Maricopa Community Colleges  NUR162   20012-20032 
Official Course Description: MCCCD Approval: 06/17/03
NUR162 20012-20032 LAB 1 Credit(s) 3 Period(s)
Health Assess and Health Promotion I
Emphasis on basic health assessment and history skills and promotion of wellness by using holistic nursing assessments for well clients. Includes use of healthy life style strategies and primary prevention. Prerequisites: Admission into the nursing program.
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MCCCD Official Course Competencies:
 
NUR162   20012-20032 Health Assess and Health Promotion I
1. Identify developmental milestones across the life span. (I)
2. Complete a comprehensive health history for well clients. (I)
3. Use basic physical assessment techniques of inspection, palpation, percussion and auscultation on well clients across the life span. (I)
4. Conduct a mental status and physical assessment on well clients across the life span. (I)
5. Identify normal and abnormal findings for common diagnostic tests. (I)
6. Describe complementary and alternative therapies that impact health promotion and health assessment interventions. (II)
7. Develop a plan of care based on primary health promotion strategies for clients throughout the life span. (III)
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MCCCD Official Course Outline:
 
NUR162   20012-20032 Health Assess and Health Promotion I
    I. Assessing Health Status of Well Clients Across the Life Span
        A. Types/components of health history
        B. Health maintenance activities
        C. Techniques of assessment
          1. physical considerations
          2. psychosocial considerations
          3. inspection
          4. percussion
          5. palpation
          6. auscultation
          7. equipment
        D. Mental status assessment
        E. Physical Examination
          1. physical integrity
          2. vital signs, height and weight
          3. skin, hair, nails, and lymph nodes
          4. head and neck
          5. ear, eye, nose, and throat
          6. chest
          7. abdomen
          8. musculoskeletal
          9. neurological
          10. male/female genitalia and rectum
        F. Life span considerations
          1. elderly
          2. child
          3. childbearing adult
        G. Diagnostic/screening data
          1. normal values and findings
          2. deviations and significance
          3. nursing responsibilities
      II. Complementary and Alternative Therapies
          A. Modalities
          B. Health risks
          C. Responsibilities
        III. Health Promotion Strategies
            A. Developmental theories
            B. High health risk categories
            C. Developmental stages/health promotion strategies
            D. Developing a plan of care for community education
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