NURS 9732 Advanced Health/Physical Assessment across the LifeSpan

This course uses a holistic approach and risk appraisal frameworks as a basis for health assessment across the lifespan. Building on knowledge of basic health assessment, the APRN student performs comprehensive health histories and physical and mental health examinations. Students will incorporate subjective and objective data to evaluate healthy individuals and those with acute and/or chronic disease. The course utilizes learning laboratory experiences, high-low fidelity simulation, and standardized patients to facilitate students' learning. Health promotion, health maintenance and harm reduction concepts are emphasized and applied, taking into consideration life circumstances and cultural, ethnic, and developmental variations.

Course overview

Department
Nursing
School
CSON
Credits
3
Level
Graduate
Offered
Every Spring,Every Summer

Catalog details

Prerequisites
NURS9730
Corequisites
NURS9731 pre-req OR a co-req

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Requirements fulfilled

No source-backed degree requirement is attached to this course yet.

Official evaluation summary

3.53 / 5

Based on 415 aggregate responses from BC Avalanche/Blue evaluations.

Data freshness

Course and evaluation data last updated 2026-08-02. Source details and limitations are documented in Data Sources and Methodology.

Instructors

  • Alison Marshall
    Spring 2026, Spring 2025, Spring 2024 · Official rating 3.12/5
  • Bethany Croke
    Summer 2025, Summer 2024 · Official rating 4.56/5
  • Christine Repsha
    Spring 2023, Spring 2022 · Official rating 4.07/5
  • Christopher Curtis
    Summer 2023 · Official rating 4.80/5
  • Kellie Lapierre
    Summer 2025 · Official rating 5.00/5
  • Laura White
    Spring 2022 · Official rating 4.27/5
  • Leah Gordon
    Spring 2025, Spring 2024, Summer 2023, Spring 2023 · Official rating 3.59/5
  • Maureen Connolly
    Summer 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022 · Official rating 3.97/5

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