NUR 410-1 - Advanced Health Assessment
NUR 410-1 - Advanced Health Assessment
4 credits ( 2 didactic hours / 2 lab hours )
- Masters - Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner - OLD - 4.0 credits ( 2.0 didactic hours / 2.0 lab hours )
- Masters - Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner - OLD - 4.0 credits ( 2.0 didactic hours / 2.0 lab hours )
Description:
This graduate level course provides the theoretical and clinical foundation for advanced comprehensive assessment of the health status of individuals and families. Building on undergraduate preparation, principles of complex interviewing and history-taking, diagnostic reasoning, and advanced physical, psychosocial, cultural, developmental, and environmental assessment are presented. From a functional and developmental base, the course will emphasize techniques for discrimination and analysis of common abnormal findings, the process of differential diagnosis, and methods for presentation of findings. Theoretical contexts of health promotion will be discussed and applied to clinical findings. This course will include comprehensive laboratory modules for specialty skill instruction. Undergraduate health assessment within past 5 years required. PNP students take the Well-Child version of this course for 5 credits. FNP students take the "lifespan" version of this course which is 6 credits. All other specialties take the course for 4 credits.
NUR 410-2 - Advanced Health Assessment: Well-Child
5 credits ( 2 didactic hours / 1 lab hour / 2 clinical hours )
- Masters - Pediatric Nurse Practitioner - OLD - 5.0 credits ( 2.0 didactic hours / 1.0 lab hour / 2.0 clinical hours )
Description:
- This graduate level course focuses on providing students with advanced knowledge and skills in health assessment of pediatric and/or adult clients within the context of the advanced practice role. Building on undergraduate preparation, all students will receive instruction on principles of complex interviewing and history-taking, diagnostic reasoning, and advanced physical, psychosocial, cultural, developmental, and environmental assessments. From a functional and developmental base, the course emphasizes techniques for recognition of common abnormal findings, identification of risk factors, periodic health screening, preventative health strategies, and documentation of assessment findings. This course includes opportunities for hands-on practice of physical assessment skills, simulation, and case-based activities with ongoing feedback. For FNP and PNP students, this course also provides the theoretical and clinical foundation for advanced comprehensive health assessment of children, including well-child care. Students will gain experience interviewing pediatric clients and their families and providing relevant anticipatory guidance, using age-appropriate techniques for well-child screenings. Course content will support students' clinical experience in the provision of primary health care to well infants, children, adolescents, and their families. Undergraduate health assessment within past 5 years required. PNP students take the Well-Child version of this course for 5 credits. FNP students take the "lifespan" version of this course which is 6 credits. All other specialties take the course for 4 credits.
NUR 410-3 - Advanced Health Assessment: Lifespan
6 credits ( 4 didactic hours / 2 lab hours )
- Masters - Family Nurse Practitioner - OLD - 6.0 credits ( 4.0 didactic hours / 2.0 lab hours )
Description:
- This graduate level course focuses on providing students with advanced knowledge and skills in health assessment of pediatric and/or adult clients within the context of the advanced practice role. Building on undergraduate preparation, all students will receive instruction on principles of complex interviewing and history-taking, diagnostic reasoning, and advanced physical, psychosocial, cultural, developmental, and environmental assessments. From a functional and developmental base, the course emphasizes techniques for recognition of common abnormal findings, identification of risk factors, periodic health screening, preventative health strategies, and documentation of assessment findings. This course includes opportunities for hands-on practice of physical assessment skills, simulation, and case-based activities with ongoing feedback. For FNP and PNP students, this course also provides the theoretical and clinical foundation for advanced comprehensive health assessment of children, including well-child care. Students will gain experience interviewing pediatric clients and their families and providing relevant anticipatory guidance, using age-appropriate techniques for well-child screenings. Course content will support students' clinical experience in the provision of primary health care to well infants, children, adolescents, and their families. Undergraduate health assessment within past 5 years required. PNP students take the Well-Child version of this course for 5 credits. FNP students take the "lifespan" version of this course which is 6 credits. All other specialties take the course for 4 credits.