NSG 340 - Health Assessment and Clinical Inference

Institution:

Midway University

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Description:

Health assessment is viewed as an integral part of the nursing process. This course is designed to complement the assessment skills of the graduate nurse; focusing on physical and psychosocial assessment and interview history across the lifespan. Emphasis is placed on the critical thinking process and clinical inference in holistic professional nursing. Through careful analysis of assessment data students refine their ability to make judgments, think about probabilities and identify relationships among elements with varying complexity. Students will begin to focus on the probability of pathological change and evidence or degree of adaptation. Clinical inference is recorded using nursing diagnoses. Assessment is presented didactically in supervised campus laboratory experiences. Students are expected to participate as examiners and examinees and to obtain clients independently for final course evaluation. This course is a prerequisite for other BSN clinical courses and may require purchase of special equipment. Prerequisite: completion of BIO 190 and BIO 191 and BIO 198 and BIO 199 with a minimum grade of "C"; admission to the BSN program or consent of Chair of the Program.

Credits:

4.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.midway.edu

Phone Number:

(859) 846-4421

Regional Accreditation:

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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