HEALTH ASSESSMENT

Catalog description

Introduction to holistic health assessment and physical examination. Comprehensive health assessment to include physiological, psychological, psychosocial with an emphasis on social determinants of health, cultural, developmental, nutritional, genetic and mental status assessment. Focus is on data gathering techniques, therapeutic communication skills, and use of a body systems approach to physical examination. Documentation of findings and use of the nursing process will facilitate clinical decision making in designing client-centered health promotion, risk reduction, and disease prevention activities.