An Introduction to Physical Health Assessment (FutureLearn)

What topics will you cover?

Week 1 – An introduction to the principles of health assessment:

- consultation and history-taking;

- critical analysis and decision-making; and

- documentation in health assessment.

Week 2 – An introduction to physical health assessment:

- an introduction to the consultation; and

- head-to-toe examination.

What will you achieve?

By the end of the course, you'll be able to...

- Compare consultation-models and their application to history-taking in health assessment.

- Justify the process of physical examination and its documentation.

- Describe how critical thinking is influenced by diagnostics and investigations.