Maricopa Community Colleges  NCE201   19956-99999 
Official Course Description: MCCCD Approval: 02/28/95
NCE201 19956-99999 LEC 3 Credit(s) 3 Period(s)
Physical Assessment
Basic health assessment by collecting health histories and performing physical examinations. Relationship of sciences and humanities to holistic aspects of health. Assessment for normal, variations of normal, and deviations from normal findings. Prerequisites: Current Practical Nurse (PN), or Registered Nurse (RN) license, or permission of instructor.
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MCCCD Official Course Competencies:
 
NCE201   19956-99999 Physical Assessment
1. Identify normal and variations of normal findings in nursing assessment of clients. (I, II)
2. Collect comprehensive and systematic health histories, using appropriate interview skills. (I, II)
3. List specific physical, developmental, and psychological components for health maintenance and promotion, and explain the relationship of those factors to health assessment. ( I, III )
4. Describe the techniques of inspection, auscultation, percussion, and palpation on specific clients, including pediatric and elderly clients. (III, IV, V )
5. Documents finding from health histories and physical examinations of clients, including pediatric and elderly clients. (IV, V)
6. Report the unique components of interviews and examinations of pediatric and elderly clients. ( IV, V)
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NCE201   19956-99999 Physical Assessment
    I. Nursing assessment process
        A. Interview
        B. Health history
        C. Findings
          1. Normal
          2. Variations
      II. Health Components
          A. Physical
          B. Developmental
          C. Psychological
          D. Maintenance/ promotion
          E. Findings
            1. Normal
            2. Variations
        III. Assessment techniques of various body systems
            A. Inspection
            B. Auscultation
            C. percussion
            D. Palpation
          IV. Pediatric clients
              A. Unique components
                1. Interview
                2. health history
                3. Physical examination
              B. Documentation
            V. Elderly clients
                A. Unique components
                  1. Interview
                  2. health history
                  3. Physical examination
                B. Documentation
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