NURS 142 - Health Assessment Concepts for Nursing Practice

Institution:

Harrisburg Area Community College-Harrisburg

Subject:

Nursing

Description:

Introduces students to the health and physical assessment of clients and the detection of findings which indicate an abnormal condition. This course covers the concepts of accountability, advocacy, assessment, caring, cellular regulation, cognition, comfort, communication, culture, diversity, elimination, ethics, evidence-based practice, family, basic electrolyte balance, health care systems, health policy, health/wellness/illness, illness, thermoregulation, tissue integrity, and violence as they all relate to the health and physical assessment clients. A course fee is required. Enrollment is restricted to students in the Nursing AS program. Prerequisite: BIOL 121 with a grade of C or higher. Corequisite: NURS 140, 143; BIOL 122; and PSYC 101.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Multiple

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Institution Website:

www.hacc.edu

Phone Number:

(717) 780-2300

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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