fa بررسی دانش ، نگرش و عملکرد پرستاران در مورد بررسی وضعیت سلامت بیماران در بیمارستان های منتخب وابسته به سازمان تأمین اجتماعی شهر تهران سال 1385 General پژوهشي Research Article Background and Aim: The first & also most important step in nursing process is assessment. ANA mention nursing is diabrnosis and treatment of human responses to potential & actual health problems. Physical examination is focused on basic data related to interests, concerns and health to detect nursing care needs. So this study was carried out to assess knowledge, attitude and practice of nurses about patient physical examination in hospitals affiliated to Tehran social security 2006.   Materials and Methods: In this descriptive analytic study, 96 BS nurse working in medical- surgical and emergency wards in selected hospital affiliated to Tehran social security were evaluated. Data was collected by questionnaire in three sections .First included demographic questions, second and third related to knowledge, & attitude questions. An observational checklist is used for assessing the practice. Data was analyzed by descriptive and inferential statistics.   Results: Results showed 32.08±7.15, most of them were female and 53% had 73-96 month work experience. 58.4% had good knowledge and 57.3% had good attitude. In this case nobody had good practice. But 52.1 % had weak practice. There was significant relation between knowledge level with attitude and attitude with practice.   Conclusion: According to results, weak practice needs planning, for example increasing course in BS and MS and continues educating for nurses in this field. Knowledge,Attitude,Practice,Physical examination,Patient 25 30 http://mcj.bums.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-1-544&slc_lang=fa&sid=1 Sheida Pejhman Khah شیدا پژمان خواه 10031947532846004713 10031947532846004713 Yes Instructor, Faculty of Nursing & Midwifery, Birjand University of Medical Sciences. Birjand, Iran کارشناس ارشد پرستاری، عضو هیات علمی دانشکده پرستاری و مامایی دانشگاه علوم پزشکی بیرجند. تللفن: 4440550-056 Shahla Mohammad Zadeh شهلا محمد زاده 10031947532846004714 10031947532846004714 No Instructor, Faculty of Nursing & Midwifery; Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran. عضو هیات علمی دانشکده پرستاری و امایی دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی واحد تهران Zahra Moshtaghe Eshgh زهرا مشتاق عشق 10031947532846004715 10031947532846004715 No Instructor, Faculty of Nursing & Midwifery, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences. Tehran, Iran. عضو هیات علمی دانشکده پرستاری و مامایی دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی شهید بهشتی تهران Hamid Alavi حمید علوی 10031947532846004716 10031947532846004716 No nstructor, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences. Tehran, Iran. عضو هیات علمی دانشگاه علوم پزشکی شهید بهشتی