NURS 5350

This course prepares students to integrate clinical reasoning with knowledge and skills required to conduct advanced health assessments with clients from infancy through advanced age and e life transitions common to all life stages. Students apply theoretical knowledge from health assessment and the pathophysiological basis of disease, and evidence-informed assessment skills to conduct both focused and comprehensive health assessments within the context of relational nurse practitioner practice; and apply critical analysis to synthesize complex client data derived from history taking and physical examination. Students begin to develop proficiency with using the diagnostic reasoning process to support sound clinical judgements. This course provides the foundation in clinical reasoning and advanced health assessment that students will continue to build upon in Nurse Practitioner in Primary Healthcare I and II, and consolidate in the Consolidated Nurse Practitioner Internship.