NURS 1110 - Foundations of Nursing and Assessment Across the Lifespan

• Apply and practice techniques of physical assessment for clients of any age.
• Assess importance of client cultural/ethnicity when planning/providing/evaluating care.
• Assess the physiological, psychosocial, developmental and environmental factors that influence safety of adults.
• Demonstrate clinical competence in utilizing selected measures designed to provide basic care.
• Describe principles of communication and their effects on the nurse-client relationship.
• Discuss characteristics, skills and attitudes of critical thinking.
• Evaluate factors that promote physiological integrity.
• List the aspects of a profession and describe how nursing demonstrates these aspects.
• Relate and interpret steps of the nursing process to facilitate the management of safe and effective care for the client of any age.
• Relate content to the aging process across the lifespan.
• Utilize current nursing literature as a foundation for evidence based practice.
• Utilize knowledge and assessment skills to evaluate the client’s needs for disease prevention through critical thinking and wellness strategies.
• Utilize knowledge and critical thinking to build skills for managing and providing care for clients with acute or chronic physical health conditions.