Health Assessment
Empowering Tomorrow’s Nurse Leaders
Course Overview
This course is designed to provide nursing students with the knowledge to perform comprehensive health assessments across diverse client populations. The course explores fundamental principles of health assessment, interviewing techniques, physical examination skills, and the critical reasoning required to differentiate normal from abnormal findings. The Health Assessment course is an integral component of the BSN Curriculum. It provides students with the knowledge and skills necessary to collect, interpret, and document health assessment data as the foundation for evidence-based nursing care in various healthcare settings.
Course Structure
This dynamic course features four focused units that guide you through the core principles of health assessment, step by step.
As a core part of the BSN curriculum, this course equips nursing students with the skills to perform comprehensive health assessments across diverse populations. Each unit blends theory with practical tools—readings, presentations, self-assessments, flashcards, case studies, and exams—to help learners develop the clinical reasoning and confidence required for effective, evidence-based nursing care.