Adv Hlth Assess Across Lifespan& Culture

This course is designed to expand upon basic health assessment skills and includes strategies for history taking and for physical, functional, developmental, and psychosocial assessment that recognizes and includes normal individual, cultural, and developmental variations and pathophysiological changes across the lifespan. Comprehensive and focused data collection, verbal case presentation, documentation, and physical examination strategies culminating in a differential diagnosis will be addressed. This course provides the foundation for critical thinking, diagnostic reasoning, and the development of clinical decision-making skills necessary for the advanced practice nursing role across the lifespan for an evidence-based perspective. This course is taken concurrently with a track-specific health assessment laboratory/practicum course. (Includes 70 clinical hours.)