Advanced Health Assessment and Diagnostic Reasoning

Fall 2025 > Health Sciences > NURS.6510 > 031L

Course No: NURS.6510-031L; SIS Class Nbr: 13248; SIS Term: 3510
Course Status: Course Full - Wait List Available

Course Description

This course focuses on the development of advanced critical thinking and clinical judgment skills through comprehensive health assessment. Health promotion and health maintenance content, including relevant research findings are utilized to evaluate health status and to evaluate health risk among individuals and groups. Age, gender, and cultural variations in health and implications for advanced practice are included. Advanced practice health assessment skills are developed and refined.

Prerequisites, Notes & Instructor

• Prerequisites: or Co-req: HSCI.5500 Human Development and Pathophysiology, or MLSC.5510 Advanced Pathophysiology, or HSCI.5510 Clinical Pathophysiology.
• Credits: 3; Contact Hours: 2
• Instructor: Patricia MacCulloch/Tania Centra
• UMass Lowell Bookstore

When Offered & Tuition

• Online Course
• 2025 Fall: Sep 03 to Dec 20
• Course Level: Graduate
• Tuition: $2250
• Note: There is a $30 per semester registration fee for credit courses.

Related Programs: M.S. in Nursing

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