Health Assessment of the Child University of Surrey

Overview

You will be equipped to undertake a health assessment of the patient/client across the body systems to identify a patient’s health care needs, complete a structured assessment, confidently recognise normal vs abnormal parameters for the individual, and use your findings to develop differential diagnoses.

Learning outcomes

On successful completion of the Health Assessment of the Child course offered at the University of Surrey, you will be able to:

• Critically evaluate and apply consultation models to promote the development of systematic and person-centred health assessments, whilst considering the healthcare environment, ethics and professional requirements.
• Demonstrate proficiency in safely applying theoretical assessment frameworks and utilisation of a wide array of assessment methods to acquire a concise and holistic patient history and examination findings.
• Differentiate between assessment findings categorised as “normal” and “deviations of normal” for the individual, and employ clinical decision making theories to critically analyse their significance, and identify appropriate differential diagnoses.
• Analyse and utilise current clinical evidence and guidelines to develop a person-centred management plan that optimises their care and outcomes. This will include demonstrating the capability to facilitate multiprofessional communication and working.