Title: Module 3: Overview
Course: HEALTH ASSESSMENT 80FA20 > Section: Module 3 - Chest & Lungs; The Heart (September 7-13)

Module Introduction

Assessment of chest and lungs is the other body system covered in this module. Assessment of the heart is also covered.

Nurses in all clinical practice settings need to develop the skills needed to conduct a comprehensive physical assessment of the respiratory and cardiovascular systems.  These assessment skills are critical because respiratory and cardiac health problems are often life threatening. You will use Sherpath to review these systems and you will have the opportunity to document your findings from the simulated experience in a discussion posting for this week.

This week, you will work on your first of three case studies in this course. For your weekly case studies, you will be choosing from a list of possible cases from the Clinical Reasoning Cases in Nursing text.   Complete the case study as presented in the text, answering all of the questions included with the case study.

After completing that portion of the case study, you will re-evaluate the case using the health assessment information learned in this week’s lessons and answer the following questions:

1. As the BSN nurse caring for this patient, what would I include in my initial focused assessment for this patient & why?
2. What findings would I expect to be abnormal & why?
3. What would I include in my follow-up assessments & why?

Please see the tab in Module 3 for your case study options and instructions for this assignment.  It is due by Sunday at midnight this week.

Click the video below to watch the introduction from your faculty.

Module Outcomes

At the end of this module students will be able to:

1. Demonstrate appropriate history taking and examination techniques for the chest and lungs. (CO 1, 2, 3, 4)
2. Discriminate between normal, age-related, and abnormal findings for the chest & lungs. (CO 4, 5, 6)
3. Demonstrate appropriate history taking and examination techniques for the heart. (CO 1, 2, 3, 4)
4. Discriminate between normal, age-related, and abnormal findings for the heart. (CO 4, 5, 6)

Module Activities

Below is an outline of the items for which you will be responsible throughout the module.

Task | Activity | Due Date | Module Learning Objective Alignment
Optional Readings & PowerPoints | eBook readings from Jarvis Physical Examination & Health Assessment (7^th ed.) are found in the Sherpath weekly modules. PowerPoints are also available for each lesson. |  | 1, 2, 3, 4
Sherpath Lessons
- Lesson # 14
- Lesson # 15
- Lesson # 16
- Lesson # 17
- Lesson # 18
- Lesson # 19
1, 2, 3, 4
Simulations:

- Assessing Chest & Lungs
- Assessing the Heart

Discuss
Class Discussion: Complete the simulation and document your findings as a discussion post.  You should contribute your first post no later than Day 3. Then, follow up on the post of one other classmate and any faculty or peer responses to your own posts.
Day 3 - 7
1, 2, 3, 4
Submit | Case Study # 1 | Day 7 | 1, 2 OR 3, 4