NURS 501: Advanced health Assessment for the Advanced Practice Nurse

This course is designed to prepare the graduate Advanced Practice nursing student to expand upon the principles and techniques of advanced physical assessment utilizing diagnostic tools such as the stethoscope, otoscope, ophthalmoscope, tuning fork, etc., and provides a foundation for the student to evaluate the health of individuals and families across the lifespan. Theory and evidence-based methodologies and skills will be incorporated to support the student in acquiring high levels of competence in the comprehensive assessment of individuals to include advanced communication skills such as clinical interviewing and focused history taking, review of systems processes, psychosocial and physical assessment activities, critical diagnostic reasoning, clinical decision making, and appropriate documentation of findings.