NURS 312 - Health Assessment and Health Promotion

Credits: 3

Description
The health assessment course will introduce the RN to BSN student to concepts and techniques of health and cultural assessment of individuals across the life span. Course emphasis will be on physical examination, history/data collection, diagnostic reasoning, and use of the nursing process. Students will examine physical, cultural, nutritional, psychosocial, and spiritual aspects of clients in preparation for a broader scope of practice.

Student Learning Outcomes

Conduct a health history that includes environmental factors, genetic predispositions, and health practices that influence the health of individuals and leads to the identification of current or future health problems.
Demonstrate a physical assessment using a holistic and systematic approach that focuses on the developmental, socioeconomical, cultural, spiritual, and psychological aspects of health.
Develop a patient-centered teaching plan in a collaborative manner considering an individual’s developmental stage, age, culture, patient preferences, and health literacy.
Differentiate normal from abnormal findings during the review of systems and physical assessment, using the data to support the prioritization of activities, implementation of nursing actions, and quality patient outcomes in both the prevention of injury and promotion of health.
Use data to prioritize nursing interventions upon recognition of normal from abnormal findings

Prerequisite: PSY 240 with a grade of C or better and Admission into the RN to BSN program