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 explore multiple perspectives on the use of physical assessment
skills by advanced nurse practitioners in the UK. Background Physical assessment skills …

The purpose of pre-service nursing education programs is to prepare competent graduates
who are able to function as safe, professional registered nurses. An extensive element of …

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 …

The physical assessment skills of inspection, palpation, percussion and auscultation
currently have only minimal recognition in UK nursing practice. Authors attest to perceived …

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

Aims and objectives The aims of the study were to describe which of the core techniques of
the physical assessment are regularly performed by a sample of Italian nurses, and to …

PROBLEM. Physical assessment skills are a mainstay of the nursing process and are taught
to pre‐licensure learners. Little research has been conducted on the skills that are actually …

Although considered an essential nursing skill, systematic physical assessment is rarely
visible in everyday practice. Some nurses question whether systematic physical assessment …

There is debate around the scope of physical assessment skills that should be taught in
undergraduate nursing programs. Yet this debate is largely uninformed by evidence on what …