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2023-2026 Academic Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

NUR 2311 - Health Assessment and Health Promotion

(3 Credits)

This course presents the basic principles and concepts of assessing clients across their lifespan, moving from wellness to illness. Students will apply concepts from anatomy and physiology and the foundations of practice and health promotion issues and planning. In this course, the student will assess the history of the nursing professional through holistic care for the client, family, and community. She will select the methodology for the physical assessment and the techniques for performing the physical examination as part of her role as a nursing professional. In addition, it will integrate the taking of the health history and the execution of the physical examination based on the school philosophy and the nursing process. Forty-five (45) lecture hours.
Pre-requisite(s): NUR 2121 , NUR 2122 , NUR 2123 , NUR 2110 , BIO 1011 , BIO 1012 , BIO 1021 , BIO 1022 
Corequisite(s): NUR 2312