Research Guides: FNP Clinical Practice Toolkit: Physical Assessment

Physical Assessment

[I]n nursing terms assessment is seen as the first stage of the nursing process in which data is obtained and collected and from which a nursing care plan can be devised. Assessment is a multi-stage cyclic process viewed as the essence of nursing and involves initial ideas which are formed about clients’ existing health needs followed by confirmation of the data obtained, clarification and understanding, reassessment and evaluation (Aggleton and Chalmers, 2000). Assessment and the use of the nursing process are embedded within nursing and together they constitute a standard proficiency for pre-registration nursing programmes at the point of registration. Read more about Physical Assessment This link opens in a new window.

Health Promotion and Prevention

US Preventive Services Task Force This link opens in a new window
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force is an independent, volunteer panel of national experts in disease prevention and evidence-based medicine. The Task Force works to improve the health of people nationwide by making evidence-based recommendations about clinical preventive services. Search for recommendations by age, weight, height, sex/gender, pregnancy status, tobacco user, and if sexually active
Smoking Cessation This link opens in a new window
Toolkit for delivering the 5A’s and 5R’s brief tobacco interventions in primary care.
Health Literacy Online: A guide to simplifying the user experience This link opens in a new window
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
Choosing Wisely This link opens in a new window
Choosing Wisely is an initiative of the ABIM Foundation that seeks to advance a national dialogue on avoiding unnecessary medical tests, treatments, and procedures. It promotes conversations between clinicians and patients by helping patients choose care that is supported by evidence, not duplicative of other tests or procedures already received, free from harm, and truly necessary. The tool provides guidelines, recommendations, patient information, and handouts. It can be accessed through its website or mobile app.
HealthyWomen This link opens in a new window
As a patient resource, HealthyWomen is an American non-profit organization which seeks to provide women with in-depth, medical-organization-sanctioned information on issues important to women's health and to increase awareness of those issues through education and advocacy.

Mobile Resources

Transgender Patients Resource

Patient-Centered Transgender Health Toolkit This link opens in a new window
The Patient-Centered Transgender Health Toolkit close the gap in knowledge of NP faculty and practicing clinicians by providing faculty, students and clinical NPs with evidence-based information on caring for transgender populations. Resources, vetted by practicing clinicians in the field of transgender care who are also nurse practitioner faculty, are provided in the toolkit.