Do RN's ever do physical examinations?

[northmississippi]

I bought a book called Bates Physical Examainations that seems to go well as a suppliment to my anatomy book, it's very interesting.

Do nurses ever get to do examinations where the information from a book like that would come in handy?

[caliotter3]

I am wondering if the OP did not mean physical exams in what non medical people think of when one says physical exam ie sports physicals, pre employment, DOT, annuals, etc.

I thought the same thing. I have had employment physical exams done by nurse practitioners.

[northmississippi]

I guess the examination could be anything, I guess I mean examining patients to see if they have any new skin disease type sores that are pictured in that book. That book is pretty graphic!