Physical assessment: implications for nurse educators and nursing practice
| Autor: | Raewyn Lesa, A. Dixon |
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| Rok vydání: | 2007 |
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Health Knowledge
Attitudes Practice Models Educational Scope of practice Attitude of Health Personnel education Holistic health Holistic Health Nurse's Role Nursing Health care Medicine Humans Nurse Practitioners Professional Autonomy Nurse education Models Nursing Nursing Process Physical Examination General Nursing Nursing Assessment Self-efficacy Licensure business.industry Licensure Nursing Organizational Innovation Self Efficacy Nursing Research Health assessment Research Design Occupational health nursing Faculty Nursing Nursing Staff Clinical Competence business New Zealand |
| Zdroj: | International nursing review. 54(2) |
| ISSN: | 0020-8132 |
| Popis: | 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 expectation that both nurse practitioners and registered nurses will use physical assessment skills, the relevancy of physical assessment for each scope of practice has currency. The aim of this literature review was to discover what could be learnt from the experiences of Western countries that already incorporate physical assessment skills into nurses’ health assessment. Findings: Nurses in the USA, and more recently Canada and Australia, readily incorporate physical assessment skills into their nursing practice as a component of health assessment. The international literature identified that any change to the nurse’s role in health assessment, to include physical assessment skills, requires strategies that involve the regulatory, educational and practice components of nursing. Conclusion: Nurses and other health professionals must perceive that this role expansion will improve health outcomes for the diverse populations accessing health care. Teaching physical assessment skills within a holistic health model will enable nurses to contribute a more comprehensive health assessment to the planning and monitoring of people’s health care. |
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