Clinical Examination and Diagnostics for Advanced Practice
PostgraduateTAS-CAA5012025
- Study method
- 100% online
- Assessments
- 100% online
- Enrol by
- 13 July 2025
- Entry requirements
- Part of a degree
- Duration
- 14 weeks
- Start dates
- 21 July 2025
- Price from
- $1,655
- Upfront cost
- $0
- Loan available
- HECS-HELP and FEE-HELP available
Clinical Examination and Diagnostics for Advanced Practice
About this subject
On successful completion of this subject, students will be able to:
- Apply knowledge of pathophysiology, in comprehensive examination and diagnostic skillsets to inform clinical reasoning.
- Analyse complex health related data and develop evidence-based treatment plans to improve health outcomes.
- Critically evaluate choice of clinical examination and diagnostic tools used in healthcare settings and related opportunities for practice improvement.
- Refer to MyLO for study topics.
This subject is focused on developing clinical examination and diagnostics knowledge and skills necessary for advanced practice. This subject underpins examination and advanced diagnostics to inform clinical reasoning necessary to differentiate and manage health conditions across a wide range of acuities. The subject promotes a systems-based and structured model for clinical examination and diagnostics used for clinical reasoning and development of evidence-based treatment and management plans. Essential skills are taught including advanced history taking, comprehensive physical examination, and appropriate knowledge for and application of point of care and other diagnostics testing.
- Case-based scenario (Presentation) (25%)
- Examination, Diagnostic and Treatment plans (Portfolio) (40%)
- Role Play (Viva Voce) (35%)
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Entry requirements
Part of a degree
To enrol in this subject you must be accepted into one of the following degrees:
Core
- TAS-CUC-GDI-2025 - Graduate Diploma of Advanced Practice (Community and Urgent Care)
- TAS-CCR-GDI-2025 - Graduate Diploma of Advanced Practice (Critical Care and Retrieval)
- TAS-CUC-MAS-2025 - Master of Advanced Practice (Community and Urgent Care)
- TAS-CCR-MAS-2025 - Master of Advanced Practice (Critical Care and Retrieval)
Elective
- TAS-ADP-GCE-2025 - Graduate Certificate in Advanced Practice
- TAS-AQS-GDI-2025 - Graduate Diploma of Advanced Practice ( Applied Quality and Safety)
- TAS-CDP-GDI-2025 - Graduate Diploma of Advanced Practice (Communicable Disease Prevention)
- TAS-APD-GDI-2025 - Graduate Diploma of Advanced Practice (Dementia)
- TAS-ADH-GDI-2025 - Graduate Diploma of Advanced Practice (Digital Health)
- TAS-APG-GDI-2025 - Graduate Diploma of Advanced Practice (Governance)
- TAS-AHE-GDI-2025 - Graduate Diploma of Advanced Practice (Health Economics)
- TAS-HSI-GDI-2025 - Graduate Diploma of Advanced Practice (Health Service Improvement)
- TAS-APH-GDI-2025 - Graduate Diploma of Advanced Practice (Healthcare Education)
- TAS-AMS-GDI-2025 - Graduate Diploma of Advanced Practice (Medication Safety)
- TAS-AOP-GDI-2025 - Graduate Diploma of Advanced Practice (Organisational Performance)
- TAS-AOR-GDI-2025 - Graduate Diploma of Advanced Practice (Organisational Resilience)
- TAS-ASC-GDI-2025 - Graduate Diploma of Advanced Practice (Strategic Communication)
- TAS-SCL-GDI-2025 - Graduate Diploma of Advanced Practice (Supply Chain and Logistics)
- TAS-AWP-GDI-2025 - Graduate Diploma of Advanced Practice (Workplace Psychology)
- TAS-AQS-MAS-2025 - Master of Advanced Practice ( Applied Quality and Safety)
- TAS-CDP-MAS-2025 - Master of Advanced Practice (Communicable Disease Prevention)
- TAS-APD-MAS-2025 - Master of Advanced Practice (Dementia)
- TAS-ADH-MAS-2025 - Master of Advanced Practice (Digital Health)
- TAS-APG-MAS-2025 - Master of Advanced Practice (Governance)
- TAS-AHE-MAS-2025 - Master of Advanced Practice (Health Economics)
- TAS-HSI-MAS-2025 - Master of Advanced Practice (Health Service Improvement)
- TAS-APH-MAS-2025 - Master of Advanced Practice (Healthcare Education)
- TAS-AMS-MAS-2025 - Master of Advanced Practice (Medication Safety)
- TAS-AOP-MAS-2025 - Master of Advanced Practice (Organisational Performance)
- TAS-AOR-MAS-2025 - Master of Advanced Practice (Organisational Resilience)
- TAS-ASC-MAS-2025 - Master of Advanced Practice (Strategic Communication)
- TAS-SCL-MAS-2025 - Master of Advanced Practice (Supply Chain and Logistics)
- TAS-AWP-MAS-2025 - Master of Advanced Practice (Workplace Psychology)
Prior study
You must either have successfully completed the following subject(s) before starting this subject, or currently be enrolled in the following subject(s) in a prior study period; or enrol in the following subject(s) to study prior to this subject:
Please note that your enrolment in this subject is conditional on successful completion of these prerequisite subject(s). If you study the prerequisite subject(s) in the study period immediately prior to studying this subject, your result for the prerequisite subject(s) will not be finalised prior to the close of enrolment. In this situation, should you not complete your prerequisite subject(s) successfully you should not continue with your enrolment in this subject. If you are currently enrolled in the prerequisite subject(s) and believe you may not complete these all successfully, it is your responsibility to reschedule your study of this subject to give you time to re-attempt the prerequisite subject(s).
Additional requirements
- Other requirements - 10 hours per week Self-directed learning
Study load
- 0.125 EFTSL
- This is in the range of 10 to 12 hours of study each week.
Equivalent full time study load (EFTSL) is one way to calculate your study load. One (1.0) EFTSL is equivalent to a full-time study load for one year.
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Related degrees
Once you’ve completed this subject it can be credited towards one of the following courses
Graduate Diploma of Advanced Practice (Community and Urgent Care)
PostgraduateTAS-CUC-GDI
Graduate Diploma of Advanced Practice (Critical Care and Retrieval)
PostgraduateTAS-CCR-GDI
Master of Advanced Practice (Community and Urgent Care)
PostgraduateTAS-CUC-MAS
Master of Advanced Practice (Critical Care and Retrieval)
PostgraduateTAS-CCR-MAS
Graduate Certificate in Advanced Practice
PostgraduateTAS-ADP-GCE
Graduate Diploma of Advanced Practice ( Applied Quality and Safety)
PostgraduateTAS-AQS-GDI
Graduate Diploma of Advanced Practice (Communicable Disease Prevention)
PostgraduateTAS-CDP-GDI
Graduate Diploma of Advanced Practice (Dementia)
PostgraduateTAS-APD-GDI
Graduate Diploma of Advanced Practice (Digital Health)
PostgraduateTAS-ADH-GDI
Graduate Diploma of Advanced Practice (Governance)
PostgraduateTAS-APG-GDI
Graduate Diploma of Advanced Practice (Health Economics)
PostgraduateTAS-AHE-GDI
Graduate Diploma of Advanced Practice (Health Service Improvement)
PostgraduateTAS-HSI-GDI
Graduate Diploma of Advanced Practice (Healthcare Education)
PostgraduateTAS-APH-GDI
Graduate Diploma of Advanced Practice (Medication Safety)
PostgraduateTAS-AMS-GDI
Graduate Diploma of Advanced Practice (Organisational Performance)
PostgraduateTAS-AOP-GDI
Graduate Diploma of Advanced Practice (Organisational Resilience)
PostgraduateTAS-AOR-GDI
Graduate Diploma of Advanced Practice (Strategic Communication)
PostgraduateTAS-ASC-GDI
Graduate Diploma of Advanced Practice (Supply Chain and Logistics)
PostgraduateTAS-SCL-GDI
Graduate Diploma of Advanced Practice (Workplace Psychology)
PostgraduateTAS-AWP-GDI
Master of Advanced Practice ( Applied Quality and Safety)
PostgraduateTAS-AQS-MAS
Master of Advanced Practice (Communicable Disease Prevention)
PostgraduateTAS-CDP-MAS
Master of Advanced Practice (Dementia)
PostgraduateTAS-APD-MAS
Master of Advanced Practice (Digital Health)
PostgraduateTAS-ADH-MAS
Master of Advanced Practice (Governance)
PostgraduateTAS-APG-MAS
Master of Advanced Practice (Health Economics)
PostgraduateTAS-AHE-MAS
Master of Advanced Practice (Health Service Improvement)
PostgraduateTAS-HSI-MAS
Master of Advanced Practice (Healthcare Education)
PostgraduateTAS-APH-MAS
Master of Advanced Practice (Medication Safety)
PostgraduateTAS-AMS-MAS
Master of Advanced Practice (Organisational Performance)
PostgraduateTAS-AOP-MAS
Master of Advanced Practice (Organisational Resilience)
PostgraduateTAS-AOR-MAS
Master of Advanced Practice (Strategic Communication)
PostgraduateTAS-ASC-MAS
Master of Advanced Practice (Supply Chain and Logistics)
PostgraduateTAS-SCL-MAS
Master of Advanced Practice (Workplace Psychology)
PostgraduateTAS-AWP-MAS