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Nursing

A guide to support nursing students

Anatomy and Physiology Resources

Acland's Atlas of Human Anatomy

An online platform of more than 300 3D narrated videos of anatomical structures to support teaching and learning. Review and testing options. Supports Flash and non-flash devices.

NetAnatomy

Designed to teach human anatomy to students of the health professions, including undergraduate medical and health sciences students.

Visible Body

Visible Body is a suite of interactive online programs that bring human anatomy to life through 3D anatomical models, video animations and simulations, cutting-edge, augmented reality technology, and more.

Drugs & Pharmacology Resources

NICE - Medicines and Prescribing

Support for delivering quality, safety and effiency in the optimisation of medicines. Includes free access to the British National Formulary (BNF).

Drug Calculations for Health Professionals

This is a great tool to help students, nurses, paramedics, allied health professionals and doctors sharpen their skills or maintain competency. 

Drug Safety Update - GOV.UK

Alerts, recalls and safety information about drugs and medical devices, from Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency.

Specialist Pharmacy Service

The NHS Specialist Pharmacy Service supports medicines optimisation across the NHS.

Legal Resources

Lexis Library

Covers UK legislation and a wealth of case law, news, company, market research and directory sources. Resource Guide

Westlaw

Westlaw covers UK legislation and a wealth of case law, news, and textbook sources. Unless using the personalised service, skip the MyWestlaw login. Resource Guide

Matflix

    

MATFLIX is a new online video resource for midwives, student midwives & healthcare professionals.  It is concerned with the policy, staffing, wellbeing and politics of midwifery and offers boxsets of video presentations along with the chance to hear the latest research and best practice guidance, direct from the leading thinkers and practitioners working in midwifery and maternity.

The Midwifery Hour section is a weekly forum that users can join live. This is usually Wednesday evening during term time at 19:00  It involves presentations and discussions with users able to respond to issues as they come up.  On Demand copies are available after the event. 

Accessibility options are available via the icon at the side of the page.

Click the image above to be taken to the MATFLIX site

NHS Resources

Students from the School of Nursing and Midwifery are eligible for an NHS OpenAthens account to access the following resources:

  • ProQuest & Chadwyck-Healey databases
  • Ovid Technologies, Inc.
  • e-Learning for Healthcare (see below Word document for advice on how to log in to this resource)
  • EBSCO Databases, Discovery Service, eBooks, Point of Care Products, DynaMed and Journal Collections
  • NHS Knowledge and Library Hub

Look out for an email in the month following the start of your course from Eduserv Athens asking you to activate your account.

For further advice on your Open Athens account or to reset your password please contact:

Sarah Warwicker- Senior Information Adviser - sarah.warwicker@plymouth.ac.uk