Health Assessment and Diagnostics for Nursing Anesthesia

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Course Prerequisites: Admission to the nursing anesthesia program or permission of instructor. This didactic course focuses on health assessment and use of the diagnostic history and physical examination to formulate a differential diagnosis in both the pediatric and adult surgical patient. Concentration is on selected theories, principles and techniques from the physical and behavior sciences essential to developing the patient data base and to applying the diagnostic process. Emphasis is placed on obtaining a comprehensive health history and performing a focuses physical examination on patients across the lifespan requiring anesthetic management. Exposure to topics of cultural differences that may impact the delivery of anesthesia care is also provided. Lecture Hours: 2 Repeatability: May not be repeated for credit. Grade Mode: Normal, Audit College Restrictions: The Graduate School Course Level Restrictions: Graduate Semester Program Restrictions: MSN_NURA-Nursing Anesthesia Schedule Type (Primary): Lecture Click here for the Schedule of Classes.