASSESSMENT   3.0 Credit(s)
This course introduces assessment components including interviewing, history taking, functional assessment, and physical examination of patients across the lifespan with an emphasis on health promotion and disease/injury prevention. Emphasis focuses on the assessment phase of the nursing process using a systems focused assessment approach. This course begins with foundational concepts of professionalism, person-centered care, and safety. Students will examine patients using a head-to-toe approach. Additional course content focuses on the role of the nurse, inter- and intra-professional communication, data collection, documentation, and patient teaching. Students begin to develop clinical judgment to begin identifying problems and deficits in an effort to guide the development of a plan of care. Prerequisite: Concurrently take NU-215L
Offered: Spring Semester All Years