NURS 262 - Health Assessment Laboratory

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This course, based on Gordon’s Health Pattern’s Model, provides the nursing student with skills in physical, spiritual, and psychosocial assessment of adult clients. The course assists in development of selected skills in safety, infection control, mobility, and hygiene. History-taking and physical examination techniques presented in the course help students develop strong assessment skills upon which further knowledge and practice can be built. Students learn the nursing process and develop a prioritized plan of care with associated nursing interventions. Fundamental clinical and health assessment skills are demonstrated by the students in the laboratory portion of the class. Students must begin clinical courses in the fall of the academic year immediately subsequent to the successful completion of NURS 261/262.
Requisite(s): CHEM 105/CHEM 106, BIOL 121/123, BIOL 122/124, BIOL 219/BIOL 220, NURS 125, NURS 205/NURS 206. (2 credits theory; 1 credit laboratory; 28 laboratory hours)