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Undergraduate Catalog 2022-2023 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

NURS 313 - Health Assessment 3 hours

This course builds on pre-licensure nursing education to further develop the professional registered nurse for health assessments related to complex medical conditions and diverse populations of patients. By applying the nursing process, the registered nurse will develop assessment skills that expand clinical decision-making with an emphasis on primary and secondary prevention strategies. Assessment across the lifespan related to holistic health will be explored. The course will emphasize the use of clinical reasoning and impact of social determinants of health, genonmics, lifestyle, environmental factors, literacy, and culture will be explored in a comprehensive health assessment in the clinical environment. *Eight clinical hours required in a clinical environment per CCNE accreditation standards. Prerequisites: Admission to the Online RN to BSN Level Nursing program.