NURS235 - Health Assessment and Interpersonal Communication

Semester Credit Hour(s) 3

This theory course introduces the student to interpersonal communication between the nurse and patient and the steps involved in performing a patient health assessment. Emphasis is on developing critical thinking, clinical reasoning and clinical decision-making in relation to interpersonal and therapeutic communication and determining normal and health alterations. The student will apply content learned in anatomy and physiology.

Prerequisite(s): BIOL 113
Prerequisite or Corequisite: BIOL 213, CHEM 101, NURS 234