NURS 1175 - Health Assessment Skills in Nursing Credit Hours: 0.50 Prerequisites: Admission into the Nursing Program; ENGL 1180 or ENGL 1210; BIOL 2400 or BIOL 2730; BIOL 1400, BIOL 2710, and HHSC 1040 all with grade C or better
Corequisites: NURS 1145, NURS 1155, and NURS 1165
In this laboratory course students will identify, practice, and demonstrate physical examination and data collection skills as a framework for learning to provide and manage safe, competent care to culturally diverse adult patients. Students will utilize critical thinking and communication skills while employing evidence-based practice as it relates to assessment. This course is graded on a pass/fail basis. Students are required to pass this course to progress in the program.
Location: Center Campus
Contact Hours: 3 per week for 8 weeks Billable Contact Hours: 1.5 OUTCOMES AND OBJECTIVES MCC Common Degree Outcomes:
II. The graduate can demonstrate how to think competently.
III. The graduate can demonstrate how to employ mathematical knowledge.
V. The graduate is sensitive to issues relating to a diverse, global society.
Program Outcome/Student Learning Outcome:
- The student can demonstrate critical thinking by applying the nursing process to provide safe, culturally appropriate, patient-centered care.
Course Outcome:
- The student can identify and describe the problem solving and decision strategies necessary to use the nursing process while assessing healthy adults in the laboratory setting.
Course Objectives:
- The student will demonstrate competence in assessment/data collection (i.e., labs, diagnostics, medications, etc).
- The student will perform nursing interventions safely, in a timely manner.
- The student will provide care with sensitivity and respect for human diversity.
MCC Common Degree Outcomes:
II. The graduate can demonstrate how to think competently.
IV. The graduate can demonstrate how to communicate competently.
Program Outcome/Student Learning Outcome:
- The student can communicate effectively with patients, families, and the interdisciplinary healthcare team.
Course Outcome:
- The student can identify and begin to demonstrate therapeutic communication while performing a health assessment.
Course Objectives:
- The student will document accurately, completely and consistently on all patient records and assignments.
- The student will communicate therapeutically with the patient and family.
Program Outcome/Student Learning Outcome:
- The student can demonstrate professionalism in his/her practice.
Course Outcome:
- The student can define and begin to demonstrate the role of the professional nurse while performing a health assessment in the laboratory setting.
Course Objectives:
- The student will maintain confidentiality of information.
- The student will practice within the ethical and legal framework of nursing (ANA Scope and Standard of Practice).
- The student will promptly report unsafe, illegal, or inappropriate incidents to faculty and/or staff.
- The student will maintain professional appearance, attitude, and conduct.
- The student will recognize own limitations, seek assistance from faculty/staff, and assume responsibility for own learning and professional growth.
- The student will be receptive to and use constructive feedback to improve performance.
MCC Common Degree Outcomes:
- The graduate can integrate the knowledge and technological skills necessary to be a successful learner.
- The graduate can demonstrate how to think competently.
Program Outcome/Student Learning Outcome:
- The student can utilize technology appropriately in planning and providing nursing care.
Course Outcome:
- The student can demonstrate use of basic technology while performing a health assessment within the laboratory setting.
Course Objectives:
- The student will use patient care equipment safely.
- The student will use technology to obtain and record relevant patient data including nursing care and patient response.
COMMON DEGREE OUTCOMES (Bulleted outcomes apply to the course)
- 1. The graduate can integrate the knowledge and technological skills necessary to be a successful learner.
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- 2. The graduate can demonstrate how to think competently.
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- 3. The graduate can demonstrate how to employ mathematical knowledge.
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- 4. The graduate can demonstrate how to communicate competently.
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- 5. The graduate is sensitive to issues relating to a diverse, global society.
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COURSE CONTENT OUTLINE
- Health History Interview, Techniques and Equipment
- Data collection
- Inspection
- Palpation
- Auscultation
- Percussion
- Abdominal/Gastrointestinal and Male Reproductive Assessment
- Subjective data
- Objective data
- Documentation
- Lung and Respiratory Assessment
- Subjective data
- Objective data
- Documentation
- Heart/Peripheral Vascular and Breast/Axillae Assessment
- Subjective data
- Objective data
- Documentation
- Musculoskeletal and Neurologic Assessment
- Subjective data
- Objective data
- Documentation
- Head, Eyes, Ears, Nose & Throat Assessment
- Subjective data
- Objective data
- Documentation
Primary Faculty DeBoer, Karen Secondary Faculty Associate Dean Shaw, Andrea Dean Mirijanian, Narine
Official Course Syllabus - Macomb Community College, 14500 E 12 Mile Road, Warren, MI 48088
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