NUR 3420 - Health Assessment Throughout the Lifespan for RNs

Introduces the nursing student to the concepts and skills related to health assessment. The course is designed to provide the student with an overview of the knowledge and skills needed to assess the health status of the individual from infancy through old age. Emphasis is placed on the assessment of physical, developmental, psychosocial, cultural, and spiritual dimensions of the individual. Emphasis is also placed on assessing the functional abilities of an individual and distinguishing normal from abnormal findings. The practice experience will provide students the opportunity for skill acquisition in history-taking, assessment, and documentation of assessment findings, focused on the adult client. An overview of the variation of assessment skills related to the mother-to-be, newborn, child, and elderly will be discussed. The expected level of proficiency is basic competency in assessment of the healthy adult.

Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: Admission to the RN to BSN completion program.

Credits: 3 hours