MN552
Advanced Health Assessment and Diagnostic
Reasoning
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MN552M1 History Taking and General/Psychosocial Assessment
MN552M2 Head and Chest Examinations
MN552M3 Gastrointestinal, Genitourinary and Neurological Examinations
MN552M4 Musculoskeletal Examination
MN552M5 Comprehensive Assessment Throughout the Lifespan
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Course Materials
Title: Bates' Guide to Physical Examination and History Taking and Visual Guide,
13th
Author: Lynn S. Bickley
ISBN-13: 9781975185381
Publisher: Lippincott
Title: Bakerman's ABC's of Interpretive Laboratory Data, 5th (2014)
Author: Bakerman, Paul / Strausbauch, Paul / Bakerman, Seymour
ISBN-13: 9780945577034
Publisher: Interpretive Laboratory Data
Title: Pharmacotherapeutics for Advanced Practice Nurse, 5th (2020)
Author: Robinson, Marylou and Woo, Teri
ISBN-13: 978-0-8036-6926-0
Publisher: F.A. Davis
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Advanced Health Assessment and Diagnostic Reasoning
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Course Code MN552M1
Competency Title History Taking and General/Psychosocial Assessment
Outcome MN552-1: Demonstrate methods of data collection for a
comprehensive health history, and psychosocial assessment for
clients across a lifespan.
Learn: Reading and Research
Textbook Readings
Bates’ Guide to Physical Examination and History Taking
● “Foundations of Health Assessment”
● “Evaluation of Clinical Evidence”
● “Interview and the Health History”
● “Beginning the Physical, General Survey, Vital Signs and Pain”
● “Behavior and Mental Status”
● “The Skin, Hair, and Nails”
Videos
After completing the Reading, review the assigned videos. Review the document in Course Resources for
instructions on accessing the videos.
Bates Physical Examination
Volume 1. Head-to-Toe Assessment: Adult (24:56)
Volume 5. General Survey and Vital Signs (25:49) Volume
6. Skin (12:57)
Competency Assessment
This Competency Assessment assesses the following outcome(s):
MN552-1: Demonstrate methods of data collection for a comprehensive health history, and psychosocial
assessment for clients across a lifespan.
Case Study
For this assignment, you will be given a case study. Review the information provided and
answer the questions. Be sure to cite and reference your sources. Look at the case study as if
the subject is a patient in your office seeking care. What are your immediate concerns? What