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Health Assessment Course Introduction

Health Assessment Course Introduction

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The Health Assessment course will help you understand how to complete a thorough, efficient head to toe assessment of your patient. Health Assessment can be intimidating, but we break down each body system and show you on a real person how to look, listen, and feel for abnormalities. We believe that if you know what you SHOULD see, hear, and feel, then you can quickly identify when something is wrong and dig deeper. We will also share our trick to completing a thorough patient assessment in only five minutes! Upon completion of this course, you will be able to…

Discuss the proper order of assessment steps for each body system.
Perform a safe and thorough assessment of each individual body system to identify abnormalities.
Identify and overcome any barriers to a good health assessment.
Quickly perform a 5-Minute Assessment on a patient.

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Concepts Covered:

Tissues and Glands
Preoperative Nursing
Integumentary Disorders
Skeletal System
Muscular System
Nervous System
Studying
Medication Administration
Sensory System
Endocrine System
Circulatory System
Hematologic System
Urinary System
Emergency Care of the Cardiac Patient
Respiratory System
Noninfectious Respiratory Disorder
Endocrine and Metabolic Disorders
Basics of Human Biology
Digestive System
Urinary Disorders
Reproductive System

Study Plan Lessons

Anatomy & Physiology Course Introduction

Health Assessment Course Introduction

Introduction to Health Assessment

Intro to Health Assessment

Connective Tissues

Epithelial (Skin) Tissues

Types of Epithelial (Skin) Tissue

Skin Structure & Function

Skeletal Anatomy

Development of Bones

Muscle Anatomy (anatomy and physiology)

Muscle Cytology

Muscle Contraction

Muscle Physiology

Skeletal Muscle

Nervous System Anatomy

Nerve Transmission

Membrane Potentials

Autonomic Nervous System (ANS)

Autonomic Nervous System (ANS)

Two pathways of the peripheral nervous system Nursing Mnemonic (SAME)

Beta 1 and Beta 2 Nursing Mnemonic (1 Heart, 2 Lungs)

Parasympathomimetics (Cholinergics) Nursing Considerations

Anticholinergics – Side Effects Nursing Mnemonic (4 Can’ts)

Cholinergic Crisis – Signs and Symptoms Nursing Mnemonic (SLUDGE)

Atropine (Atropen) Nursing Considerations

Neuro Assessment Module Intro

Electroencephalography (EEG)

Electromyography (EMG)

Pituitary Gland

Cardiac A&P Module Intro

Intro to Circulatory System

Cardiac (Heart) Physiology

Electrical A&P of the Heart

Electrical Activity in the Heart

Blood Pressure (BP) Control

Renin Angiotensin Aldosterone System (RAAS)

Renin Angiotensin Aldosterone System

Calculating Heart Rate

Electrolytes Involved in Cardiac (Heart) Conduction

Increase MAP Nursing Mnemonic (VAK)

Arterial Pressure Monitoring

EKG (ECG) Course Introduction

The EKG (ECG) Graph

EKG (ECG) Waveforms

EKG Basics – Live Tutoring Archive

Normal Sinus Rhythm

Respiratory A&P Module Intro

Respiratory Structure & Function

Breathing Control

Breathing Movements

Respiratory Functions of Blood

Causes of Poor Gas Exchange Nursing Mnemonic (All People Can Value Lungs)

Oxygen Delivery Module Intro

Trach Suctioning

Nursing Care Plan (NCP) for Bronchoscopy (Procedure)

ABG Course (Arterial Blood Gas) Introduction

Arterial Blood Gases Nursing Mnemonic (ROME)

Alkalosis and Acidosis Nursing Mnemonic (Kick Up, Drop Down)

Renal (Kidney) Acid-Base Balance

Fluid & Electrolytes Course Introduction

Electrolytes – Location in Body Nursing Mnemonic (PISO)

Fluid Volume Deficit

Nursing Care Plan (NCP) for Fluid Volume Deficit

Hyperkalemia – Causes Nursing Mnemonic (MACHINE)

Hyperkalemia – Signs and Symptoms Nursing Mnemonic (Murder)

Hyperkalemia – Management Nursing Mnemonic (AIRED)

Hypernatremia – Causes Nursing Mnemonic (MODEL)

Tonicity of Solutions – Live Tutoring Archive

Gastrointestinal (GI) Course Introduction

Digestive System Anatomy

Mouth & Oropharynx

Liver & Gallbladder

Small Intestine

Large Intestine

Digestion & Absorption

Bowel Elimination

Urinary System Anatomy (Anatomy and Physiology)

Renal (Kidney) Structure & Function

Renal (Kidney) Fluid & Electrolyte Balance

Urinary Elimination

Inserting a Foley (Urinary Catheter) – Male

Male Reproductive Anatomy (Anatomy and Physiology)

Female Reproductive Anatomy (Anatomy and Physiology)

Drawing Blood from the IV

Selecting THE vein

Order of Lab Draws

Tattoos IV Insertion