2017-2018 Undergraduate Catalog/Handbook 
    
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2017-2018 Undergraduate Catalog/Handbook [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

NURS 0200 - Health Assessment and Promotion


Credits: 3

Introduces health assessment and wellness concepts. The focus of this course is on the development of beginning skills in assessing the health of adults and older adult patients with an emphasis on physical examination and techniques and clinical decision making based on findings. Topics include the multitude of variables that contribute to wellness, the use of the nursing process, interacting with clients using appropriate communication skills, taking an accurate health history and establishing an appropriate data base using current informatics for correct documentation of obtained information.  2 hours of classroom and 2 hours of lab required.

Prerequisites: BIOL 0237  and   .
Corequisite: BIOL 0239 .