NURS 225 Health Assessment

NURS 225 Health Assessment

Course Description

This course is designed to develop the students expertise in gathering a health history and performing comprehensive physical examinations. Students practice interviewing an adult client and review and further develop physical examination. Students assessments skills are evaluated through a simulated OSCE. The emphasis of this exam is on assessment skills and its application to normal . 

Course Objectives

  1. Comprehensive Health History
  2. Components of a Physical Examination
  3. General Survey and Mental Health Examination
  4. Assessment of the Integument
  5. Assessment of the Neurological System
  6. Assessment of Head and Neck
  7. Assessment of the Thorax and Lungs
  8. Assessment of the Breasts and Axillae
  9. Assessment of the Cardiovascular and Peripheral Vascular System
  10. Assessment of the Abdomen
  11. Assessment of the Adult Male and Female Genitalia and Rectum.
  12. Assessment of the Musculoskeletal System
  13. Adapt the Techniques of Health Assessment for Infants and Children
  14. Assessment and Clinical Reasoning

 

License

Additional Authorized Practice (AAP) Preceptor Handbook Copyright © 2022 by Saskatchewan Polytechnic. All Rights Reserved.

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