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Course Details
Title  
Course Title Health Assessment Theory Review for Nurses
Conestoga Course Code OLRN1037
Host College Loyalist College
OntarioLearn Course Code LO-HLTH8079
Start Date 09/10/2024
End Date 12/17/2024
Course Fee $409.50
Hours 42
Pre-requisites Current RN or RPN registration
Course Description The course is designed to help the nurse acquire the knowledge and critical thinking skills needed to perform a complete health assessment irrespective of the population group being served. Students will review methods of obtaining and documenting a holistic assessment including a health history, physical, and psychosocial assessments. There will also be a review of screening tools used for assessing domestic violence, mental and nutritional status, functional assessment, and pain. Students will review the difference between subjective and objective data collection and will also review how to recognize and document normal and abnormal findings in the various systems of the body. Changes in practice and emerging trends in the health care sector is highlighted throughout the text. Students will review the importance of effective communication skills during a patient interview and the value of incorporating cultural competency and care in their daily interaction with patients.
Midterm Exam Format No exam requirement
Final Exam Format Online-no supervision requirement
Final Exam Group 09/10/2024 
Other Evaluation Details Assignments 60%, Final Exam 40%
Minimum Passing Mark 65
Mandatory Chats No
Mandatory Group Work No
Other Details
Platform Blackboard
Computer Software Requirements
Additional We suggest you do not purchase your textbook until approximately two weeks prior to the course start date as textbooks may change.
Textbook Information Purchase textbook from www.textnet.ca. No substitutions unless otherwise stated.
Textbooks
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Textbook Title Physical Examination and Health Assessment
Author Jarvis, Browne, MacDonald-Jenkins, Luctkar-Flude
Publisher Elsevier Science
Edition 4th
ISBN 9780323827416
Special Instructions
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