Focuses on client assessment, health risks and formation 
of nursing diagnoses and health teaching. Emphasis is on the process 
of client interaction and use of appraisal skills in the collection 
of bio-psychosocial data across the life span. Students will be 
required to complete a physical assessment component in an on-campus 
lab setting.              

• Required - Jarvis, C.. Physical Examination & Health Assessment, 6th ed., Saunders-Elsevier, 2012. ISBN: 9781437701517

Program Learning Outcomes: 1, 3, 4, and 5

1. Integrate professional behavior
3. Apply legal, ethical, and cultural sensitivity practices
4. Demonstrate methods of health maintenance and enhancement
5. Apply organizational strategies
              
              

Course Learning Outcomes:

By the end of the course, students will:

1. Perform patient-centered assessment with sensitivity and respect 
for the diversity of human experience. 

2. Describe how diverse cultural, ethnic and social backgrounds 
impact health assessment and influence health care teaching. 

3. Evaluate the strength and relevance of available assessment 
evidence to function competently within own scope of practice to 
provide continuity of care and minimize health risks. 

4. Describe strategies for learning about the desired outcomes of 
care in the assessment of special populations. 

5. Collect appropriate data and record health history during a 
client interview and formulate age appropriate nursing diagnoses. 

6. Perform an accurate and comprehensive physical assessment 
appropriate to the bio-psychosocial needs of the client. 

7. Identify essential health assessment information that must be 
available in a common database to support patient care. 

8. Use the electronic health record to gather data, document and 
plan patient care. 

              
              

Evaluation of student progress towards achieving the stated learning 
outcomes and performance objectives is the responsibility of the 
instructor, within the policies of the college and the department.  
Detailed explanations are included in the expanded Syllabus 
developed by the instructor for each section being taught.