Course Overview
The purpose of this course is to provide the necessary knowledge, experience and skills to enable learners to carry out advanced holistic health assessments for adults. This course will assist learners to expand their existing assessment frameworks (physical and psychosocial), using a systematic approach and to identify risk factors for potential health promotion/prevention strategies. Understanding and interpreting diagnostic test results will be a focus. In addition, learners will study a variety of approaches to documentation and to communication in the context of consultation and referrals. Frameworks for clinical decision making related to diagnosing and treating common acute and chronic illnesses will be explored. Because the emphasis is on clinical application, a substantial portion of this course will involve clinical experiences related to assessing adults. This course will be offered in an online format with two on campus residency components.
Prerequisite(s)
Credits
6.0
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Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion, the student will be able to:
- Demonstrate a complete and systematic approach to comprehensive health assessment for adults.
- Synthesize new knowledge related to clinical decision-making frameworks and articulate an effective and comprehensive approach to diagnosis and treatment for patients experiencing common acute and chronic illnesses.
- Critically analyze diagnostic test results.
- Compare and contrast communication approaches with patterns necessary for a seamless referral process.
Effective as of Winter 2007
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