NURS 522 - Advanced Physical Assessment for Nurse Practitioners

This course builds on the basic theoretical foundations and practice of comprehensive health assessment, application of cognitive processes and psychomotor skills. The course serves as a basis for the graduate nursing student to critically evaluate pertinent information and assess the health needs of individuals across the lifespan. Applications of health assessment techniques are practiced in supervised laboratory sessions. Applications of health assessment techniques are practiced in a variety of supervised methods.
3 credit hours