NRSG 6220 - Advanced Health Assessment

Credits: (2)
Typically Taught Fall Semester: Full Sem
Course Fee: $395.00
Course Fee Purpose: Course fees are used for the purchase of assessment kits, ophthalmoscopes, otoscopes, tuning forks, reflex hammers, task trainers, lab supplies, teaching technology, maintenance and supplies of nurse practitioner exam rooms, and standardized patients.
Description: This course allows students to transition into the role of the nurse practitioner through the practice of clinically relevant activities such as comprehensive holistic health history, use of motivational interviewing, a systematic physical assessment, and critical reasoning to determine appropriate differential diagnoses. Lab student learning activities and select standardized patient encounters are used to present and practice physical assessment for nurse practitioner (NP) patient-centered care. Students focus weekly on a body system and incorporate advanced health assessment for patients across the lifespan.