Advanced Health Assessment Across the Lifespan

Catalog description

NUR 694 prepares students to develop a comprehensive database, including physical, gestational, developmental, behavioral, cultural/social, and family assessment using clinical techniques and appropriate diagnostic tests. Students are also introduced to the diagnostic reasoning process for the purpose of establishing differential diagnoses. The knowledge, skills, and abilities learned provide a foundation for development as advanced generalists or as advanced practice nurses in primary and/or acute settings as they begin to diagnose acute, chronic, and episodic health problems or responses to health problems for individuals and families. The course includes 60 hours of laboratory experience. P: NUR 607 , NUR 650 . P or CO: NUR 756 for Family and Adult Gerontology Acute Care tracks.