Barriers to Physical Assessment: Registered Nurses in Mainland China

2019 ◽  
Vol 33 (1) ◽  
pp. 65-72
Author(s):  
Guang Shi ◽  
Guan-Fei He ◽  
Li-Li Zhang ◽  
Mary R. Morrow ◽  
Yang Zhao
Keyword(s):  
Registered Nurses ◽  
Mainland China ◽  
Skin Condition ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Physical Assessment ◽  
Managerial Attention ◽  
Assessment Skills ◽  
Physical Assessment Skills ◽  
Documentation Form

The authors focus on discussing the barriers in the use of physical assessment skills by RNs (Registered Nurses) in mainland China. This study was a multicenter, cross-sectional survey conducted in 6 cities with 1,115 RNs in mainland China. The results indicated that 15.36% of the skills were used regularly, where general and skin condition assessment skills are used most frequently. Lack of training and a unified documentation form were the top two barriers RNs faced. In conclusion, RNs are not performing assessment skills with required proficiency in mainland China and still need managerial attention in continuing education.

Physical assessment skills practised by critical care nurses: A cross‐sectional study

2022 ◽  
Author(s):  
Syeril Nadia Rosli ◽  
Kim Lam Soh ◽  
Swee Leong Ong ◽  
Azura Abdul Halain ◽  
Rosna Abdul Raman ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Critical Care ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Critical Care Nurses ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Physical Assessment ◽  
Assessment Skills ◽  
Physical Assessment Skills

scholarly journals Effect of a physical assessment educational program on clinical practice

2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (8) ◽  
pp. 96
Author(s):  
Rika Mitoma ◽  
Toyoaki Yamauchi
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Practice ◽  
Registered Nurses ◽  
Education Program ◽  
Educational Program ◽  
Study Cohort ◽  
Hospital Nurses ◽  
Physical Assessment ◽  
Assessment Skills ◽  
Physical Assessment Skills ◽  
Self Administered Questionnaire

Objective: This study aimed to investigate the effect of an educational program on physical assessment skills for registered nurses focusing on respiratory and cardiovascular systems.Methods: Design: Survey research using a self-administered questionnaire was used. Methods: The study was conducted in the physical assessment education program and the clinical settings. The study involved 104 registered nurses who completed a self-administered questionnaire, distributed immediately and 2 months after the physical assessment education program. The data were analyzed using the Wilcoxon signed-rank test.Results: The usage frequencies of 19 physical assessment skills increased after the educational program. The most frequently cited barrier to using these skills changed from a lack of knowledge to a lack of confidence and insufficient time.  Before the program, the hospital nurses used their physical assessment skills more frequently than the home-visit nurses, but the reverse became true afterward. Nurses who recognized that they needed physical assessment skills that were learned through education showed a tendency to use these skills in nursing practice.Conclusions: These results suggest that the educational program on physical assessment skills affected the use of these skills in clinical practice for this study cohort for this study cohort.

Enhancing physical assessment skills in the preregistration nursing curriculum

2020 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 1-3
Author(s):  
Andy Richardson
Keyword(s):  
Registered Nurses ◽  
Nursing Curriculum ◽  
Physical Assessment ◽  
Assessment Skills ◽  
Physical Assessment Skills ◽  
Preregistration Nursing

This month's issue of BANCC looks at the expansion of physical assessment skills for registered nurses.

Influenza Vaccination Among Registered Nurses: Information Receipt, Knowledge, and Decision-Making at an Institution With a Multifaceted Educational Program

2008 ◽  
Vol 29 (2) ◽  
pp. 99-106 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cori L. Ofstead ◽  
Sharon J. Tucker ◽  
Timothy J. Beebe ◽  
Gregory A. Poland
Keyword(s):  
Influenza Vaccination ◽  
Registered Nurses ◽  
Educational Program ◽  
Medical Center ◽  
Vaccine Safety ◽  
Educational Interventions ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Vaccination Rates ◽  
To Receive

Objective.To evaluate the receipt of information and knowledge about influenza and vaccination, as well as influenza vaccination status and reasons for declining vaccination, among registered nurses.Design.Cross-sectional survey of registered nurses (RNs).Setting.A large tertiary medical center with a long-standing, multifaceted influenza vaccination program and relatively high vaccination rates among employees overall (76.5%).Participants.Randomly selected group of 990 RNs employed as inpatient staff nurses at the institution.Results.The survey was completed by 513 (51.8%) of 990 RNs. Most RNs (86.7%) had received an influenza vaccination in the past, and 331 (64.5%) intended to receive vaccination during the 2005-2006 influenza season. More than 90% of RNs acknowledged exposure to educational bulletins, and most had received information about influenza severity (383 [74.7%]), transmission (398 [77.6%]), vaccine safety (416 [81.1%]), and the time and location of free vaccination (460 [89.7%]). A majority (436 [85.0%]) felt they had received all the information they needed to make good decisions about vaccination. However, only 49 RNs (9.6%) gave correct answers to more than 85% of the knowledge questions on the survey. The reasons most frequently reported for declining vaccination were doubts about the risk of influenza and the need for vaccination, concerns about vaccine effectiveness and side effects, and dislike of injections.Conclusions.RNs exposed to a longstanding, multifaceted educational program had received information about influenza vaccination, but misconceptions were common and only 331 (64.5%) intended to receive vaccination. Strategies other than educational interventions are needed to increase influenza vaccination rates and thereby to ensure healthcare worker and patient safety.

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