The focus of this course is on the development of assessment and diagnostic reasoning skills with a focus on detecting illnesses or health variants within the advanced health assessment context across the lifespan. The course will extend past physical assessment into areas of cognitive and mental health assessment, as well as special assessment techniques unique to populations or diagnostic presentations. Prerequisite NURS 523, NURS 524 and 547.
The focus of this course is on the development of assessment and diagnostic reasoning skills with a focus on detecting illnesses or health variants within the advanced health assessment context across the lifespan. The course will extend past physical assessment into areas of cognitive and mental health assessment, as well as special assessment techniques unique to populations or diagnostic presentations. Prerequisite NURS 523, NURS 524 and 547.
