NUR 209 - Health Assessment

Institution:

Grand Canyon University

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Description:

This course provides the systematic collection, validation, and communication framework for data that professional nurses use to make decisions about how to intervene, promote, maintain, or restore health of adult and aged clients. It emphasizes methods of data collection, clinical reasoning, and the nursing process, along with supervised laboratory practice and selected diagnostic and screening tests. Upon completion, students demonstrate beginning knowledge and competence in the performance of adult health history taking and physical assessment by utilizing Gordon's Functional Health Patterns Framework. Prerequisite: Admission to the College of Nursing, or special permission from faculty. Co-requisite: NUR 206A.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.gcu.edu

Phone Number:

(800) 800-9776

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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