Physical Assessment Skills Used by Registered Nurses

Abstract

Background: Nurses work in a wide variety of settings. Therefore, it is essential for nursing educators to continually evaluate and adapt nursing programs to ensure that the curricula prepare students to practice in a variety of health care settings. In this study, we sought to determine which skills were routinely used by registered nurses and to examine whether the cumulative number of practice settings influenced the number, and type, of physical assessments used.