Advanced Health Assessment.

Catalog description

This course focuses on comprehensive physical assessment which includes in-depth health history, physical and psychological signs and symptoms, developmental stages, pathophysiologic changes, and psychosocial and cultural characteristics of the clients across the lifespan. Students obtain the practice skills necessary for advanced communication (i.e., clinical interviewing, focused history taking), psychosocial and physical assessment, critical diagnostic reasoning, differential diagnosis, and clinical decision-making through course readings, dialog, discussions, videos, simulations, and practical examinations. This course includes 45 hours of practice experience through digital virtual patient activities simulating a real patient via Shadow Health. Prerequisites: Admission in the ELMSN program or instructor permission.