Health Assessment

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Students learn to (a) perform thorough and accurate interviews, history-taking and physical assess - ments of culturally diverse individuals with health problems, (b) iden - tifying and applying pathophysiologic principles across the lifespan, (c) relating findings to prevention and early detection of disease, and (d) documenting and communicating findings effectively and accurately. 3317 Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing: Theoretical Foundations (3-0-0). This course focuses on the biological, environ- mental, cultural and interpersonal factors related to the mental health of individuals across the lifespan. Emphasis is placed on therapeutic com- munication, understanding of psychopathology, pharmacology and ap- propriate treatments for providing comprehensive nursing care to the