Health Assessment and Clinical Decision Making - Part of Post Diploma Certificate in Applied Sciences in Advanced Nursing (ADPCN)
About This Course
This module aims to provide the students with comprehensive foundation and principles of health assessment in clinical nursing practice. It will also provide comprehensive skills necessary to obtain data through complete health history taking and physical examination. Emphasis will be placed on the holistic and comprehensive approach of assessment. Variations of normality in the older persons will be taken into considerations in the assessment findings. Together with the relevant laboratory data, this module also equips the students with necessary knowledge underpinning the skills to make informed clinical decisions.
What You'll Learn
1) Foundations for Clinical Proficiency
2) Mental Status
3) Nervous System
4) Respiratory System
5) Cardiovascular System
6) Gastrointestinal and Renal Systems
7) Musculoskeletal System
8) Integumentary System
9) Head and Neck
10) Eyes
11) Ears, Nose and Throat
12) Reproductive Systems
13) Assessing Older Adults
Entry Requirements
All applicants should possess the following requirements at the point of application:
-A local Polytechnic Diploma (Nursing), Degree in Health Sciences (Nursing), or nursing qualification equivalent;
-A valid practising certificate from the Singapore Nursing Board; and
-At least 2 years of clinical practice and with a minimum of 1 year in the discipline of study.