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Nursing physical assessment skills: implications for UK practice

H Rushforth1, J Warner, D Burge

  • 1University of Southampton.

British Journal of Nursing (Mark Allen Publishing)
|November 27, 1998
PubMed
Summary

Registered nurses in the UK have minimal recognition of physical assessment skills. Further research is needed to establish an evidence base for these essential nursing competencies.

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Area of Science:

  • Nursing Practice
  • Clinical Skills
  • Patient Assessment

Background:

  • Physical assessment skills (inspection, palpation, percussion, auscultation) are underutilized in UK nursing.
  • Perceived benefits include improved continuity of care, holistic delivery, and faster emergency interventions.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review existing guidelines for physical assessment education.
  • To consider the implications of these guidelines for UK nursing practice.
  • To highlight the need for UK-based, outcome-based research on nurses' physical assessment skills.

Main Methods:

  • Literature review of existing guidelines for physical assessment education.
  • Analysis of the perceived benefits and current recognition of these skills in UK nursing.

Main Results:

  • Minimal formal recognition and outcome-based evaluation of nurses' physical assessment skills in the UK.
  • Existing guidelines provide a foundation for educational programs.

Conclusions:

  • A UK evidence base for physical assessment skills is currently lacking.
  • There is a strong rationale for continued development and integration of these skills in UK nursing practice.

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