Advanced Health Assessment: A Review for Nurse Practitioners
This course is a refresher on advanced health assessment for Nurse Practitioners and Nurse Practitioner students who wish to review and build upon their adult assessment skills. This course has been developed by experts in Nurse Practitioner Practice & Education.
Course Objectives
By the end of the session, learners will demonstrate the ability to:
- Practice assessments with sensitivity to client’s culture, lived experiences, gender identity, sexuality, and personal expression
- Practice focused health assessments using valid and reliable techniques.
- Differentiate between normal and abnormal physical assessment findings.
- Determine the need for conducting a focused or comprehensive assessment
- Identify red flags for urgent consideration.
Prerequisites
Registered as Nurse Practitioner or currently a Nurse Practitioner Student.
Completion of the on-line portion of Advanced Health Assessment.
Course Format
Advanced Health Assessment has been designed in two parts:
Part 1: online self-paced course (Up to 10 weeks of access)
Part 2: in-person physical assessment session
Part 1 is a fully online asynchronous course. In each of the 8 systems-based modules, you will view one or more e-learning modules, review additional video &/or text resources if desired, and complete a post-module reflection and short quiz. You can expect to allocate about 1-2 hours for review of each module section. The time spent on any one module will vary from student to student based on your learning needs and style of learning. You will have access to the course for up to 10 weeks and can work through the sections at your own pace.
You must complete all the modules prior to attendance at the in-person session.
Part 2 is a half-day in-person session. Participants will have an opportunity to practice focused health assessments in a simulation laboratory at the Lawrence Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing, Health Sciences Building, 155 College St, Toronto.
Upon completion of Part 1 (all online modules and quizzes), you will be eligible to receive a Certificate of Completion – Part 1.
After completing the combined Part 1 (all online modules and quizzes) and Part 2 (in-person health assessment in the simulation lab), you will receive a Certificate of Completion – Full Program
You may also choose to enroll in “Diagnostic Reasoning for NPs”, an on-line course designed to hone your diagnostic reasoning skills.
In-Person Simulation Lab Dates:
Option: DATE TBD 9:00 am – 1:00 pm
NOTE: All the online modules must be completed prior to attendance at the in-person session.
The Centre for Professional Development reserves the right to cancel or re-schedule the simulation lab dates if there is low attendance.
Modules
| Head assessment (eyes and ears) | ||
| Head assessment (nose and throat) | ||
| Respiratory system | ||
| Cardiovascular system | ||
| Neurological system | ||
| Abdominal assessment | ||
| Musculoskeletal assessment | ||
| Dermatological assessment |
Course Director
Marnee Wilson
Assistant Professor, Teaching Stream, Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing, Centre for Professional Development, University of Toronto
Professional Practice Leader for Nurse Practitioners and Nurse Practitioner, Cardiovascular Surgery, St. Michael’s Hospital/Unity Health Toronto
Faculty
Margaret Verkuyl
Course Instructor
Registration Information
- Bundle: Online Course & Simulation Lab
*Best Value* - 549 + HST
- Online Course (Part 1 Only)
- 349 + HST
- Simulation Lab In-Person Session (Part 2 Only)
May be purchased separately up to 1 year after completing Part 1. Must complete ALL Modules in Part 1 prior to attending the in-person session. - 349 + HST
- GROUP Rate – 3+ from the same site
SAVE 10% on the Bundle Rate: Online Course and Simulation Lab
Discount is applied with unique group promotional code - Contact for
pricing
IMPORTANT POLICIES
- Applicable taxes (13% HST) will be added to the registration fees.
- Please submit a written request to pd.nursing@utoronto.ca. Withdrawal requests must be submitted prior to receiving access to course materials. All refunds are subject to an administration fee of 10% of course total + tax. Once a learner has accessed the course materials via our learning platform, refunds are no longer permitted. CPD may provide special considerations for extraneous circumstances. Please reach out to pd.nursing@utoronto.ca if you require alternative options
- The Centre for Professional Development reserves the right to cancel courses. If you are enrolled in a course which is subsequently cancelled, you may apply your fee to another course or receive a full refund. The Centre is not responsible for any travel or other expenses incurred by you.
- Registration Deadline for Online Course: October 24, 2026. (Up to 10 Weeks of Online Course Access beginning September 21st and ending November 29th, 2026.)
- All modules must be compete prior to attending an in-person simulation lab.
- No on-site registration is available at the in-person session.