This clinical practicum is designed to complement the content in the Psychiatric Diagnosis Across the Lifespan course and expand on the application of diagnostic reasoning skills developed in the Advanced Physical Assessment/Diagnosis, Health Assessment of Children and Adolescents, and Health Assessment of Children and Adolescents Practicum courses. The focus of the practicum experience is the techniques and processes of performing a physical, psychological, developmental, and nutritional assessment, obtaining a health history, and recording findings. Recognition and interpretation of clinical assessment data will be used to develop both medical and psychiatric differential diagnoses.

Prerequisite: NURS8135 and NURS9125

Co-requisite: NURS9210 2 Credits