NURS 146 — Health Assessment
Units: 2 Lecture Hours: 27 Lab Hours: 27 Outside Hours: 54 Grading Method: Letter Credit Status: Credit, degree applicable Non-Course Requirements: Enrollment to this course is only upon admission into the Nursing Program. Selected candidate means after review of the student application, their name was selected to enroll. The nursing counselor will receive the listing of the selected students. Conditions of Enrollment: Prerequisite: ANAT 132 and PHYO 131; or MICR 133; and MEDT 101; and NURS 143 and NURS 144 with a minimum grade of C Enrollment Limitation: Students admitted into the Nursing Program must have completed the Readiness Assessment Test- ATI Test of Essential Academic Skills (ATI-TEAS) with the state recommended passing score. This course will help the student develop and utilize physical assessment and history-taking skills necessary to care for the biophysical needs of patients. The course focuses on the communication techniques and critical thinking skills necessary to elicit a health history. Concepts of patient, professional nursing, health and illness, and the healthcare environment will be introduced. Physical assessment skills will be developed to determine normal and abnormal findings of various body systems, including a general survey assessment. Enrollment to this course is only upon admission into the Nursing Program.