This laboratory course provides students with structured, hands-on practice experiences to develop, refine, and demonstrate competence of comprehensive health assessments. Students apply theoretical knowledge and evidence-based assessment techniques through progressive skill development in laboratory, simulation, and clinical practice settings. Students will integrate clinical reasoning skills and professional communication while performing assessments of the individual and family in various healthcare settings, across diverse populations.
Outcomes: Conduct comprehensive and focused health history interviews that incorporate developmental, cultural, and contextual factors to guide clinical decision making; Perform systematic, comprehensive physical assessments across all body systems, utilizing clinical reasoning to identify normal and abnormal findings; Analyze and synthesize comprehensive assessment data using clinical reasoning to identify patient-centered nursing problems and establish priorities for evidence-based nursing interventions; Communicate comprehensive assessment findings verbally and through written documentation that reflects professional nursing standards, informs interprofessional collaboration, and meets legal/ethical principles.
Outcomes: Conduct comprehensive and focused health history interviews that incorporate developmental, cultural, and contextual factors to guide clinical decision making; Perform systematic, comprehensive physical assessments across all body systems, utilizing clinical reasoning to identify normal and abnormal findings; Analyze and synthesize comprehensive assessment data using clinical reasoning to identify patient-centered nursing problems and establish priorities for evidence-based nursing interventions; Communicate comprehensive assessment findings verbally and through written documentation that reflects professional nursing standards, informs interprofessional collaboration, and meets legal/ethical principles.