NUR 220 - Clinical Communication and Patient Interviewing Concepts (2 credit hours)

Offered in Fall Semesters (2-0-0)
This course develops the nursing student’s ability to conduct focused and comprehensive patient interviews across the life span using effective communication techniques. The emphasis is on obtaining accurate, relevant, and holistic health information through active listening, clinical questioning, interrogative interviewing, and observation. Students explore how communication strategies vary by system-based assessments, including neurological, cardiovascular, respiratory, gastrointestinal, musculoskeletal, integumentary, and psychosocial domains. Through standardized patient encounters, case-based simulations, and reflective debriefing, students strengthen their ability to elicit meaningful patient data, recognize verbal and nonverbal cues, and integrate findings into the nursing process.
PREREQUISITE(S): NUR 151, NUR 171, NUR 203
COREQUISITE(S): NUR 212, NUR 231
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