HEALTH ASSESSMENT LAB

Catalog description

The focus of this laboratory course is on developing therapeutic communication skills and psychomotor assessment skills. Emphasis will be placed on performing a health history, differentiating subjective and objective findings, and assessing cultural and socio-economic aspects of health. Students will critically evaluate assessment findings and differentiate between normal and abnormal findings related to actual or potential health problems. Concurrent course is NURS 315. This course requires 45 laboratory hours where health history and health assessment skills can be practiced. See description for didactic course. Prerequisites: Admission to the Nursing Program, NURS 200.