Health Assessment Lab

Catalog description

Students develop interviewing and physical examination skills. The use of therapeutic communication skills when performing health assessment and the assessment of cultural and socio-economic aspects of health will be emphasized. Students learn to critically evaluate assessment findings and differentiate between normal and alterations indicative of actual or potential health problems. Students have lab experiences in the nursing learning and simulation laboratory where health assessment skills can be practiced in addition to the community-based experiences. Students must complete and pass all lab/clinical competencies and requirements in order to pass the Health Assessment Course.