Graduate Catalog

NURS-530 Adv. Health Assessment

This course focuses on developing advanced health assessment skills, utilizing a self-care framework and other models appropriate for advanced practice nursing. The population for study is clients of all ages. Variations in data associated with vulnerable populations are addressed. Content focuses on interviewing skills, and systematic performance of a comprehensive of a health assessment. Differentiation of normal or abnormal finding is emphasized, utilizing critical thinking and diagnostic reasoning within the scope of advanced practice nursing.

Credits

3

Prerequisite

Take NURS-505;