610a. Advanced Assessment. 0.6 credit hours. Practicum concentrates on development of a systematic methodology of identifying patients’ needs for health care. History taking, physical examination, diagnostic studies and interpretation, analysis of medical and nursing diagnoses, and documentation form the basis of this first clinical course. Selected clinical problems of patients in the acute care setting are studied in the context of case conferences. Physical diagnosis rounds with physician or nurse practitioner preceptorship are included. Required for all clinical nurse specialist, acute care nurse practitioner, and oncology nurse practitioner students in the first year of specialization. Prerequisite: successful completion of 554a skills tests. Seven hours per week for eight weeks. J. Coviello.
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