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Health Assessment
BNS 113: Health Assessment
A comprehensive guide to patient assessment, covering interviewing skills, physical examination techniques, mental status evaluation, and the interpretation of laboratory and diagnostic studies.
Course Content
Explore the detailed topics covered in Health Assessment.
Key concepts and the nursing process
Definition of conceptsNotes coming soon
Types of health assessmentsNotes coming soon
Nursing process componentsNotes coming soon
Health assessment toolsNotes coming soon
Therapeutic communicationNotes coming soon
Symptom analysisNotes coming soon
Interviewing skills and health history
Purposes & principles of interviewingNotes coming soon
Health history formatNotes coming soon
Investigations during historyNotes coming soon
Recording a client's health historyNotes coming soon
Self/peer analysis of weaknessesNotes coming soon
Practice interviewing a client/peerNotes coming soon
Assessment of the mental status
Review of mental functioningNotes coming soon
Assessment of appearance & behaviorNotes coming soon
Evaluation of moodNotes coming soon
Assessment of thought processNotes coming soon
Evaluation of cognitive functionNotes coming soon
Physical Examination Technique
Inspection, Percussion, Palpation, AuscultationNotes coming soon
Equipment for physical examinationNotes coming soon
Sequence for general assessmentNotes coming soon
Composing overall impressionNotes coming soon
Documentation of findingsNotes coming soon
Systemic Physical Examination
Skin, Head, Eyes, Ears, Nose, MouthNotes coming soon
Thorax and LungsNotes coming soon
Cardiovascular & Peripheral VascularNotes coming soon
Axilla and GenitaliaNotes coming soon
Abdomen, Anus, and RectumNotes coming soon
Cranial Nerves & Spinal Nervous SystemNotes coming soon
Assessment of special populations
Pregnant WomanNotes coming soon
Pediatric PatientNotes coming soon
Mentally Ill PatientNotes coming soon
Elderly PatientNotes coming soon
Laboratory and diagnostic studies
Full Blood Count (FBC)Notes coming soon
Blood Slide for MalariaNotes coming soon
HB, ESR, PCVNotes coming soon
Urinalysis, Stool AnalysisNotes coming soon
Acid Alcohol Fast Bacilli (AAFBs)Notes coming soon
Blood Grouping & Cross MatchingNotes coming soon
Culture & Sensitivity, SerologyNotes coming soon
X-Ray, MRI, UltrasoundNotes coming soon
Electrocardiograph (ECG)Notes coming soon
Electrolytes & Hormone LevelsNotes coming soon
Renal & Liver Function TestsNotes coming soon
Key References
A selection of key texts and resources cited in this course unit.
- Jarvis, C. (2007). Physical Examination and Health Assessment. Philadelphia, W.B. Saunders
- Bickley, L.S. (2006). Bates guide to physical examination and history taking: Lippincott
- Dains, JE. (2007). Advanced Health Assessment and Clinical Diagnosis: Mosby Publishers
- Kozier, B., Erb, G., Blais, K. & Wilkinson, J. M. (2007). Fundamentals of nursing: Addison
- Dillon, M, P, (2007), Nursing Health Assessment: Philadelphia. F.A. Davis
- Barkauskas, V.H., et al (2001) Health and physical Assessment: Mosby-Year Book Inc.
- Wilson, S.F. & Giddens, J.F. (2008). Health Assessment for nursing practice: Mosby, Elsevier
