Perceptions of students on the physical exams in clinical nursing practice

Objective: to understand the perceptions of students from an undergraduate course in nursing on the importance of physical exams in clinical nursing practice. Methods: a qualitative study with 12 students of a private institution. For data analysis, the method of interpretation of meanings was used,...

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Main Authors: Maria de Fátima Lima de Oliveira, Waldemar Brandão Neto, Andrea Rosane Sousa Silva, Ana Virgínia Rodrigues Veríssimo, Ana Márcia Tenório de Souza Cavalcanti, Estela Maria Leite Meirelles Monteiro
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Published: Universidade Federal do Ceará 2016-04-01
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Online Access:https://periodicos.ufc.br/rene/article/view/3014
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author Maria de Fátima Lima de Oliveira
Waldemar Brandão Neto
Andrea Rosane Sousa Silva
Ana Virgínia Rodrigues Veríssimo
Ana Márcia Tenório de Souza Cavalcanti
Estela Maria Leite Meirelles Monteiro
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description Objective: to understand the perceptions of students from an undergraduate course in nursing on the importance of physical exams in clinical nursing practice. Methods: a qualitative study with 12 students of a private institution. For data analysis, the method of interpretation of meanings was used, based on the hermeneutic-dialectic perspective. Results: directions have been identified which give the physical exam an objective dimension, in which the accuracy of propaedeutic techniques is essential, and a relational dimension in which to give meaning to human actions permeated by subjectivity, new forms of production clinical nursing care are used.Conclusion: the physical exam contributes to the development of critical thinking in nursing care for the safety of the patient and autonomy to act in the scope of the clinical practice.
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spelling doaj-art-01784b3b455e4898be8b14155b35964a2025-08-20T12:55:24ZengUniversidade Federal do CearáRev Rene1517-38522175-67832016-04-01172Perceptions of students on the physical exams in clinical nursing practiceMaria de Fátima Lima de OliveiraWaldemar Brandão NetoAndrea Rosane Sousa SilvaAna Virgínia Rodrigues VeríssimoAna Márcia Tenório de Souza CavalcantiEstela Maria Leite Meirelles MonteiroObjective: to understand the perceptions of students from an undergraduate course in nursing on the importance of physical exams in clinical nursing practice. Methods: a qualitative study with 12 students of a private institution. For data analysis, the method of interpretation of meanings was used, based on the hermeneutic-dialectic perspective. Results: directions have been identified which give the physical exam an objective dimension, in which the accuracy of propaedeutic techniques is essential, and a relational dimension in which to give meaning to human actions permeated by subjectivity, new forms of production clinical nursing care are used.Conclusion: the physical exam contributes to the development of critical thinking in nursing care for the safety of the patient and autonomy to act in the scope of the clinical practice. https://periodicos.ufc.br/rene/article/view/3014Physical ExaminationNursing ProcessClinical CompetenceNurse-Patient RelationsEducationNursing.
spellingShingle Maria de Fátima Lima de Oliveira
Waldemar Brandão Neto
Andrea Rosane Sousa Silva
Ana Virgínia Rodrigues Veríssimo
Ana Márcia Tenório de Souza Cavalcanti
Estela Maria Leite Meirelles Monteiro
Perceptions of students on the physical exams in clinical nursing practice
Rev Rene
Physical Examination
Nursing Process
Clinical Competence
Nurse-Patient Relations
Education
Nursing.
title Perceptions of students on the physical exams in clinical nursing practice
title_full Perceptions of students on the physical exams in clinical nursing practice
title_fullStr Perceptions of students on the physical exams in clinical nursing practice
title_full_unstemmed Perceptions of students on the physical exams in clinical nursing practice
title_short Perceptions of students on the physical exams in clinical nursing practice
title_sort perceptions of students on the physical exams in clinical nursing practice
topic Physical Examination
Nursing Process
Clinical Competence
Nurse-Patient Relations
Education
Nursing.
url https://periodicos.ufc.br/rene/article/view/3014
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