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Schedule

Getting Started

Activities:

  1. Review the Canvas Orientation and Overview.
  2. Review the APA Style Resources.
  3. Refer to the RN to BSN Handbook as necessary.
  4. Register and practice using YouSeeU.
  5. Participate in the Class Introductions Discussion.
  6. Complete the Academic Integrity Statement to unlock the rest of the course content.

*Refer to the Canvas Orientation and the provided resources throughout the course as necessary.

 

Lesson 1: Health Assessment of the Whole Person

Readings:

Textbook

  • Chapter 1
    • Figure 1-2 shows interrelationship of diagnostic reasoning and the nursing process.
    • Table 1-1 is an excellent guideline for immediate priorities.
  • Chapter 2
    • Table 2-1 National Standards for Culturally and Linguisitically Appropriate Services in Healthcare
    • Table 2-2 Health Beliefs and Practices Assessment

Activities:

  1. Review the Textbook Companion Resources for the assigned chapters
    • Glossary for key terms
    • Chapter key points
    • Practice review questions
  2. Complete the Lesson 1 Case Study Assignment
 
Lesson 2: Health History

Readings:

Textbook

  • Chapter 3
    • Review the "Ten Traps of Interviewing"; this is a good overview.
    • Table 3-4 differentiates positive and negative nonverbal behaviors of the interviewer.
  • Chapter 4
    • Look at the sample Family Tree/Genogram. You may utilize this under family health history in your Written Health History assignment.

Activities:

  1. Review the Textbook Companion Resources for the assigned chapters.
    • Glossary for key terms
    • Chapter key points
    • Practice review questions
  2. Complete the Lesson 2 Health History Assignment
 
Lesson 3: Introduction to Assessment

Readings:

Textbook

  • Chapter 5
  • Chapter 8
  • Chapter 9

Activities:

  1. Review the Textbook Companion Resources for the assigned chapters.
    • Glossary for key terms
    • Chapter key points
    • Practice review questions
    • Video Assessments
  2. Complete the Lesson 3 Quiz
 
Lesson 4: Nutritional, Skin, Hair, and Nail Assessment

Readings:

Textbook

  • Chapter 11
    • Table 11-1 Religious Dietary Practices
  • Chapter 12
    • Table 12-1 External Variables Influencing Skin Color.
    • Table 12-2 Detecting Color Changes in Light and Dark Skin
    • Table 12-4 Primary Skin Lesions
    • Table 12-5 Secondary Skin Lesions
    • Table 12-8 Vascular Lesions

Activities:

  1. Review the Textbook Companion Resources for the assigned chapters.
    • Glossary for key terms
    • Chapter key points
    • Practice review questions
    • Case Studies
  2. Complete the Lesson 4 Written Examination Assignment
 
Lesson 5: Head, Neck, Nose, Mouth, and Throat Assessment

Readings:

Textbook

  • Chapter 13
    • Figure 13-4 shows the location of anterior and posterior triangles.
    • Figure 13-6 shows the location of head and neck lymph nodes.
  • Chapter 16
    • Figure 16-6 identifies the deciduous and permanent teeth.

Activities:

  1. Review the Textbook Companion Resources for the assigned chapters.
    • Glossary for key terms
    • Chapter key points
    • Practice review questions
    • Case Studies
    • Video Assessments
  2. Complete the Lesson 5 Quiz
 
Lesson 6: Eye and Ear Assessment

Readings:

Textbook

  • Chapter 14
    • Figure 14-6 Ophthalmoscope exam findings
    • Figure 14-12 Range of peripheral vision
    • Table 14-4 Abnormalities in the pupil
  • Chapter 15
    • Figure 15-2 Otoscope exam findings
    • Figure 15-8 Positioning of ear for otoscope examination
    • Figure 15-9 Normal tympanic membrane
    • Table 15-6 Abnormal tympanic membranes

Activities:

  1. Review the Textbook Companion Resources for the assigned chapters.
    • Glossary for key terms
    • Chapter key points
    • Practice review questions
    • Case Studies
    • Video Assessments
  2. Complete the Lesson 6 Written Examination Assignment
 
Lesson 7: Breast Assessment and Thorax Assessment

Readings:

Textbook

  • Chapter 17
    • Figure 17-3 Map of the Breast
    • Table 17-1 Sexual Maturity Rating in Girls
  • Chapter 18
    • Table 18-1 Characteristics of normal breath sounds
    • Figure 18-16 Sequence for Percussion

Activities:

  1. Review the Textbook Companion Resources for the assigned chapters.
    • Glossary for key terms
    • Chapter key points
    • Practice review questions
    • Case Studies
    • Video Assessments
    • Audio Samples
  2. Complete the Lesson 7 Written Examination Assignment
  3. Complete the Lesson 7 Quiz
 
Recorded Examination #1

Readings:

Textbook

  • Chapter 27
  • Chapter 28

Activities:

  1. Complete the Recorded Examination #1 Assignment
 
Lesson 8: Heart and Neck Vessel Assessment and Peripheral Vascular System Assessment

Readings:

Textbook

  • Chapter 19
    • Figure 19-6 The Cardiac Cycle
    • Table 19-1 Characteristics of Jugular versus Carotid Pulsations
    • Figure 19-22 Ausculatory areas
  • Chapter 20
    • Table 20-1 Variations in Arterial Pulse
    • Table 20-3 Pain Profiles of Peripheral Vascular disease

Activities:

  1. Review the Textbook Companion Resources for the assigned chapters.
    • Glossary for key terms
    • Chapter key points
    • Practice review questions
    • Case Studies
    • Video Assessments
    • Audio Samples
  2. Complete the Lesson 8 Quiz

 
Lesson 9: Abdominal and Musculoskeletal Systems Assessment

Readings:

Textbook

  • Chapter 21
    • Figure 21-6 Four Quadrant Divisions
    • Figure 21-24 Normally Palpable Structures
    • Table 21-3 Common Sites of Referred Abdominal Pain
  • Chapter 22
    • Figure 22-2 Skeletal Muscle Movement
    • Figure 22-4 Landmarks of the Spine

Activities:

  1. Review the Textbook Companion Resources for the assigned chapters.
    • Glossary for key terms
    • Chapter key points
    • Practice review questions
    • Case Studies
    • Video Assessments
    • Audio Samples
  2. Complete the Lesson 9 Written Examination Assignment

 
Lesson 10: Neurologic System

Readings:

Textbook

  • Chapter 23
    • Figure 23-1 Cerebral Cortex Functions
    • Figure 23-7 Cranial Nerves
    • Figure 23-59 Glasgow Coma Scale

Activities:

  1. Review the Textbook Companion Resources for the assigned chapters.
    • Glossary for key terms
    • Chapter key points
    • Practice review questions
    • Case Studies
    • Video Assessments
  2. Complete the Lesson 10 Written Examination Assignment

 
Recorded Examination #2

Readings:

Textbook

  • Chapter 27
  • Chapter 28

Activities:

  1. Complete the Recorded Examination #2 Assignment
 
Lesson 11: Male and Female Genitalia and The Anus, Rectum, and Prostate

Readings:

Textbook

  • Chapter 24
    • Table 24-1 Sexual Maturity Ratings in Boys
    • Table 24-6 Abnormalities in the Scrotum
  • Chapter 25
    • Table 25-1 Abnormalities of the Anal Region
  • Chapter 26
    • Table 26-1 Sexual Maturity Ratings in Girls

Activities:

  1. Review the Textbook Companion Resources for the assigned chapters.
    • Glossary for key terms
    • Chapter key points
    • Practice review questions
    • Case Studies
    • Video Assessments
  2. Complete the Lesson 11 Quiz

 
Final Exam

Readings:

None

Activities:

  1. Complete the Final Exam
  2. Complete the course evaluation (SRTE)

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