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Health Assessment & Promotion

Course #: NURSNG 361, Class #: 3779, Section #: 01

Description

This course focuses on health assessment in professional nursing practice, health promotion, and disease prevention across the lifespan. This course emphasizes clinical decision-making and communication of comprehensive assessment. Students will refine their written, oral, and information technology skills in health assessment. Cultural, spiritual, and family assessments from multiple theoretical perspectives are considered. Students will explore issues of genetics, health literacy, patient assessments in chronic illness, and health issues with particular attention to healthcare issues of elders.

Prerequisites

HLTH/NURSNG 230 and NURSNG 360 and BIOL 207 and BIOL 208 and BIOL209 RN to BSN students only

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