This resource is part of a series. “Introduction to Health Assessment for the Nursing Professional” is an open educational resource (OER) created for undergraduate nursing students at the introductory level. Educators co-curated this OER in collaboration with students for students. This resource is a unique contribution to nursing education as content is theoretically informed by health promotion in the Canadian context and by an inclusive approach to health assessment that incorporates culturally-responsive techniques related to race/ethnicity, gender/sex/sexual orientation, body sizes/types, and ability/disability. It is the first health assessment resource that is informed by clinical judgment with the goal to facilitate students’ clinical decision making and ability to prioritize care by recognizing and acting on cues and signs of clinical deterioration. Interactive clinical judgment activities and formative assessments to evaluate a student’s learning are integrated throughout the resource. The integration of clinical judgment throughout this resource will support students’ capacity to enhance patient safety and equitable health outcomes as well as their success in writing national nursing exams to become licensed to work as a Nurse.
Type of Material:
Open (Access) Textbook
Recommended Uses:
Textbook for nursing course
Supplemental source of material for class, homework
Resource book
Homework
Individual
Team
Self-paced
Technical Requirements:
Internet access
Web browser
Identify Major Learning Goals:
The OER textbook includes learning outcomes at the start of each chapter.
Overall major learning goals are for the learner to
Apply subjective health assessment
Apply objective health assessment
Use clinical judgement related to health assessment
Integrate an inclusive and health promotion approach with health assessment
Target Student Population:
College General Ed
College Lower Division
College Upper Division
Professional
Prerequisite Knowledge or Skills:
Basic computer skills
Anatomy and Physiology, Medical terminology
Content Quality
Rating:
Strengths:
Valid, complete, and current information is detailed and well described in textbook.
Information is cited and referenced.
The quality of formatting is well done, with learning objectives at beginning of each chapter, words bolded for easy identification of key content delivery, list of references and short summary at end of each chapter.
A variety of approaches are used, such as images of assessment, case studies, clinical tips call out boxes, videos, knowledge bites, and activities for students to check their understanding (such as drag and drop).
Potential Effectiveness as a Teaching Tool
Rating:
Strengths:
Each chapter starts with learning outcomes that are easy to identify and well addressed.
Potential for learning is enhanced through interactive activities such as links to term definitions, images of assessment examples, and case studies.
The item includes effective learning through knowledge checks for learners to check their understanding and correct any errors.
Ease of Use for Both Students and Faculty
Rating:
Strengths:
Clear instructions are identified for use with ability to read the book online or download into a PDF
The OER textbook has a consistent layout and is easy to navigate.
The quizzes and links all work.
Creative Commons:
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