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History and Physical Examination (H&P): Writing Examples & Advice
Are you having trouble accessing articles? Consult the “Accessing Articles” tab under “Conducting Research” on the left side of this guide for information on how to access articles.
- A Practical Guide to Clinical Medicine: Physical Examination and Clinical EducationA comprehensive physical examination and clinical education site for medical students and other health care professionals from the University of California-San Diego, the website has suggestions for performing and writing about physical examinations.
- The Language of Medical Case HistoriesInteresting description of "seven language maladies" found in many case reports and write-ups and advice on how to avoid such problematic mistakes in your own writing.
Streaming Media Resources
These videos provide recommended information on the practice of health assessment in nursing. To access an SBU video resource, click on the link in your library research guide. This should open the video in the SBU database in which it is housed. If you have not logged into Open Athens in your current browser, you will be required to enter your SBU credentials before proceeding. Once the video loads, press play.
- Health assessment in nursing: Collecting subjective dataCall Number: Streaming MediaPublication Date: 2009
- A comprehensive geriatric assessmentCall Number: Streaming Media
- Spiritual assessment in Health CareCall Number: Films on Demand Streaming MediaPublication Date: 2013
- Community and aggregate assessmentCall Number: Films on Demand Streaming MediaPublication Date: 2008
- Head-to-Toe AssessmentThis program demonstrates and describes a step-by-step approach to an initial head-to-toe assessment that would be used for screening when providing either inpatient or outpatient care. This includes collecting both subjective and objective data of key body systems for use in an assessment. This program provides a foundational understanding of this process.