NUR 1061 - Health Assessment- as

Institution:

Florida SouthWestern State College

Subject:

Bachelor of Science in Nursing

Description:

2 class hours 2 Credits Prerequisites: NUR 1010, NUR 1142 Co-requisites: NUR 1022/1022L, NUR 1061L, NUR 1023L (for the day program) This course presents an introduction to the concepts and skills of health assessment with a focus on normal physical assessment findings. The course is designed to assist students to integrate observations, inferences, and relationships among patient data when performing health assessments. Students will learn to apply various communication techniques to gather information regarding a client; they will also utilize inspection, palpation, percussion, and auscultation to examine a client's body from head-to-toe. Through lectures, discussions, videos, and laboratory practice, students will be prepared to take complete health histories, perform physical examinations, and record data from same.

Credits:

2.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.fsw.edu

Phone Number:

(239) 489-9300

Regional Accreditation:

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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