Health Assessment for the RN

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Credits 3. 3 Lecture Hours. In this course, the concepts and principles underlying assessment of the health status of culturally diverse individuals are presented. An emphasis is placed on reviewing and renewing cognitive, affective, and psychomotor skills to obtain health histories and discover physical and psychosocial findings in the well person. The role of genetics in family histories is examined. Successful completion of the course requires students to successfully complete a head-to-toe health assessment examination with accurate documentation of the findings.