2017-2018 Graduate Catalog 
    
    Apr 23, 2024  
2017-2018 Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

NU 610 - Advanced Nursing Practice I Health Assessment


This course provides a holistic approach to the knowledge base and skills necessary for advanced nursing practice. Students need to demonstrate mastery of health assessment skills (physical examinations and health histories) for individuals within family, environment and socio-cultural concepts. There will be planned didactic and clinical experiences to refine assessment skills and interviewing techniques as an advanced practice nurse. Health promotion, health risk appraisal, health maintenance and disease prevention are emphasized in relationship to age-specific clients, utilizing both advanced nursing theory and a systems approach.

Prerequisite: NU 550 
Three hours seminar per week, fifty clinical hours of practicum one semester. 1 credit