Introduction to Health Assessment and Clinical Nursing Practice

Three credits · Undergraduate

Caring and the nursing process are introduced, with a focus on health history and development of plans of care. Students gain basic psychomotor skills to assess normal body structures and functions and to conduct a comprehensive physical exam. Students apply professional and ethical practice, communication and relationship building skills, and evidence and best practice guidelines and critical thinking in the care of select healthy persons across the life course through a required two-hour supervised lab practice per week and clinical applications. Three credits.