Assess physical health including a focus on the health/illness beliefs, values, attitudes, developmental level, functional ability, culture, and spirituality of the participant.
Assess family health including a focus on family health history, environmental exposures, and family genetic history to identify current and future health problems.
Collaborate with a community to assess their health needs.
Utilize community assessment data and evidence-based practice as basis for identifying community health needs.
Document health assessments in electronic health record or written formats.
Share community assessment data with other healthcare professionals to identify needed interventions.
Explain the role of the nurse in relation to advocacy for the health care recipient.
Course Description This course introduces the nursing student to the assessment of and the health promotion for the health care participant as an individual, a family, or a community. This course uses seminar, laboratory and/or clinical settings.