Development of a cloud-type advanced physical assessment educational tool for nurse practitioners

2014 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 24659975
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Fundamental nursing
• Research Institution: Seirei Christopher University
• Principal Investigator: FUJII Tetsuya 聖隷クリストファー大学, 看護学部, 教授 (50275153)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): SHINOZAKI Emiko 聖隷クリストファー大学, 看護学部, 准教授 (50434577) ; NAKAYAMA Kazuhiro 聖路加国際大学, 看護学部, 教授 (50222170) ; KOKUHU Hiroko 熊本大学, 大学院・生命科学研究科, 教授 (70279355) ; SAKAI Kazuyoshi 聖路加国際大学, 看護学部, 教授 (90215583) ; HARA Yoshie 椙山女学園大学, 看護学部, 講師 (20441397)
• Project Period (FY): 2012-04-01 – 2015-03-31
• Keywords: フィジカルアセスメント

Outline of Final Research Achievements

In the first study, we conducted a survey of nurses to determine their knowledge of the anatomy and physiology required for PA and their practice of PA. The survey revealed that the nurses’ knowledge of the surface landmarks on the chest, divisions of the abdominal body surface, dermatomes, etc., was insufficient; less than 30% practiced chest percussion, examination of the McBurney’s tender point, etc. In the second study, we carried out a survey of the teachers in charge of the PA in the CNS training course to determine their students’ knowledge; the survey revealed that the students’ knowledge of the “reproductive organs” was most commonly insufficient (17 [68%] had insufficient knowledge). In the third study, we established the internet site “body-physhical.com”. One hundred and ninety-three respondents (64.3%) answered that the content was appropriate, and 147 (43%) answered that “it would be better if photographs, figures, and tables were added”.

Free Research Field

看護学