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Sep 07, 2024
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NUR 138 - Basic Health Assessment Skills Lecture Hours: 1 Lab Hours: 3 Clinical Hours: 0 Credits: 2
Description: This course is a study of the cognitive, psychomotor, and technological skills necessary to perform a basic health assessment for adult clients.
Course Topics:
- Introduction to the nursing process with a focus on “assessment.”
- The use of the four assessment tools (inspection, palpation, percussion and auscultation) to perform a head-to-toe nursing health assessment of the following body systems:
- Mental status
- Head and face
- Eyes and ears
- Mouth, nose, throat, neck, and sinuses
- Musculoskeletal
- Respiratory and thorax
- Cardiac and peripheral vascular
- Gastrointestinal
- Neurologic
- Integumentary
- Urogenital
- Breast and axilla
Textbooks: Textbook information can be found on the Book Inn website Required Materials: To be brought to each class:
- Stethoscope (with diaphragm and bell capabilities)
- Functioning penlight
Grading System: An overall grade of C or higher is required for transferability.
A = 90 - 100
B = 80 - 89
C = 70 - 79
D = 60 - 69
F = 0 - 59 Student Learning Outcomes:
- Assign patient-directed questions to their appropriate question category (e.g., past medical history).
- Correctly identify and perform the cognitive and psychomotor components of a head-to-toe nursing assessment and review-of-systems examination during a scheduled appointment with a course instructor.
- Choose appropriate HPI (history of present illness) questions to obtain information about a presenting client’s chief complaint.
- Demonstrate a rising second semester technical proficiency level in the performance of nursing assessment techniques (i.e., inspection, auscultation, palpation and percussion) and utilization of the equipment used to perform a nursing physical assessment (e.g., stethoscope, penlight, tuning fork, etc.).
For SCC Online Courses: If the course you are taking is online, please review the SCC Online Course Policies that include:
- Identity Verification
- Required materials for all online courses
- Mandatory Attendance Requirement
- Orientation and Support
- Proctored Exams
Standard SCC Course Policies: Please review the Standard Course Policies on the following topics:
- Academic Integrity
- Add/Drop period
- Attendance
- Classroom Conduct
- Equal Access
- IT Access
- Online Behavior
- Online Confidentiality
- Services For Students with Disabilities
- Student Concerns
- Student Help Services
- Withdrawals
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