Health Assessment and Promotion Professor Leslie Sullivan, RN, MSN, MA Nursing and Health Sciences University of Massachusetts - Boston Click here to view an overview by Leslie Sullivan Course Structure: Students work independently and meet together in real time via WIMBA for two hours once each week

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Course Description

This course focuses on the complete health assessment, the nursing process, and its relationship to the prevention and early detection of disease in clients across the life span. This course introduces processes of health assessment: interviewing, history-taking, and physical assessment. Dominant models, theories and perspectives are used to explain health behavior are considered in relation to evidence-based health promotion and health education strategies. Students are also expected to identify and apply pathophysiological principles to selected health issues across the lifespan. This course includes a laboratory component complemented by self-directed computer assisted instruction. Incorporated throughout the course is the importance of communication and collaboration across culturally diverse urban populations.