Course Description

This course, offered by PekingX, focuses on the essential skills and knowledge nurses and other healthcare professionals need to properly assess patients' health. The Health Assessment course provides both theoretical foundations and practical skills required to perform comprehensive and systematic health evaluations. Over a span of 10 weeks and 8 units, learners are trained in conversational techniques to collect complete health histories and practice physical assessment using methods like inspection, palpation, percussion, auscultation, and olfaction.

What Students Will Learn

• Comprehensive gathering of a patient's health history using conversational skills.
• Using various assessment methods to perform a systematic physical examination.
• Analyzing collected data to identify possible health issues.
• Writing nursing medical records.
• Understanding the normal findings and common abnormalities in adult physical assessments and their clinical implications.
• Developing critical thinking skills necessary for effective health assessment.

Prerequisites or Skills Necessary

To enroll in this course, students are expected to have prior knowledge in physiology, anatomy, pathology, and pathophysiology.

Course Coverage

• Gathering comprehensive health histories
• Systematic physical examinations
• Understanding normal and abnormal clinical findings
• Data analysis to determine health issues
• Documenting nursing medical records
• Engaging in forums for discussion and sharing insights

Who This Course is For

This course is ideally suited for nursing students, practicing nurses, or other healthcare professionals who wish to enhance their skills in patient health assessment to improve care delivery.

Real-World Application

Learners can apply the knowledge and skills from this course directly into healthcare settings, enhancing patient assessments, which are critical for determining patient care and treatment plans. The ability to analyze and document health data effectively also supports medical record keeping and collaboration with other healthcare professionals.

Syllabus Overview

• Introduction to Health Assessment
• Techniques in Health History Gathering
• Physical Examination Methods
• Clinical Implications of Assessment Findings
• Analyzing Health Data
• Writing Effective Nursing Medical Records
• Peer Discussions and Forum Participation
• Final Examination and Project