NURS 100Y - Foundations of Nursing Skills Lab

2 CR

This is the lab portion of Nursing Fundamentals. In this class nursing assessment and other fundamental skills like medication administration are learned prior to students’ first hands-on experience with clients.

Prerequisite(s): Admission to program.

Course Outcomes

Discuss the purpose of the health and physical assessment.
Discuss the purpose of collecting subjective and objective data.
Describe the techniques used during a physical examination
Identify the purpose of equipment used in performing a health assessment.
Describe positioning of the client for privacy during assessment of each body system.
Discuss the importance of understanding cultural diversity as it influences the approach to health assessment.
Describe interview techniques used to enhance communication during history taking.
Discuss normal physical findings in a young and middle-age adult as compared to that of an older adult.
Describe the relationship between documentation and financial reimbursement in health care.
Describe the principles of documentation and reporting and the related legal implications.
Compare the different types of standard diets used in medical facilities.
Identify clients at risk for aspiration.
Name types of diets used for patients with high risk of aspiration.
Set up interal nutrition using a feeding pump.

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