Master Resource Outline

 

Course Title: NRSG 607 Diagnostic Reasoning

Credits: 3 (2 lecture; 1 clinical lab)

Semesters Offered: Fall

Pre-requisites: NRSG 601, NRSG 602

Degree: DNP

DNP Essentials: I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII

Graduate Program Objectives: 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7

 

Course Description:

This graduate nursing course promotes the development of the practitioners’ comprehensive assessment proficiency, critical thinking, and diagnostic reasoning. The practitioner will utilize a systematic approach for clinical decision making, diagnosis, and documentation.

 

Course Objectives:

  1. Interpret relevant findings of diagnostic or other evaluative studies as they relate to acute and chronic diseases and other health
  2. Analyze rationale for treatment modalities based on etiology, pathogenesis, and clinical manifestations of acute /chronic diseases and health
  3. Synthesize and apply current research in physiology and pathophysiology related to select patient case
  4. Synthesize and apply current physiology research and best-practice research for the treatment of common
  5. Perform and interpret age-, gender-, and condition-specific diagnostic tests and screening procedures.
  6. Formulate comprehensive differential diagnoses, considering epidemiology, environmental, population community characteristics, and life stage

 

Student Learning Outcomes: Upon completing this course the student will be able to:

  1. Obtain a comprehensive patient history based on chief complaint(s)
  2. Analyze the necessary components of physical assessment based on chief complaint and review of systems
  3. Integrate diagnostic tests used in ruling in/out a differential diagnosis
  4. Formulate a list of two to three diffential diagnoses based on chief complaint, review of systems, and assessment

 

Approved by GAAC: 1/30/12; modified, 10/29/12; approved 10/5/2015; 3/8/2021

Approved by Faculty: 4/9/12; 4/12/2021