FNP/NPP Advanced PhysicalAssessment (NUR 572B)

Term: 2012-2013 Academic Year Fall

Faculty

Susan Krenitsky-KornShow MyInfo popup for Susan Krenitsky-Korn

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Schedule

Thu, 1:00 PM - 2:50 PM (9/5/2012 - 12/21/2012) Location: MAIN CASEY C221
Thu, 1:00 PM - 2:50 PM (9/5/2012 - 12/18/2012) Location: MAIN CASEY C221
Thu, 4:00 PM - 7:00 PM (9/5/2012 - 12/21/2012) Location: MAIN TBA TBA
Thu, 4:00 PM - 7:00 PM (9/5/2012 - 12/18/2012) Location: MAIN TBA TBA

Description

For Family Nurse Practitioner-Primary Care and Family Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner tracks, this course provides a systematic approach to the skills necessary for primary practice. Assessment skills include physical examination for pediatric, geriatric and adult clients with specific reference to women's health issues. Emphasis is placed on the writing of the history and physical. A supervised clinical field experience is required in which students acquire initial skills in assessment, decision-making and management of care. Prerequisite: Evidence of the satisfactory completion of a basic physical assessment course or its C.E. equivalent, and students must take and pass a Basic Physical Assessment Competency Exam offered in previous semester; all Core Courses and prerequisites of NUR 524, 573.