I. Course Title: Patient Assessment
II. Course Number: RETH 309
III. Credit Hours: 3 credits
IV. Prerequisites: BIOL 212
V. Course Description:
Provides essential components of patient assessment including patient interview, physical
assessment, physiological monitoring, and basic diagnostic testing. Patient behaviors,
religious or atheistic beliefs, cultures, and social institutions will be evaluated
and analyzed within the context of the healthcare setting.
Note(s): Cultural or Behavioral Analysis designated course.
VI. Goals and Objectives of the Course:
- Demonstrate critical thinking skills with a comprehensive knowledge base (cognitive
skills) by assessing the patient鈥檚 condition, developing a plan of treatment, and
modifying that treatment as needed so that safe and quality cardio-respiratory therapy
is given,
- Demonstrate competency in diagnostic and therapeutic clinical (psychomotor) skills
necessary to perform the expanding number of procedures that fall under cardiopulmonary
care,
- Demonstrate ethical, caring, and culturally competent behaviors (affective skills)
toward the patient, family members, and other members of the healthcare team,
- Demonstrate effective professional communication,
- Integrate health promotion and disease prevention strategies into current healthcare
practice while focusing on quality and cost-effective protocols,
- Use empirical, evidence-based literature to support decisions within the scientific
field, and
- Pursue graduate education in education, management, research, and other health care
related fields.
Review and Approval
March 01, 2021