Enhancing Leadership and Clinical Assessment Skills ... - RPNAO

Background (Cont’d)7• Learning Needs Assessment (Summer/Fall 2010): RPNsreported not feeling comfortable in conducting physicalassessments.• A new form for documenting Admission head to toephysical assessments using a systems based approachhad been implemented the previous year with RNs.• Recent change in the policy of when to use this formrequired that RPNs would need to be able to conductand document their physical assessments.