NURS 607 - Advanced Health Assessment

4 Credits

Prerequisite(s): None This course builds on the undergraduate health assessment course by enhancing the student’s ability to recognize, interpret, and act on abnormal physical assessment findings in adults and children across the wellness-illness continuum. Emphasis is on the synthesis and application of selected theories, principles, and techniques from nursing and the physical and behavioral sciences essential in obtaining the database and in making a differential and nursing diagnosis of patient complaints commonly encountered in primary care settings. (Two hours of lecture and two hours of supervised practice per week)