| Academic Year |
2020Year |
School/Graduate School |
Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences (Master’s Course) |
| Lecture Code |
TB250601 |
Subject Classification |
Specialized Education |
| Subject Name |
フィジカルアセスメント |
Subject Name
（Katakana） |
フィジカルアセスメント |
Subject Name in
English |
Physical Assessment |
| Instructor |
MORIYAMA MICHIKO |
Instructor
(Katakana) |
モリヤマ ミチコ |
| Campus |
Kasumi |
Semester/Term |
1st-Year, First Semester, First Semester |
| Days, Periods, and Classrooms |
(1st) Mon7：HSC 403, (1st) Mon8-10 |
| Lesson Style |
Lecture |
Lesson Style
【More Details】 |
Lecture and practicum, requires clinical training.
Have to have medical professional background |
| Credits |
2.0 |
Class Hours/Week |
|
Language on Instruction |
B
:
Japanese／English |
| Course Level |
6
:
Graduate Advanced
|
| Course Area（Area） |
27
:
Health Sciences |
| Course Area（Discipline） |
04
:
Nursing and Rehabilitation Sciences |
| Eligible Students |
Master's program and Doctoral program |
| Keywords |
Health assessment, history taking, physical examination, clinical reasoning, growth & developmental stages |
| Special Subject for Teacher Education |
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Special Subject |
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Class Status
within Educational
Program | |
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Criterion referenced
Evaluation | |
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Class Objectives
/Class Outline |
<Course Description>
Refinement of primary care techniques in interviewing, history taking, and physical assessment for nurses in expanded roles. Primary care laboratory techniques and interpretation of lab findings, health screening and selected secondary prevention strategies.
<Objectives>
Upon completion of the course the student will be able to;
1. Perform a complete health assessment including health history, physical assessment, identification of risk factors, and creation of a problem list on any client of any age.
2. Modify techniques and approaches according to the client’s age, cultural background, and presenting problem.
3. Organize assessments to maximize efficiency and comprehensively obtain information, while simultaneously addressing the comfort of the client/patient.
4. Interpret selected diagnostic tests and secondary prevention procedures.
5. Communicate ass |
| Class Schedule |
lesson1
Unit I:Introduction
-Overview of the program
-Legal issues related to health assessment requested to advanced practice nurses
Unit II: Clinical Process and Clinical Interview
-Overview of the Clinical Process
-Overview of the Database
-Clinical reasoning & SOAP notes
lesson2
Unit II: Clinical Process and Clinical Interview
-Clinical reasoning & SOAP notes
-Interview techniques
-Communication skills
-Systematic method of history taking and physical examination
-Recording and reporting
lesson3
Unit III: Advanced Physical Assessment
-Primary Care Technique：physical examination techniques
lesson4
Unit III: Advanced Physical Assessment
-Primary Care Technique：physical examination techniques (continued)
lesson5
Unit III: Advanced Physical Assessment：
-HEENT（Head, Eye, Ear, Nose, Throat）
-Skin assessment
lesson6
-Respiratory assessment
lesson7
-Cardiovascular assessment
lesson8
-Abdominal assessment
lesson9
-Neuro and Musculoskeletal Systems
lesson10
-Psychiatric assessment
lesson11
-Neurological & Higher Brain Function assessment
lesson12
-Modifying the history and physical across the life span
lesson13
Unit IV: Lab Value Reviews:
-Blood tests reviews
-Comprehensive analysis of lab test results
lesson14
Unit IV: Lab Value Reviews:
-Renal function assessment
lesson15
-Clinical reasoning with comprehensive analysis
SOAP notes: During the course, students should submit SOAP notes of 5 cases including one complete health assessment
Final examination: At the end of the course, students need to take complete health assessment examination on a simulated patient. |
Text/Reference
Books,etc. |
Lynn S. Bickley MD: Bates' Guide to Physical Examination and History Taking. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins |
PC or AV used in
Class,etc. |
Textbooks, Simulation |
Suggestions on
Preparation and
Review |
From lesson 1 to lesson 5, students need to read the appropriate chapter of the suggested textbook prior to the class.
After the each class, students need to practice the skills on real patients. |
| Requirements |
It is placed as a requisit for CNS program (mandated for CNS course students). However, graduate students with medical background who would like to take this course can take this. |
| Grading Method |
Attendance 40%
SOAP notes 20%
Final examination 40% |
| Practical Experience |
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| Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it |
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| Message |
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| Other |
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Please fill in the class improvement questionnaire which is carried out on all classes.
Instructors will reflect on your feedback and utilize the information for improving their teaching. |