Advanced Health Assessment

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(West Lafayette, Fort Wayne) 4.00 (Calumet) Students develop advanced, evidence-based health assessment skills that build on their current knowledge and abilities. Major concepts of the course include comprehensive and focused history taking and advanced physical assessment. Students relate underlying physiologic mechanisms with normal and abnormal findings from the history and physical assessment. The course provides a basis for designing a culturally sensitive and evidence-based plan of care within the situational context of the individual. Typically offered Fall Spring. Prerequisite(s): NUR 50100 FOR LEVEL GR WITH MIN. GRADE OF B AND NUR 50200 FOR LEVEL GR WITH MIN. GRADE OF B (MAY BE TAKEN CONCURRENTLY) AND NUR 50500 FOR LEVEL GR WITH MIN. GRADE OF B (MAY BE TAKEN CONCURRENTLY) AND NUR 50700 FOR LEVEL GR WITH MIN. GRADE OF B (MAY BE TAKEN CONCURRENTLY) AND NUR 51000 FOR LEVEL GR WITH MIN. GRADE OF B (MAY BE TAKEN CONCURRENTLY) View Class Schedule