3 credit hours

This course is designed to build upon the baccalaureate nursing level physical assessment knowledge and skills required to perform a systematic examination of a healthy adult, and to record findings appropriately. This course will present advanced practice nursing examination techniques via direct observation and demonstration, class lecture/discussions, supervised laboratory, and individual use of readings and audiovisual materials. The physical examination will be system focused with comprehensive application to advanced concepts of anatomy and physiology, as well as pathophysiology.