NU7516

NU7516 Health Physical Assessment (10 ECTS)

Learning Outcomes

Following completion of this module the student should be able to:

• MLO-01 Demonstrate competence in history taking and consultation skills.
• MLO-02 Demonstrate competence in advanced techniques of inspection, palpation, percussion, and auscultation as part of physical assessment.
• MLO-03 Demonstrate a comprehensive health assessment of the patient/client’s physical, psychological and social needs.
• MLO-04 Differentiate normal physiological alterations from pathological findings.
• MLO-05 Collect and accurately record the patients/clients current health status and document effectively.

Module Learning Aims & Rationale

This module is designed to enable the student to advance skills in assessment and clinical examination techniques and includes the physical and psychosocial assessment of patients. Health assessment skills include obtaining appropriate health histories and performing physical examinations on patients with complex problems, in a variety of healthcare settings. In addition, the course emphasises documentation of data obtained. The module enables students to develop skills of clinical reasoning so they differentiate abnormal from normal findings using physical assessment techniques.  This module also addresses health promotion and the counselling role of the nurse and midwife prescriber.