I’m a third semester student in a two year ADN program. Our clinical has been partially limited cause of COVID, but also the way our program is set up, we don’t get a lot of clinical experience. One class is only five hours of clinical, and half the time we end up leaving after three hours. With that being said, I’m not very comfortable doing a complete thorough physical assessment on a patient. Especially, if family is there it makes me even more nervous. It’s even harder when the patient’s distracted doing other things like eating, etc. Recently, I did a full and thorough physical assessment on a patient who was critically ill, non-verbal, had contractures, and vented. I was actually about to take my time and assess EVERYTHING. It was really nice to take my time and look at every aspect of her health and assessment. Is this bad? Any tips on doing assessments with patients that are more verbal and active?