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Health and Nursing: Books/Standards/Video

Welcome to our Library guide to nursing and health science resources

Featured Books and eBooks

Tabbner's Nursing CareĀ 
Foundations of Nursing: Enrolled Nurses
Fundamentals of Nursing
Health Services Assistance: Supporting nursing in acute care
Essential Clinical Skills: Enrolled Nurses
Integrating Law, Ethics and Regulation
Health and Human Behaviour
Law for Nurses and Midwives
Pharmacology in Nursing
Mental Health Nursing: Applying theory to practice
Understanding the Australian Health Care System
Professional Transitions in Nursing
Living with Chronic Illness and Disability
Human Diseases
Nursing for Wellness in Older Adults
Nutrition in Clinical Practice
Mental Health Care: An introduction for health professionals

Human Biology

Essentials of Human Anatomy & Physiology
Principles of Anatomy and Physiology for Nursing and Healthcare Students in Australia
Microbiology: An introduction
Medical Microbiology
Anatomy and Physiology for Nursing and Healthcare Students at a Glance
Medical Microbiology and Infection at a Glance
Herlihy's the Human Body in Health and Illness: study guide
Mims' Medical Microbiology and Immunology
Anatomy and Physiology for Midwives

Communication, Research and Health Promotion

Communication: Core interpersonal skills for healthcare practitioners
Navigating the Maze of Research
Contexts of Nursing
Promoting Health
Health Promotion in the 21st Century
Communication Skills in Nursing, Health and Social Care
Communication Skills in Nursing Practice
Doing a Literature Review in Nursing, Health and Social Care
Research Methods for Nurses and Midwives

Indigenous Health

Yatdjuligin
Health Care and Indigenous Australians
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples' Health
Burda-Burda Balayi: health professionals and indigenous health working at the interface

Subject Searches

A search of Supersearch (library catalogue) will find resources in varied formats by using search terms and Filters. We have created a few subject searches for you here below. If you find a title of interest, the link will either take you directly to the online resource, or show you which of our libraries hold the physical items.

Anatomy AND Physiology NOT Veterinary

Clinical Skills AND Nursing

Health Care AND Indigenous AND Australians

Mental Health AND Nursing

Medical Terminology

Pharmacology AND Nurs* NOT Veterinary

Note: The * symbol lets you find a word with alternate endings. For example, propagat* will find the keywords: propagation, propagating, propagate.

For more search tips, see our Resource Help: Supersearch online guide.

eBook Collections

You can search our ebook collections for relevant book titles using appropriate search terms.

Video on DVD

DVDs may be borrowed from our libraries, usually for 7 days. Use Supersearch to find titles and use Resource Type to limit by Videos.

Streamed Video Collections

Search our streamed collections for yourself.

Tip: Videos play best in Chrome

Featured Streamed Videos

The Incredible Human Machine

The Incredible Human Machine

Four Corners: Sugar, politics and what's making us fat

Four Corners: Sugar, politics and what's making us fat

Type 2 Diabetes: who is at risk and can you beat it?

Type 2 Diabetes: who is at risk and can you beat it?

ABC 7:30: These are the Australians eating themselves to death in the diabetes epidemic

ABC 7:30: These are the Australians eating themselves to death in the diabetes epidemic