NRS2200 Assessment of Health and Wellness for Nursing Practice

This course will introduce the essential elements of nursing education including evidence-based nursing care, nursing assessments and nursing interventions to promote health and wellness for adults. Through classroom, lab, and clinical experiences, students will learn head to toe and focused assessment of the adult client. This course has a lab and clinical component.

Credits

5 sh

Prerequisite

A grade of C or better is required in all prerequisites: BIO 1112/1113, BIO 2312/2313, Bio 2412/2413, PSY 2100, WHE 3240, BIO 2122 or ABSN student status.

Corequisite

NRSC 2200, NRSL 2200, NRS 2100, NRS 2300, NRS 2400

Offered

• Fall

Course Outcomes

1. 1. Complete head to toe and focused assessments of the adult client.
2. 2. Identify basic needs of adult clients via assessment and apply components of the nursing process to develop a plan of care to meet those needs.
3. 3. Identify and incorporate safety and infection control procedures to maintain health and protect clients and the healthcare personnel.
4. 4. Demonstrate at least Level I competence in clinical skills per the Clinical Evaluation Tool.
5. 5 Communicate effectively with individuals, support persons and members of the interdisciplinary team.
6. 6 Incorporate informatics to formulate evidence-based clinical judgements and decisions.
7. 7 Practice professional nursing behaviors incorporating personal responsibility and accountability for continued competence.