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Comprehensive Holistic Health Assessment
NURS-4316
- Spring 2022
- Section 3N
- 3 Credits
- 03/21/2022 to 05/10/2022
- Modified 04/20/2023
Description
Emphasizes the assessment phase of the nursing process across the lifespan. Students perform comprehensive holistic health assessments to identify health promotion, risk assessment, and disease prevention behaviors.
Prerequisites: Admission to the RN-BSN Articulation Track; BIOL 2401, BIOL 2402, and BIOL 2420 with a minimum grade of C.
Objectives
- Introduction to Comprehensive Assessment
- Relation to the Nursing Process
- Comprehensive Health Assessment Across the Lifespan
- Active Inquiry
- Legal, Ethical and Regulatory Frameworks
- Assessment Frameworks
- Survey of Nursing Theoretical Frameworks A. Applying Nursing Theoretical Frameworks B. Role of Culture, Family, and Community in Patient Assessment
- Assessment Data
- Subjective Data
- Objective Data
- Validation and Analysis of Data
- Documentation
- Recommended Evidence-based Screenings Across the Lifespan A. Periodicity Guidelines B. Healthy People 2030
- General Survey A. Physical Appearance B. Vital Signs and Measurement C. Mental Status D. Nutritional Status
- Health History A. Individual B. Family and Culture C. Environment and Community
- Patient-centered Holistic Health Assessment Across the Lifespan A. Pediatric B. Adult C. Older Adult
- Systems Assessments A. Skin, Hair and Nails B. Eyes, Ears, Nose, Throat, and Sinuses C. Respiratory D. Cardiovascular E. Peripheral Vascular F. Abdomen G. Urinary H. Musculoskeletal I. Neurological
- Integration of Assessment Components for Adult, Pediatric, and Older Adult Patient
- Focused versus Comprehensive Assessment
Outcomes
At the end of this course, students will:
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END OF PROGRAM STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES |
DEC KNOWLEDGE |
COURSE MEASURABLE STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES |
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1. |
4 |
MOP B1b 3bc PCC B1a, A2a, D2a |
Show the relationship between compassionate holistic patient-centered health assessment and the nursing process. |
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2. |
4,7 |
MOP B4ab PCC A1a, 2a, D3a,B7 |
Use active inquiry with participation in the learning process of health assessment. |
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3. |
6 |
MOP B1d, B2a, 3b,5a PCC C1, D1abcd, E8 PSA A4 |
Demonstrate knowledge of the professional nurses’ role within legal, ethical, and regulatory parameters while performing health assessment for diverse patients. |
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4. |
1 |
MOP B2b PCC A1b, 1c, B8, C1 |
Employ Caring, Modeling/Role Modeling, and other theories as they relate to health assessment. |
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5. |
3, 7 |
PCC B9, C1a, C2b, D1a, E2 MOP B3a, 7a PCC E9a,11 |
Apply concepts of therapeutic communication and relationship skills when performing a health assessment. |
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6. |
2 |
PCC A1a, A2b, 2, 3ab, C2a |
Examine selected evidence-based outcomes for health promotion, risk assessment, and disease prevention across the lifespan |
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7. |
2 |
PCC A1a, A2b, A3a, C3a, E1abc, E5 PSA A1, 2 |
Show the effects of the environment and multiple determinants on patients’ health. |
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8. |
3 |
PCC A2c,A3,B2, B6, B8, B12 |
Demonstrate an understanding of the components of a holistic patient-centered health assessment across the lifespan |
Materials
Required Text: Any Nursing Health Assessment Textbook published within the last 5 years.
- Author: Suggested: Jensen, J (2018). Nursing Health Assessment: A Best Practice Approach
- Publisher: Lippincott, Williams, & Wilkins
- Edition: 3rd edition
- ISBN: 978-1496349170
- Optional
- Availability: Campus Bookstore, Online
American Psychological Association. (2020). Publication manual of the American Psychological Association (7th ed.). Washington, DC.: American Psychological Association.
ISBN: 9781433832178
Required Electronic Course Materials:
Digital Clinical Experience [Online program]. Gainesville, FL: Shadow Health. https://shadow.desk.com/customer/portal/articles/980991-how-to-register-with-shadow-health
PIN available in Blackboard Course