NU - 622 Advanced Physical Assessment

Credits: 4

This course provides advanced practice students with the clinical investigative skills required to assess health status across the lifespan. Students conduct both comprehensive and focused health histories, and perform both comprehensive and focused physical assessments with respect to age, gender, cultural, developmental, and social risks. Students assess health promotion/disease prevention/health protection needs and anticipatory guidance opportunities via advanced practice case scenarios and simulations. Hypothesis generation, clinical documentation, and clinical decision making skills are developed to identify patient needs, problems, and risks in order to develop a comprehensive plan of care. Clinical Laboratory Hours: 75 A laboratory fee is required.

Prerequisite: Undergraduate level health assessment course