NUR 230 - Professional Nursing II

Institution:

D'Youville College

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Description:

This course focuses on the role of the professional nurse as a direct care provider in terms of assessing the health status of individuals across the life span. Strong emphasis is placed on the development of interviewing skills to elicit a health history and on the development of skill in the use of physical assessment techniques, namely inspection, palpation, percussion and auscultation. The process of analyzing assessment findings to identify the health needs of individuals in relation to health promotion is described. The focus is on developing basic skills of assessing health status and guiding the health practices of individuals from socially and culturally diverse backgrounds and who can assume self-responsibility and be a partner in their own care. Students are introduced to the role of consumer of research as it applies to health assessment and health promotion. Prerequisites: BIO 107/107L, BIO 108/108L, CHE 114, 114L and NUR 100; Prerequisite or corequisite : BIO 307 and NUR 230L (for nursing majors only); Offered in the spring semester.

Credits:

4.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.dyc.edu

Phone Number:

(716) 829-8000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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