Health assessment has been designed to provide advanced level knowledge and psychomotor skills necessary for assessing the health status of adult clients. The interactions of developmental, bio psychosocial and socio-cultural contexts resulting in health effects for individuals provide the structure of the course.  The course builds on the students' knowledge and skills of basic physical assessment and provides a foundation for the advanced practice nurse to evaluate the health of adults.  Students are grounded in the theoretical perspectives, empirical documentation, and practice skills necessary for advanced communication (i.e., clinical interviewing, focused history taking), bio psychosocial and physical assessment, critical diagnostic reasoning, and clinical decision-making.