NUR5411 Advanced clinical assessment and diagnostic reasoning
Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences
NUR5411 Advanced clinical assessment and diagnostic reasoning is a level 5, 12-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, offered in 2024 in Semester 1 at Clayton. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 12
- Offered in 2024
- Semester 1
- Clayton
- Assessment
- No exam
- 3 tasks
This is the 2024 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.
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Requisites
Before NUR5411
No prerequisites or corequisites besides the enrolment rules below.
After NUR5411
No unit lists NUR5411 as a prerequisite in the 2024 handbook.
Enrolment rules
Must be enrolled in
Course: M6031 or M6037
Unit: NUR5600
Overview
This unit enables you to focus on the acquisition and synthesis of advanced nursing knowledge and skills related to the initial aspect of the consultation sequence - specifically, advanced history taking, advanced health assessment, the formulation of a working diagnosis and differentials, and the ordering and interpretation of diagnostic tests. Additionally, you will analyse the impact of social determinants of health on history taking and health assessment and how these factors influence your diagnostic reasoning.
Offerings in 2024
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| First semester | Clayton | Flexible |
Assessment
- Case-study (2,500 words)30%
- Clinical demonstration- clinical skills assessments (6 x 35 mins)Competency hurdle40%
- Oral presentation (30 mins online multi-media presentation)30%
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
Demonstrate a structured approach to advanced history taking.
- 2
Perform a structured approach to an advanced and holistic health assessment.
- 3
Articulate relevant findings from patient assessment in a succinct and systematic manner.
- 4
Synthesise findings from history taking, health assessment and diagnostic tests to formulate clinical impressions and identify differential diagnoses.
- 5
Critically analyse the impact of social determinants of health on history taking, health assessment and how these impact upon diagnostic reasoning.
- 6
Interpret and critically analyse clinical assessment findings to inform relevant investigative options.
- 7
Demonstrate your role in delivering an education session in an advanced nursing practice role.
Workload and teaching
- Tutorials40 hours
- Teaching approachActive learning
24 hours per week of teacher facilitated and self-directed learning including tutorials, online activities and supernumerary integrated professional practice (SIPP).
Please refer to Moodle for tutorial types and requirements.
For full details of the teaching approach to this unit, please refer to Moodle.
Learning resources
Required resources
See Moodle for details about required resources.
Contacts
- Unit Coordinators
- Ms Hana Menezes
- Chief Examiners
- Ms Hana Menezes
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for NUR5411?
NUR5411 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.
When is NUR5411 offered?
In 2024, NUR5411 runs in Semester 1 at Clayton.
Does NUR5411 have an exam?
No. NUR5411 has 3 assessment tasks and no exam.