Basic Physical Assessment
Course Description
Basic Physical Assessment is a comprehensive course that has both a classroom and laboratory component. The course is designed to guide Registered Nurses and Registered Practical Nurses in performing head-to-toe assessment. The course focuses on accurate techniques and performance of inspection, auscultation, percussion, palpation, and history taking. The principles in understanding the theoretical foundation of the anatomy and physiology of essential body systems as well as analyzing and interpreting diagnostic tests will be explored.
This course is designed to:
Demonstrate techniques for inspection, auscultation, percussion, palpation and history taking
Understand the theoretical foundation of the anatomy and physiology of different body systems
Analyze and interpret diagnostic tests