Description
This health assessment course familiarizes students with normal and abnormal health assessment of clients across the
lifespan. The course utilizes Gordon’s structural framework as the primary means to organize assessment data and
prioritize nursing diagnoses. The student will identify and utilize the principles of diagnosis, reasoning, and critical
thinking to practice the application of health assessment findings to nursing practice. During this non-clinical lab, the
student will analyze data collected during a complete health assessment. The health assessment data collected consists
of a complete health history and physical assessment including laboratory values, level of wellness, environment,
health practices and goals, psychosocial, mental, nutritional and transcultural considerations.
Credits: 2.0