Nursing
116 Health Assessment
go to:
link to: online Gradebook (you will need your username and password)
Online Resources
This is the text for the course: Dillon's Nursing Health Assessment A Critical Thinking Case Study Approach, 2nd Edition. The picture following is of the new edition for the text. Iif you click on the image, it will take you to the publisher's site with links to the interactive study area:
In addition to the above text, you will also be required to purchase the accompanying Student Applications workbook. As well, an interactive CD-ROM is required (available in the TWU Bookstore) that allows you to see a physical exam being done by a nurse practitioner, and the charting associated with the exam. This is helpful, because you can see parts of the exam over and over again--as often as necessary for you to feel confident about performing the skills.
The only other specifically required text for the course is Diseases and Disorders A Nursing Therapeutics Manual. Because you have not had any pathophysiology, beyond your Anatomy courses, this text will help you understand which assessments are necessary to perform on patients with specific diseases, and will help you to sort out what nursing diagnoses are necessary to patients with specific diseases. You will also use this book for N222, Pharmacology. This book is available in PDA version or in hardcopy. If you decide to purchase the PDA version, be sure to do this through Skyscape's TWU RN site to get your 25% discount. Click on the image to get more information about this text:
As this course has a clinical component and a laboratory component, there are some required supplies as well as the above texts. You will need a good quality stethoscope with a bell and diaphragm (available through the TWU bookstore), and a nursing uniform and shoes (see your Nursing Student Handbook for details about uniform requirements).
Finally, in addition to the above mentioned required texts and materials, a nursing encyclopedia or dictionary, such as Tabor's, and a nursing drug handbook, is highly recommended. You will use both of these all through your coursework in nursing.
Assessment Resources:
link to: A Practical Guide to Clinical Medicine website (free! a very comprehensive physical exam site)
link to: Online Physical Exam Teaching Assistant (free! excellent! videos!)
link to: Medline ADAM interactive Medical Encyclopedia (free! and a good, quick anatomy refresher)
link to: online interactive math review and quizzes
link to: another online pharmacology math review plus abbreviations, etc
link to: medical abbreviations lookup
Note: You will be required to pass a Medication Administrative Quiz during Orientation Week Lab prior to proceeding into the Clinical Setting. Please Review as needed!
link to: online Infection Control Course
Note: you are required to complete these courses on your own, but you are not required to take the post tests as you will be tested in Lab during Orientation Week.link to: Infection Control ChecklistFor all other course materials and lecture notes, please go to the TWU E-course site (access this through the TWU Student Portal.
• link to: Langley Gardens Website
link to: Map to Langley Gardens• link to: Zion Park Manor contact information
• link to: Top 30 Skin Diseases Powerpoint
link to: a good video on self - wound care at home -- good to watch if you want to pick up some good teaching pointers to give to patients and families who are going to have to learn to change dressings.
• Chest Assessment -- see your Dillon SA Respiratory & Cardiovascular chapters
Week Five
• Peripheral Vascular & Lymphatic Systems -- See your Dillon SA• link to: Peripheral Vascular Screening tool
• Skills Checkout Review -- Bring your own 'cue card' and trial this and make revisions to it; practice, practice practice!
• Skills Check out week!!!
Week Nine
• Abdomenal, breast, genitourinary assessment -- see your Dillon SA chapters
Article:
Care of
Patients with Long Term Indwelling Urinary Catheters and Enteral
Feeding: Where's the Evidence?link
to: an introduction
to Urinalysis laboratory test and• Muscle-skeletal system -- see your Dillon SA chapter
• Focus on Eyes and Ears (See your Dillon SA chapter)
• Skills Check out Review
Week Fourteen
• Final Skills Check out!!!
Week OneWeek TwoWeek Threelink to: online article Assessing SkinWeek Four
Week Five
Week Six
Week Seven
link to web doc: How to Perform a Breast Self Exam
link to web doc: Introduction & Treatments for Lymphedema
link to web doc: Breast Development and Tanner Staging
link to web doc: Male Breast Cancer
link to web pdf: Breast Cancer Facts and Figures 2003-2004
Week Eight -- Reading Week, no Classes
Week Nine
Week Ten
Link to: a great website on the elder--GeroNurse Online! (great summary of age-related changes and assessment of the elder
Week Eleven
link to: Statement on minium standards for spirituality assessment for hospitals seeking accreditation
link to: a great website on spirituality and Palliative Care!
Week Twelve
Week Thirteen
Week Fourteen
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