NP 601 - Advanced Physical Health Assessment

Interactivity: Discussion Board

Final Assessment: None

Course Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this course, you should be able to do the following: 

• Describe the role of the advanced practice nurse (APN) in comprehensive health assessment as defined by the National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculties (NONPF) Domains and Core Competencies. 
• Identify effective and ethical interviewing techniques tailored for various populations, cultural groups, and health conditions. 
• Define the components of a comprehensive health history, incorporating the bio-psychosocial, environmental, cultural, and spiritual factors that enhance or impede an individual’s health. 
• Describe the process of gathering and analyzing client data and correlating it with current research data for clinical reasoning. 
• Identify the key anatomical landmarks and features of the human body systems. 
• Demonstrate with 90 percent accuracy the performance of an integrated physical examination for the adult client. 
• Demonstrate beginning skill at differentiating normal, abnormal, and atypical exam findings. 
• Document the findings of a comprehensive health assessment and physical examination of an adult client, integrating assessment findings into recommendations for health improvement.