Maricopa Community Colleges  NUR162   19996-20005 
Official Course Description:   MCCCD Approval:  06/22/99  
NUR162      19996-20005 LAB 1 Credit(s) 3 Period(s)
Health Assessment 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   19996-20005 Health Assessment and Health Promotion I
1. Complete a comprehensive health history for well clients. (I)
2. Use basic physical assessment techniques of observation, palpation, and auscultation on well clients across the life span. (I)
3. Conduct a mental status and physical assessment on well clients across the life span. (I)
4. Differentiate normal findings from abnormal findings for common diagnostic tests. (I)
5. Consider complementary and alternative therapies that impact health promotion and health assessment interventions. (II)
6. Develop a plan of care based on primary health promotion strategies for clients throughout the life span. (III)
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NUR162   19996-20005 Health Assessment 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. observation
          2. palpation
          3. auscultation
        D. Physical Examination
          1. physical integrity
          2. head and neck, ear, eye, nose, and throat
          3. chest (heart and lungs)
          4. abdomen
          5. musculoskeletal
          6. neurological
          7. special considerations for elderly
          8. special considerations for child
          9. special considerations for childbearing adult
        E. Mental status assessment
        F. Diagnostic/screening data
          1. nursing responsibilities
          2. normal values and findings
          3. deviations and significance
          4. interpretation
          5. early detection and screening
        G. Recording, reporting, and documentation
      II. Complementary and Alternative Therapies
          A. Modalities
          B. Health risks and responsibilities
        III. Health Promotion Strategies
            A. Developmental theories
            B. High health risk categories
            C. Developmental stages/health promotion strategies
            D. Domains of learning
            E. Adult learning principles
            F. Teaching methods
            G. Developing a plan of care for community education
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