Advanced Health Assessment Across the LifeSpan
This course will prepare the graduate-level nursing student to generate a patient health database, including history and physical examination to inform clinical decision making and health promotion, across the lifespan. The course includes lecture and laboratory components.
Outcomes: Upon successful completion of this course the student will be able to: 1) Obtain comprehensive and problem-focused health histories including nutritional, cultural, social, functional, and developmental components; 2) Document comprehensive and problem focused health histories; 3) Perform comprehensive and problem-focused physical .examinations; 4) Differentiate normal and abnormal physical, behavioral, and developmental findings; 5) Develop a client problem list based on that patient's health history, and physical examination; 6) Plan anticipatory guidance and health promotion based on age, developmental level and cultural background.
Outcomes: Upon successful completion of this course the student will be able to: 1) Obtain comprehensive and problem-focused health histories including nutritional, cultural, social, functional, and developmental components; 2) Document comprehensive and problem focused health histories; 3) Perform comprehensive and problem-focused physical .examinations; 4) Differentiate normal and abnormal physical, behavioral, and developmental findings; 5) Develop a client problem list based on that patient's health history, and physical examination; 6) Plan anticipatory guidance and health promotion based on age, developmental level and cultural background.