Systems assessment

Students rather in the PN or RN program perform assessments in lab and then carry over to the clinical area. For instance, last eveing I had the PN students start learning about skin assessments as they did their ADL's. It was their 3rd evening of the first semester. We start in nursing process after the first week of clinical. That has been in every college that I have taught at in MA (3 schools). I can't believe that the UK practices such archaeic methods of practice. Sounds like the 1950's 60's and perhaps 70's. What I would suggest is that you do some nursing research into nursing assessments/nursing process and the benefit of interventions & goals have in reporting findings to the MD and present these articles (evidence based practice articles) to your colleagues. Check into the theorists and the guru that writes about theorists who works at UMass Boston Dr. Jackie Faucett. Her research is timeless. Check out Dorothea Orem's theory on Self Care Defecit and the theorist who wrote about novice to expert (can't recall her name). May be of some help. Always back your opinions with actual nursing research. Your colleagues will then take you seriously.

Assessment is an integral part of the nursing process: Assessment, plan, intervention, evaluation. How does one determine the necessary interventions and evaluate the response to those interventions without assessment? Assessment is one of the first courses taught in nursing curriculum in the US.