Patient Assessment, Counseling, and Education I with Lab

Catalog description

This course is the first of three courses designed to develop the knowledge to obtain and record a complete medical history and perform a complete physical exam. The course will provide an overview of the medical record along with interviewing and patient communication skills. The student will use appropriate equipment, proper techniques, and accurate medical terminology to document and identify normal from abnormal findings and communicate those findings by oral presentation and by writing as for medical record keeping. This course will also provide patient education and counseling techniques and the appropriate way to communicate with patients and their families to help them adhere to treatment plans and cope with stress, illness, or injury. Skills will be developed through structured laboratory experiences where students perform a thorough history and physical examination on assigned lab partners and simulated patients. This course will include instruction of how to perform a focused and detailed neurological exam and musculoskeletal exam, along with learning a complete physical exam. Offered summer term each year. Four semester hours.