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Welcome Nursing, Midwifery, Early Childhood Studies, Health and Physical Activity and Nutrition

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Featured Ebooks >

 

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Anatomy and Physiology Ebook

Study Skills For Nursing and Midwifery Students (very useful for other students too)

An Introduction to Nutrition

Human Nutrition

Nutrition Science and Everyday Application

Safety, Health, and Nutrition in Early Childhood Education

Nutrition, health and disease: A lifespan approach

Concepts of Fitness and Wellness

Essentials of Exercise and Sport Psychology

The Royal Marsden Manual of Clinical and Cancer Nursing Procedures Online 10th Edition

The Context of Nursing - Royal Marsden Manual of Clinical and Cancer Nursing Procedures

Midwifery and Sexuality

Introducing Research and Evidence-Based Practice for Nursing and Healthcare Professionals 3rd Edition 2020 (very useful for other students too)

Introducing Research and Evidence-Based Practice for Nursing and Healthcare Professionals 2nd Edition 2013 (very useful for other students too)

Introduction to Research and Medical Literature for Health Professionals

Fast facts for evidence-based practice in nursing (very useful for other students too)

Writing for Publication in Nursing (very useful for other students too)

How to be a Great Nurse - the Heart of Nursing

The Royal Marsden Manual of Clinical and Cancer Nursing Procedures Online 10th Edition

The Royal Marsden Manual of Clinical Nursing Procedures 9th Edition

The Art and Science of Mental Health Nursing

De-Escalating Violence in Healthcare

Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease Report

Portable RN: The All-in-One Nursing Reference Ebook

Introduction to Psychology

General Psychology: An Introduction

Psychology: The Science of Human Potential

Some Nursing, Midwifery & Health Ebooks

Some Early Childhood Studies Ebooks

Some Health & Physical Activity Ebooks

Some Research Ebooks

Some Nursing Research Ebooks

Some Nursing Care Ebooks

Some Midwifery Research Ebooks

Some Midwifery Care Ebooks

Some Early Childhood Care Ebooks

Some More Health and Physical Activity Ebooks

Some Pharmacological Ebooks

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If any of this guides links don't open for you try right tapping the link and opening it in Private/ Incognito mode and it should open ok then!

Search >

1. Search Catalogue- all our Print Books & some of our Ebooks

Catalogue Advanced Search

 

2. Search MultiSearch- all our purchased Online Academic Articles (from our list of academic articles databases such as CINAHL etc.) & more Ebooks

 

3. Search for Open Access Articles in Google Scholar- Google's Online Academic Scholarly Articles Search Engine
 

 

Article Abstracts Search- nurs* OR midwi* OR early OR health* OR manag* OR coa*

(top tip! - searching for nurs* will enable you to find nurse, nurses, nursing etc. all in one search!) Click here to try the above search for yourself!

 

Article All Text Search- Definition of Compassion

MultiSearch Example All Text Fields Search-"definition of compassion"

Click here to try the above search for yourself!

 

Example Mind Map - "Mature Students - A Good Thing?"

 

 

Example Mind Map - "Aspects of Reflective Practice"

Visit our Reflective Practice Guide here

Example Reflective Practice topic MultiSearch search-click here!

Example Mind Map - "History of Antibiotics"

Qualitative Research Methodology Article Search Example

Quantitative Research Methodology Article Search Example

 

Searching and Selecting Overview

 

Example Mind Map - "Essay Structure"

 

Paragraphs and Essays

 

From Background Information to Supporting Evidence / Examples

 

 

Research Articles

What are Research Articles Image

 

Qualitative Research Methodology Article Search Example

Quantitative Research Methodology Article Search Example

Example Nursing DEI Article

Example Nursing IC Article

Example Nursing Creating a culture that values diversity and inclusion in Nursing Education Article

Example Informed consent prior to nursing care: Nurses’ use of information Article

Example Health and Nutrition for Preschool Children Article

Example Children and Parents Research Study Article

Your specific research question in a one line question sentence?

Examples

"How can doctors improve the presentation of statistical information so that patients can make well informed decisions?"

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC200816/

"What should dental services for people with disabilities in Ireland be like?"

http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&AuthType=sso,cpid&custid=ns000798&db=rzh&AN=119088198&site=eds-live

"How can doctors improve patient education as it relates to sinus disease?"

http://www.sinuswellbeing.com/blog/2014/7/4/how-can-doctors-improve-patient-education-as-it-relates-sinus-disease

"How can Doctors Improve their Communication Skills?"

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4413084/

"What are the Values  for Nurses and Midwives in Ireland?"

https://www.nmbi.ie/NMBI/media/NMBI/Position-Paper-Values-for-Nurses-and-Midwives-June-2016.pdf

"What are healthcare providers' understandings and experiences of compassion?"

https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/bmjopen/8/3/e019701.full.pdf

"What do Nurses Understand Compassion to be?"

https://cultivarlamente.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Galan-et-al.-2021-Understanding-teh-concept-of-compassion-from-nurses-perspective-1.pdf

"Learning about compassion during midwifery education: what are some student midwives' perspectives?"

https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&AuthType=sso,cpid&custid=ns000798&db=rzh&AN=158362505&site=eds-live

"What are some Midwives’ perceptions and experiences of caring for women who experience perinatal mental health problems?"

https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&AuthType=sso,cpid&custid=ns000798&db=edselp&AN=S026661381630331X&site=eds-live

 

 

Need To Research Something? Make Sure To Pick A Narrow Topic-

 

Example: How does the lack of clean water in Sub-Saharan Africa impact individuals in these countries?
(Source: USU Libraries)

 

 

Critical thinking:

Critical thinking is reasonable, reflective thinking that is aimed at deciding what to believe or what to do. 

(Source: A Practical Guide to Critical Thinking: Deciding What to Do and Believe, David  Hunter 2014)

So maybe one of your future research questions could be critically thinking about deciding what to believe and deciding what to do about improving ______???  as it relates to _____???

 

"To be educated is not to arrive at a destination; it is to travel with a different view." (Peters 1973).

 

Reading:

 

 

Academic Writing:

 

Example Mind Map - "Aspects of Academic Writing"