NP 601 - Advanced Physical Health Assessment
This course provides the student advanced practice nurse with the tools to perform a comprehensive health assessment on patients throughout the lifespan. The course builds on knowledge of anatomy, physiology, pathophysiology, and health assessment skills previously attained in undergraduate nursing education.
The major focus of this course is to ensure that the student has the ability to perform a high quality health history, review of systems, and head-to-toe comprehensive physical exam, and is able to communicate that information in both written and oral form to members of the multi-disciplinary health care team.
A 45 hour facilitated Comprehensive Health Assessment Practice Experience (CHAPE) is a required component of NP 601. Facilitated CHAPE in the Master of Science in Nursing Family Nurse Practitioner program are experiences which provide students with opportunities for expert guided learning and application of NP 601 Advanced Physical Health Assessment course content in facilitated CHAPE settings. The CHAPE experience consists of 45 hours of facilitated patient contact in an approved clinical setting. NP601 course assignments guide the student in the application of course content in the CHAPE setting.
Prerequisites & Notes
NP 602, NP 603
In addition, prior to starting this course, the student must obtain a clinical site and on-site facilitator to log the 45 patient contact hours required in Comprehensive Health Assessment Practice Experience (CHAPE) in this course. To prepare for the CHAPE, please use the clinical planning check list which is available in the Saint Joseph’s College Division of Graduate & Professional Studies Online Nursing Programs Student Handbook.
Assignment Overview
- Assignments: 5 Units
- Interactivity: Discussion Board
- Final Assessment: None
Course Learning Objectives
Upon completing this course, the student will be able to do the following:
- Describe the role of the Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) in advanced physical health assessment process across the lifespan by eliciting a comprehensive health history while incorporating the bio-psychosocial, environmental, cultural, and spiritual factors that enhance or impede an individual’s health.
- Develop competency in physical examination techniques for all body systems.
- Demonstrate competency in documenting and describing verbally the findings of the comprehensive health history and physical examination in a format appropriate to accurate communication in the multi-disciplinary health care setting.
- Perform integrated physical examination for the adult client without the use of reference material during the exam.
- Use effective verbal and non-verbal communication skills in the comprehensive health assessment process.
Credits: 3
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