This course is designed for first level students who have completed basic anatomy and physiology courses successfully. It contains the theories and skills necessary to collect a comprehensive health history as a holistic approach. Health History includes the interview with clients, psychosocial assessment, nutritional assessment, and assessment of sleep-wakefulness patterns. This course will introduce the student to assessment techniques such as inspection, palpation, percussion, and auscultation. Following the completion of this course the student will be able to perform a complete physical assessment starting from general assessment, to “head to toe” assessment.
The course is offered during an 16-week period, which includes theory and laboratory experiences. A one hour laboratory is also required (NURS 2180L Health Assessment Traditional BSN Lab).
Prerequisite(s): Admission to the Traditional BSN program.
Corequisite(s): NURS 2000 Foundations of Professional Nursing Practice with a grade of "C+" or better and NURS 2180L Health Assessment Traditional BSN Lab.
NURS 2180L Health Assessment Traditional BSN Lab (1 hour)
This lab must be taken with NURS 2180 Health Assessment for Traditional BSN Students.
Prerequisite(s): Admission to the Traditional BSN program and completion of NURS 2000 Foundations of Professional Nursing Practice with grade of "C+" or better.
Corequisite(s): NURS 2180 Health Assessment for Traditional BSN Students.
NURS 2000 Foundations of Professional Nursing Practice (2 hours)
This course is designed as an introduction to the profession of nursing. Learning activities will include discussion of the history of nursing and relevance to the evolution of nursing as a profession. Professional communication, professional practices, technology, professional nursing concepts, and the nursing process will be explored. The American Nurses Association Code of Ethics and Scope and Standards will be reviewed. Basic nursing skills will be introduced, and students will demonstrate competency of basic nursing skills through practice and demonstration. The course includes two hours of theory and one hour laboratory experience.
Prerequisite(s): Admission to the Traditional BSN program.
Corequisite(s): NURS 2710 Pathophysiology for Traditional BSN Students, NURS 2180 Health Assessment for Traditional BSN Studentsand NURS 2000L Foundations Professional Nursing Practice Lab.
