Ways of Knowing for Nursing Practice I: Assessment of Health

Catalog description

This course is designed to develop knowledge and skill acquisition for the health assessment of individuals which includes taking a health history and performing/documenting a physical assessment. Students engage in active learning strategies blending instructor demonstration and supervision of physical examination practice sessions in the clinical learning laboratory. Students prepare via self-learning activities with a variety of supplied resources such as readings, media, and audio/visual adjunctive etc. Students refine their skills through faculty supervised practice sessions. Procedural skills that correlate with the presentation of physiological system assessment are included. Along with skill acquisition for physical assessment, the student will also recognize the value of storytelling and narratives that can support the change of attitudes and behaviors. Students will be introduced to the use of narratives and its impact to support and manage the health of individuals and populations.