The course covers patients' physical, psychological, and social assessment, including fluid and electrolyte balance. It will also allow the student to explain communicable diseases' causes, manifestations, and management. Students' skills will be developed to perform nursing assessments on patients.

COURSE OUTCOME

By the end of the course, the students will be able to:

• Describe the various ways of assessing patients
• Develop skills to perform nursing assessments on patients
• Discuss fluid and electrolyte imbalances
• Describe and manage common communicable diseases