NURS 505 Advanced Physical Assessment Across the Lifespan

This course is designed to introduce students to advanced health history and assessment skills in preparation for advanced practice nursing roles. Following a systematic review of advanced assessment skills, students practice a holistic approach to assessing physiological, psychological, sociocultural, developmental, and spiritual variables of health across the lifespan. Clinical reasoning is developed through case studies involving differentiation between normal and abnormal assessment findings. A comprehensive health history and assessment provides the foundation for development of an educational resource to promote health and wellness for an identified client need.