Nursing assessment and diagnosis are emphasized as the basis for the planning of nursing care. The course introduces basic processes of health assessment, interviewing, and history taking. The course includes a laboratory component. Completion of all 100-level courses. In this course students identify nursing as a profession that uses specialized skills and knowledge to promote optimal level of patient functioning in health and illness.
Experience is provided in a variety of health-care settings.
Throughout the course, the patient is regarded as an individual with a unique response to the experience of illness. The nurse helps patients to cope with this experience, assisting them with self-care activities as needed, and supporting their efforts as they move toward independence and improved health. Completion of all 100-level courses. This course is designed to examine theories and concepts of normal growth and development. Ranges in human growth, development and behavior for each stage throughout the life cycle, birth through death, are emphasized.