Basic Health Assessment Online Course - May 2023

The purpose of this online intensive course is to enhance the health/physical assessment skills of nurses who function in hospitals, long-term care facilities, schools, community health, and industrial settings.  An organized and systematic approach to health assessment will enable participants to utilize interviewing techniques to obtain and record a comprehensive health history and apply clinical skills. Participants will develop competence in identifying, describing, and recording normal findings.

1. Discuss how nursing assessment skills are needed for every situation the nurse encounters.
2. Describe the skin changes throughout the life span.
3. Demonstrate correct inspection, palpation, percussion, and auscultation examination techniques.
4. Accurately identify each stage of pressure ulcer development.
5. Analyze general survey and vital sign assessment data to formulate valid nursing diagnoses, collaborative problems, and/or referrals.
6. Outline characteristics of a validated and reliable pressure ulcer risk assessment tool.
7. Complete thorough skin and pain assessments.
8. Outline an individualized program of skin care, including nutritional support, documentation, and patient education.

• $695 - General Registration

• $595 - Rutgers School of Nursing Faculty, Students, Preceptors, and Alumni (includes Legacy UMDNJ School of Nursing and Legacy Rutgers College of Nursing)

• Advanced registration and payment is required for all programs

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• Registration Deadline: April 26, 2023

In support of improving patient care, Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team. 

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