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Advanced Health Assessment –
nrp514
(4 credits)
Emphasis is placed on the advanced practice of history taking, conducting a physical examination, primary care, and obtaining and assessing diagnostic data for clients across the life span. Students will learn to justify actual and potential health problems through interpretation and integration of the history, health assessment, and laboratory data. Appropriate interventions and consultations will be derived from the identified health problems. This course incorporates 56 hours of practice laboratory experience, allowing students to utilize the techniques and equipment to perform physical examinations.
This graduate-level course is 12
weeks.
To enroll, speak with an Enrollment Advisor.
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Introduction to Clinical Reasoning
- Analyze the clinical decision-making process.
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Interview and Health History
- Demonstrate skill in obtaining an episodic and comprehensive health history using interviewing techniques appropriate to the culture and developmental stage of the patient.
- Identify the critical components of the health history.
- Analyze the attributes of a symptom.
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Documentation
- Identify the critical components to document episodic and comprehensive visits.
- Analyze the differences between documentation of the episodic and comprehensive history.
- Demonstrate documentation in SOAP note format.
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General Survey or Statement
- Specify the elements of a general survey.
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Skin, Hair, and Nail Assessment
- Distinguish components of skin, hair, and nail examination across the life span.
- Describe findings utilizing appropriate terminology.
- Demonstrate and articulate the techniques of the skin, hair and nail examinations.
- Demonstrate appropriate documentation of examination findings.
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Musculoskeletal Assessment
- Distinguish components of the musculoskeletal examination across the life span.
- Describe findings utilizing appropriate terminology.
- Demonstrate and articulate the techniques of the musculoskeletal examination.
- Demonstrate appropriate documentation of examination findings.
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Head, Eyes, Ears, Nose, Throat (HEENT), and Neck Assessment
- Distinguish components of the HEENT and neck examinations across the life span.
- Describe findings utilizing appropriate terminology.
- Demonstrate and articulate the techniques of the EENT, head, and neck examination across the life span.
- Demonstrate appropriate documentation of examination findings.
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Neurologic and Mental Status Assessment
- Distinguish components of neurologic and mental status examinations across the life span.
- Describe findings utilizing appropriate terminology.
- Demonstrate and articulate the techniques of the neurologic and mental status examinations.
- Demonstrate appropriate documentation of examination findings.
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Cardiac, Peripheral Vascular, and Peripheral Lymphatic Systems Assessment
- Distinguish components of the cardiac, peripheral vascular, and peripheral lymphatic system examination across the life span.
- Describe findings utilizing appropriate terminology.
- Demonstrate and articulate the techniques of the cardiac, peripheral vascular and peripheral lymphatic system examination.
- Demonstrate appropriate documentation of examination findings.
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Thorax and Pulmonary Assessment
- Distinguish components of the thoracic and pulmonary examination across the life span.
- Describe findings utilizing appropriate terminology.
- Demonstrate and articulate the techniques of the thorax and pulmonary examination.
- Demonstrate appropriate documentation of examination findings.
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Abdominal Assessment
- Distinguish components of the abdominal examination across the life span.
- Describe findings utilizing appropriate terminology.
- Demonstrate and articulate the techniques of the abdomen examination.
- Demonstrate appropriate documentation of examination findings.
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Female Genitourinary and Breast Assessment
- Distinguish components of pregnant and nonpregnant female genitourinary and breast examination across the life span.
- Describe findings utilizing appropriate terminology.
- Demonstrate and articulate the techniques of the female genitourinary and breast examination.
- Demonstrate appropriate documentation of examination findings.
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Male Genitourinary and Breast Assessment
- Distinguish components of the male genitourinary and breast examination across the life span.
- Describe findings utilizing appropriate terminology.
- Demonstrate and articulate the techniques of the male genitourinary and breast examination.
- Demonstrate appropriate documentation of examination findings.
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Infant and Toddler Assessment
- Demonstrate and articulate the techniques of the skin, hair, and nail examinations for the infant, toddler, school-age, and adolescent populations.
- Demonstrate and articulate the techniques of the musculoskeletal examination for the infant, toddler, school-age, and adolescent populations.
- Demonstrate and articulate the techniques of the EENT, head, and neck examinations for the infant, toddler, school-age, and adolescent populations.
- Demonstrate and articulate the techniques of the neurologic and mental status examinations for the infant, toddler, school-age, and adolescent populations.
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School Age and Adolescent Assessment
- Demonstrate and articulate the techniques of the cardiac, peripheral vascular, and peripheral lymphatic system examinations for the infant, toddler, school-age, and adolescent populations.
- Demonstrate and articulate the techniques of the thorax and pulmonary examinations for the infant, toddler, school-age, and adolescent populations.
- Demonstrate and articulate the techniques of the abdomen examination for the infant, toddler, school-age, and adolescent populations.
- The University of Phoenix reserves the right to modify courses.
- While widely available, not all programs are available in all locations or in both online and on-campus formats. Please check with a University Enrollment Advisor.
- Transferability of credit is at the discretion of the receiving institution. It is the student’s responsibility to confirm whether or not credits earned at University of Phoenix will be accepted by another institution of the student’s choice.
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