Mar 28, 2024  
2020-2022 Catalog Volume XXX Ver 3 
    
2020-2022 Catalog Volume XXX Ver 3 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

NSG 1530 Foundational Physical Assessment


Lecture: 2 Lab: 1 Practica: 0 Total Credits: 3
The course promotes the importance of accurate, consistent client assessment throughout the continuum of nursing care. The nursing concepts addressed in this course include techniques and skills for a) acquiring an appropriate health history, b) head-to-toe, multi-system physical assessment, c) health promotion techniques, and d) accurate documentation of findings. Critical nursing thinking skills are applied to the processes of information collection and organization and communication of potentially complex assessment findings.

Prerequisite(s): BIO 1110 BIO 1120 BIO 1130 , & BIO 1140  with a grade of C or better