NURS 6315 - Advanced Health Assessment and Diagnostic Measurement

[4 Credits]

This advanced course and clinical (including lab) focuses on the skills of assessment necessary in advanced nursing practice with an emphasis on development of comprehensive and problem-specific psychosocial, developmental, cultural, and epidemiological client centered data bases across the life span. The student will analyze multiple sourse of assessment data to determine client health status, identify helath problems and formulate differential diagnosis appropriate for advanced nursing practice. The determination of psychomotor, developmental, cultural, nutritional, mental, and physical health status in a clinical setting will enable the student to learn under the guidance and supervision of a faculty facilitator and an approved clinical preceptor.