Approach to System-Focused Advanced Health Assessments Approach to System-Focused Advanced Health Assessments What’s Coming Up in Module 3? Photo Credit: [BrianAJackson]/[iStock / Getty Images Plus]/Getty Images In Module 3, you will examine advanced health assessments using a system focused approach. Next week, you will specifically explore how to assess the skin, hair, and nails, as…
Digital Clinical Experience (DCE): Health History Assessment Digital Clinical Experience (DCE): Health History Assessment A comprehensive health history is essential to providing quality care for patients across the lifespan, as it helps to properly identify health risks, diagnose patients, and develop individualized treatment plans. To effectively collect these heath histories, you must not only…
Case Study: Assessment Tools and Diagnostic Tests in Adults and Children Case Study: Assessment Tools and Diagnostic Tests in Adults and Children When seeking to identify a patient’s health condition, advanced practice nurses can use a diverse selection of diagnostic tests and assessment tools; however, different factors affect the validity and reliability of the results…
Assessment Tools, Diagnostics, Growth, Measurement, and Nutrition in Adults and Children Assessment Tools, Diagnostics, Growth, Measurement, and Nutrition in Adults and Children Many experts predict that genetic testing for disease susceptibility is well on its way to becoming a routine part of clinical care. Yet many of the genetic tests currently being developed are, in…