B0283 - Nursing Methodology (and assessment) (FA)

Academic Year 2026/2027

  • Docente: Claudia Cadas
  • Credits: 1
  • SSD: MEDS-24/C
  • Language: Italian
  • Teaching Mode: In-person learning (entirely or partially)
  • Campus: Ravenna
  • Corso: First cycle degree programme (L) in Nursing (cod. 5908)

Learning outcomes

At the end of the module the student is able to understand the methods and tools for conducting a basic nursing assessment.

Course contents

The Phases of the Nursing Care Process

Nursing Assessment

Types and Sources of Data Collection

Assessment Skills

The Interview to Collect the Anamnesis

How and When to Validate Data and Their Organization/Recording

Measurement Scales and Rating Scales

Guidelines for Individual, Family, and Community Assessment

Assessment and Functional Models of Health

Overview of Ethical and Legal Issues in Assessment

Readings/Bibliography

Beth, H. Bates. Assessment for Nursing Care: Physical Examination and Patient History, Casa Editrice Ambrosiana, 2021.

Wilkinson, J.M. Fundamentals of Nursing Care: Theory, Concepts, and Applications, Casa Editrice Ambrosiana, 2022.

Lancia, A. Clinical Assessment: An Illustrated Methodological Guide for Health Professionals, Casa Editrice Ambrosiana, 2012.

Teaching methods

Interactive lectures, case discussions, group work.

Assessment methods

Objective written test of achievement

Teaching tools

Computer and video projector

Flip chart

Office hours

See the website of Claudia Cadas