Advanced Health Assessment, Diagnostics and Investigations
Postgraduate
Postgraduate
NURS 5135
Postgraduate
Yes
Note: This offering may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.
105643
9
No
School of Nursing and Midwifery
Students will develop advanced health assessment and diagnostic and investigations knowledge and skills required for the nurse practitioner role.
The course will focus on history taking and general examination skills as well as diagnostic testing and communication of assessment findings (written and verbal). This will include physical examination, mental health, social and environmental assessment. Students will have the opportunity to investigate multiple factors affecting health outcomes such as the impact of age, gender, culture and public health factors. The focus will be on the integration of comprehensive clinical assessment with decision making about the diagnostic options for optimal management of patient care. Generic assessment features in cardiovascular, respiratory, neurological, cognitive and developmental, abdominal, alimentary and nutritional, genitourinary, musculoskeletal integument and psychosocial areas will be covered. The legal, ethical and financial responsibilities in using diagnostic investigation will also be explored.
Talley N & O'Connor S 2010, Clinical Examination: A systematic guide to physical diagnosis, 6th edition, Elsevier Australia, Chatswood
Jarvis C, Forbes H & Watt E 2012, Jarvis's Physical Examination and Health Assessment, Australian and New Zealand Edition, Elsevier Australia, Chatswood
Common to all relevant programs | |
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Subject Area & Catalogue Number | Course Name |
NURS 5136 | Becoming a Nurse Practitioner |
Nil
Component | Duration | ||
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EXTERNAL, CITY EAST, ONLINE | |||
Workshop | 2 days x - | ||
Workshop | 1 day x - | ||
External (Online delivery) | 13 weeks x - |
Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.
Comprehensive clinical assessment 1, Comprehensive clinical assessment 2, Objective, structured, clinical examination (OSCE)
EFTSL*: 0.250
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* Equivalent Full Time Study Load. Please note: all EFTSL values are published and calculated at ten decimal places. Values are displayed to three decimal places for ease of interpretation.