Evaluating Health and Wellness

3 credits · School of Nursing

This course introduces the learner to key health assessments through interviewing skills, therapeutic communication, comprehensive health histories, examining physical and psychosocial findings, applying levels of prevention, and developing health education skills, while integrating health equity and social determinants of health throughout the lifespan. Upon completing the course, learners will demonstrate competency in conducting effective interviews, constructing comprehensive health histories, performing focused assessments, and implementing health education, to address various clinical situations while incorporating considerations for health equity and social determinants of health.