Aims and objectives The aim of this study was to explore the consequences of the nurse's
use of advanced assessment skills on medical and surgical wards. Background Appropriate …

Methods A cross-sectional hospital-wide survey study examined 434 participants in a tertiary
teaching hospital. The purpose was to explore the use of physical assessment skills among …

Aim To develop and psychometrically test the Barriers to Nurses' use of Physical
Assessment Scale. Background There is growing evidence of failure to recognize …

Background Physical assessment skills are taught in pre-registration nursing programs to
equip nurses with the competencies to provide holistic nursing care. However, only a …

Aim: In New Zealand, the physical assessment of a patient has traditionally been the domain
of the medical profession. As a country implementing advanced practice roles, with an …

Aims and objectives To determine consensus across acute care specialty areas on core
physical assessment skills necessary for early recognition of changes in patient status in …

Objectives This study aimed to identify barriers in performing physical assessments among
nursing students through integrative review study. Methods The literature were searched in …

Aims To establish what advanced physical assessment skills are being used by cardiac
nurses after they undertook a clinical patient assessment module; and to explore the factors …

One hundred twenty-six assessment skills are taught in prelicensure nursing health
assessment courses, yet 30 skills are used on a routine basis in practice. New nurses …

Current research suggests that nursing students do not apply all sets of physical assessment
skills (PAS) learned in their nursing education. The aim of this study was to evaluate third …