title: Assessment preparation for nurse practitioners.
abstract: Faced with primary care graduate students who were not adequately prepared to meet the demands of their clinical courses, faculty at the University of Pennsylvania conducted a three-year study to determine the effectiveness of physical assessment prerequisites. They concluded that graduate level assessment preparation was well worth the time and effort such courses require.
authors.affiliation: University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia.
authors.forename: G A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Hagopian
authors.forename: P L
authors.initials: PL
authors.lastname: Gerrity
authors.forename: J E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Lynaugh
mesh_terms: D003479:Curriculum; D004511:Education, Nursing, Graduate; D009722:Nurse Practitioners; D009730:Nursing Assessment