This two-part session enhances nurses’ patient evaluation skills using diagnostic maneuvers that require no special equipment. Participants will learn approximately 15 bedside techniques across five anatomical categories: pulmonary maneuvers (e.g.,  detecting pleural rubs, tactile fremitus), abdominal assessments (e.g., proper sequencing,  quadrant auscultation) orthopedic (e.g., Ottawa rules for x-ray necessity post-trauma,  distinguishing soft tissue from fracture tenderness), vital signs evaluation (e.g., pupillary response assessment without flashlights, determining cardiac rhythm regularity without calipers, advanced pulse and blood pressure methods).

Educational Objectives

• Describe nursing assessment maneuvers that are not commonly used but are very relevant to corrections
• Review the nursing skills involved in applying 15 bedside maneuvers
• Discuss the usefulness of these skills at the bedside or in the clinic

Level: Intermediate