Reliability and validity of the Turkish version of the Barriers to Nurses' Use of Physical Assessment scale.

Nuray TuranAysel ÖzsabanGülsün Özdemir AydınMeryem TurkogluHatice KayaRengin Acaroğlu
Published in: International journal of nursing practice (2021)
What is already known about this topic? Nursing assessment is a critical step in the nursing process. A holistic and systematic approach is key to improving the quality of nursing care, which may be hindered by barriers to the performance of physical assessment. Several international studies have examined the barriers encountered by nurses; however, there is a lack of both instruments and research on this subject in Turkish literature. What this paper adds? The findings confirmed that the Turkish version of the Barriers to Nurses' Use of Physical Assessment Scale is a valid and reliable instrument and can be used to determine the barriers to nurses' ability to perform physical assessments. Nurses and clinic managers will be able to use the scale to identify the factors preventing assessment and develop strategies to overcome them. The questionnaire can help eliminate assessment barriers to create an effective and systematic assessment environment. The implications of this paper: Nurses and clinical managers should work together to identify and eliminate assessment barriers. Barriers to nurses' use of physical assessments can be objectively identified through a valid and reliable tool, providing opportunities for the elimination of such barriers and the development of nursing assessment activities.