This course offers essential assessment development opportunities for RN-BSN students. It includes intensive work on the concepts of physical assessment, growth and development, health promotion, and therapeutic communication skills as they are applied to diverse populations. The course provides simulated experiences that enable students to use key concepts applied to scenarios that simulate caring for individuals across the lifespan. Students analyze evidencebased individual and family models to develop critical thinking skills useful to the nurse assessing the individual and the family.

This course offers essential assessment development opportunities for RN-BSN students. It includes intensive work on the concepts of physical assessment, growth and development, health promotion, and therapeutic communication skills as they are applied to diverse populations. The course provides simulated experiences that enable students to use key concepts applied to scenarios that simulate caring for individuals across the lifespan. Students analyze evidencebased individual and family models to develop critical thinking skills useful to the nurse assessing the individual and the family.