Adv Nursing Health/Physical Assessm

Further develops andn integrates the health assessment competencies of interviewing, performing and documenting comprehensive and episodic health histories and physical examinations. Students will identify risk factors, incorporate health promotion and disease prevention strategies, formulate differential diagnoses and begin treatment plans for acute and chronic illnesses. Techniques in physical examination, performance exams and utilization of virtual patients are integrated in a lab practicum. Three credit hours theory, one credit hour lab.