Medical Course - Details
Physical Assessment
This course will be of interest to those considering going on to Nurse practitioner status, or those Allied Health professionals who deal with patients on a first contact basis in primary care.
Recommended reading for this course: Assessment : Clinical Examination: Nurse Practitioners clinical skills and professional issues.
Course Content
- Formal examination top to toe , Head and neck, ENT including examination of the thyroid gland. Clinical assessment of hydration. Lymph node examination ,colour skin, nails and hair, chest examination respiratory and Cardiac ,Abdomen , examination of the genitalia, Neurological examination ,gait arms leg and spine, shoulder hand , hip knee and foot examination , examining infants and children
Learning Outcomes
- TBA
Who is the course aimed at?
- Practice Nurses.
- Walk in centre Nurses
- Anyone in a first contact role.
