Within the nursing curriculum, there is a growing concern about unnecessary content. Since content overload is a growing issue, the content of undergraduate nursing curriculum must be evaluated rigorously as reflected in the nursing literature. In the creation of quality client care in nursing practice, recognizing challenges to performing physical examination techniques among nurses produces a more thorough assessment. This research aimed to investigate the physical assessment techniques performed by Jordanian RNs practicing in both selected public and privet health sectors to gain better understanding of the skills required by graduates of nursing programs in Jordan. A descriptive research design of 138 Jordanian registered nurses working in different practice units using questionnaire was used. The Jordanian registered nurses reported the frequency in which they performed 30 physical assessment techniques. Different statistical methods utilized to analyze the data collected. The results indicated that the Jordanian registered nurses’ performance frequency of the selected physical assessment techniques was high. However, there were statistical differences evident regarding the type of healthcare sector, Gender & work experience variables. The results were in favor in registered nurses working in the public sector, females & registered nurses with less than ten years of experience. However, there were no statistical differences evident regarding the practice unite variable. A registered nurse must understand how to execute a broad range of techniques to carry out a thorough physical assessment, however the complexity of assessment is not inevitably characterized by the specific techniques applied. And if several of these physical assessment techniques are seldom carried out by registered nurses beyond their specific practice unit, the question arises whether it is suitable to incorporate them in the nursing curriculum.
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