Health Assessment Across the Lifespan

Catalog description

Provides the registered nurse with the knowledge and skills to perform a comprehensive history and physical assessment on individuals across the lifespan. Supported by educational technologies and virtual patients, emphasis is placed on interviewing skills, performing a comprehensive history intake and physical examination as well as psychosocial, growth and development and cultural assessments. Students build skills and competencies in distinguishing normal and abnormal findings across various states of health and illness. Legal and ethical aspects of documentation are discussed.