I have been an RN since 1995. I was recently in the hospital and had an abdominal surgery. During my stay none of my nurses assessed my breath sounds. They did not assess my incisions and did not assess anything other than hand me medications and document on their computer. I had to ask for the incentive spirometer, RT never assessed if I could use it. I got myself up out of bed to walk no physical therapy consult to ensure that I was safe to walk. I have been out of direct patient care for a number of years. This is the first time that I have encountered no type of head to toe assessment from a nurse during a hospital stay. Is this now the common practice of nursing care in hospitals? Are nurses now taking care of their computer systems more than they are doing actual nursing care? I did OK, but I am a nurse, what about people who have no medical background. It is scary to me.