Guides: Nursing & Health Sciences: Online Resources

Nursing and Health

Anatomy TV [Primal Pictures] > NMT This link opens in a new window A collection of rotating, layered 3D human anatomy images, with clinical information, case studies and quizzes designed for health, fitness and beauty students.
Australia/New Zealand Reference Centre [EBSCO] > NMT This link opens in a new window This database combines magazines, newspapers, newswires and books to create the largest collection of regional full text content in Oceania.
Australian Indigenous Health InfoNet > NMT This link opens in a new window This database is curated by ECU covering topics to do with Indigenous Health in Australia such as Cancer, Dementia, Diabetes, Disability and much more.
Australian Injectable Drugs Handbook > NMT This link opens in a new window Up-to-date and vital information on more than 500 injectable medicines and is an essential frontline resource ensuring patient safety and quality care.
Australian Medicines Handbook > NMT This link opens in a new window Concise, reliable and comprehensive information for comparative drug data allowing users to compare drugs and make informed prescribing choices.
CINAHL Complete [EBSCO] > NMT This link opens in a new window Comprehensive collection made up of more than 160 journals on nursing & allied health.
Cochrane Library > NMT This link opens in a new window High-quality, independent evidence for healthcare including reliable evidence from systematic reviews, clinical trials, and more.
Consumer Health [ProQuest] > NMT This link opens in a new window Journals and magazines covering a range of health subjects, from sports injuries to women's health; from food and nutrition to midwifery; and from eye care to dentistry.
Directory of Open Access Journals [DOAJ] > NMT This link opens in a new window Extensive index of open access journals from around the world.
Health and Medical Collection [ProQuest] > NMT This link opens in a new window Comprehensive journal coverage of clinical and biomedical topics, consumer health, health administration and more.
Health and Medicine [Gale] > NMT This link opens in a new window Created for students, consumer health researchers and health care professionals, this resource contains up-to-date information on a range of health topics.
Health and Wellness [Gale] > NMT This link opens in a new window Alternative medicine-focused journals, newspapers on medicine, nutrition, diseases, public health, pregnancy & herbal remedies.
Healthcare Administration [ProQuest] > NMT This link opens in a new window This database is a collection of reliable and relevant resources in the field of health administration.
Interactive: Human Anatomy [Gale] > NMT This link opens in a new window This database is an innovative learning aid that allows students to examine virtual 3D dissections and immerse themselves in interactive research.
Learning Ground: Indigenous Education Research Database > NMT This link opens in a new window Spans early childhood, post school education, adult learning & encompasses areas such as cultural diversity, parent & community engagement, identity & oral language.
MIMS Online > NMT This link opens in a new window Authoritative information about medications, descriptions, prescriptions and interactions. (Note: only four users can be online at any one time.)
Nursing and Allied Health [Gale] > NMT This link opens in a new window Provides access to authoritative content including full text titles cited in CINAHL supporting specialised care, treatment and patient management.
Nursing and Allied Health [ProQuest] > NMT This link opens in a new window This database offers reliable, comprehensive coverage of the fields of nursing and allied health including journals, video, dissertations, reference books and more.
ProQuest Database > NMT This link opens in a new window This database including journals, images, videos and eBooks on all subject areas.
Public Health [ProQuest] > NMT This link opens in a new window This database allows you to search the core literature in the field of public health.
World Book Online > NMT This link opens in a new window Research tools including encyclopaedia articles, primary source collections, pictures, audio, and video, complemented by current periodicals and related websites.

Australian Injectable Drugs Handbook > NMT This link opens in a new window Up-to-date and vital information on more than 500 injectable medicines and is an essential frontline resource ensuring patient safety and quality care.
Australian Medicines Handbook > NMT This link opens in a new window Concise, reliable and comprehensive information for comparative drug data allowing users to compare drugs and make informed prescribing choices.
Directory of Open Acess Books [DOAB] > NMT This link opens in a new window Access to scholarly, peer-reviewed open access books from trusted open access book publishers.
EBSCO eBooks > NMT This link opens in a new window eBooks on a range of topics including arts, social sciences and general interest.
The Human Body eBooks [Gale] > NMT This link opens in a new window A selection of eBooks about body systems and anatomy.
Mental Health eBooks [Gale] > NMT This link opens in a new window A selection of eBooks about mental health.
Nursing and Allied Health eBooks [Gale] > NMT This link opens in a new window A collection of eBooks related to Nursing and Allied Health.
Ovid Health and Nursing eBooks > NMT This link opens in a new window A collection of nursing and medical eBooks and online dictionaries.
ProQuest eBook Central > NMT This link opens in a new window A collection of eBooks across many academic and professional subject areas.

Allied Health [Films on Demand] > NMT This link opens in a new window A collection of online videos covering areas such as medical technology, medications and pharmacology, patient care and more.
Biology [Films on Demand] > NMT This link opens in a new window A colllection of online videos that cover areas such as animal biology, ecology, human anatomy and physiology, plant biology and more.
Careers & Job Search [Films on Demand] > NMT This link opens in a new window A collection of online videos covering areas such as career fields, job search skills, job success skills and more.
EduTV [Informit] > NMT This link opens in a new window Select the “Only Show Content I have Full Access to” option to access a range of free-to-air and paid channel content.
Health and Medicine [Films on Demand] > NMT This link opens in a new window A collection of videos covering topics such as diseases, disabilities, nurtrition, public health and more.
Nursing [Films on Demand] > NMT This link opens in a new window A collection of videos covertin topics such as patient care and interventions, nursing foundations, nursing skills, career development and more.
Safetyhub WHS Videos > NMT This link opens in a new window A large collection of workplace health and safety videos in a range of areas and occupations.

Standards Australia Online > NMT This link opens in a new window
A complete listing of all the Australian and New Zealand Standards that you require for your work and study.
Standards Australia Help and Access > NMT This link opens in a new window A complete listing of all the Australian and New Zealand Standards that you require for your work and study. FAQ's to assist you are also to be found here.

National Safety and Quality Health Service (NSQHS) Standards The NSQHS Standards were developed by the Commission in collaboration with the Australian Government, states and territories, private sector providers, clinical experts, patients and carers. The primary aims of the NSQHS Standards are to protect the public from harm and to improve the quality of health service provision. The eight NSQHS Standards provide a nationally consistent statement about the level of care consumers can expect from health services.

NMT - Discover the online journal databases The video promotes a number of databases available to staff and students through the NMT Libraries. It provides an overview of the advantages and benefits of database, and highlighting some of the valuable tools to make finding content easier. 2:01 minutes
EBSCOhost basic search This tutorial demonstrates how to create a Basic Search using EBSCOhost.
EBSCOhost advanced search This tutorial demonstrates how to use Advanced Searching on the EBSCOhost interface with the Guided Style Find Fields.
ProQuest basic search 2:21 minutes
ProQuest advanced search How to use the advanced search function in Proquest
Proquest eBook Central How to search effectively in Proquest eBook Central
How to search Proquest - NMT NMT created video to help with peer reviewed research in Proquest

Online Health Videos

Caresearch Australia Evidence, quality, relevance, and collaboration are the cornerstones of CareSearch's approach to supporting palliative care. Here we share with you how we do business and why it matters.
ECU Simulations The IpAC Program has developed a range of interprofessional learning (IPL) through sequential simulation resources in collaboration with the ECU Health Simulation Centre. The ECU Health Simulation Centre is recognised internationally as a specialist centre in providing human factor, sequential simulation programs using professional actors.
HealthTalk Australia We interviewed 56 people (including six couples) about their experiences of ageing. Our researchers travelled to urban and regional areas throughout Australia to talk to people in their own homes. Participants spoke about what is important to them as they age; and what it feels like to be getting older – physically, mentally and in their social context. They talked about their changing personal relationships, pragmatic life decisions, health, illness and death
Human body systems - Khan Academy The human body is made up of groups of organs, called organ systems, that work together to keep the body in balance. In this section, we'll travel from the circulatory system, to the nervous system, to the immune system and beyond.
Medline Plus Watch health videos on topics such as anatomy, body systems, and surgical procedures. Test your knowledge with interactive tutorials and games. Check your health with calculators and quizzes.
Merck Manual - Procedures Videos of procedures from numerous disorders
NMTafe's Nursing Skills videos
Nucleus Medical Media Lots of short animations on various health topics
Nurse TV Australian content regarding real life nursing situations
Work Train YouTube Channel Lot of videos on working in aged care

Online Journals

ANMJ - Australian Nursing and Midwifery Journal The Australian Nursing and Midwifery Journal is Australia’s leading publication for nurses, midwives, students and carers. You can access an online version of the publication right here – either download the pdf or view online.
AJAN - Australian Journal of Advanced Nursing The Australian Journal of Advanced Nursing (AJAN) is the peer-reviewed scholarly journal of the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF). The mission of AJAN is to provide a forum to showcase and promote a wide variety of original research and scholarly work to inform and empower nurses, midwives and other healthcare professionals to improve the health and wellbeing of all communities and to be prepared for the future.

Online Journal Articles - Live Literature Searches

NSQHS Standards – Live Literature Searches

Looking for evidence to support best practice in line with the Australian National Safety and Quality Health Service Standards?

These automatic PubMed searches – focussed on the hospital setting – are available in four categories:

1) Last 5 Years 2) Broad

3) Broad limited to Australia 4) Broad limited to Reviews

These NSQHS Standards Live Searches are a result of the Health Libraries for National Standards Project. To access click the Live Literature Search link below.

Live Literature Searches