• Course Description

Physical Assessment focuses on taking a nursing history including a psychosocial assessment and performing a basic systematic head-to-toe physical assessment of adults using selected techniques.  At the end of this course students will be able to perform a beginning level physical assessment

• Course Requirements

There will be four tests which will equal 100% of the grade

The student must receive a satisfactory grade on laboratory physical assessment testing.  An unsatisfactory grade will result in an “F” grade in the course.

A passing course grade requires a numerical theory grade of  75% or greater and satisfactory physical assessment testing in the laboratory.