# NUR503 Advanced Physical Assessment for Providers

College of Nursing Nursing Department

**Course Description:** This course provides the background for graduate nursing students to perform advanced health assessment skills utilizing a diagnostic process based on clinical reasoning, differential diagnosis, evidence-based practice, and symptom analysis for advanced practice providers. Students will engage in clinical evaluation of common problems presented by case study method.

**Credit Hours:** 3.00

**Prerequisites:** Any of: [NUR315](https://www.ecpi.edu/course/NUR315 "View NUR315"), [NUR325](https://www.ecpi.edu/course/NUR325 "View NUR325"), [NUR340](https://www.ecpi.edu/course/NUR340 "View NUR340")

**Corequisites:** None

## Programs offering this course

- [Nursing (MS) | Concentration in Family Nurse Practitioner](https://www.ecpi.edu/programs/family-nurse-practioner-nursing-master-degree)

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