The Health Library offers healthcare and nursing assistants a wealth of resources to help you develop your career and support the patient care you provide. Here are a few of the key resources to get you started:
British Journal of Healthcare Assistants
The British
Journal of Healthcare Assistants journal is specially designed for
healthcare / nursing assistants. It provides career advice, introduces new
skills and constructively supports practice.
This journal is available online. You will need an NHS
OpenAthens username / password to log in. Follow these instructions to:
You can also sign-up to receive the latest articles published straight to your inbox. Follow these instructions to set that up.
Books
Here is a selection of books that can help to support you.
Join the library and you will be able to borrow any books within the library.
- Clinical skills for healthcare assistants and assistant practitioners [Whelan, Angela; Hughes, Elaine; 2016; 2nd ed.]
- Essential knowledge and skills for healthcare assistants and assistant practitioners [Rawles, Zoe; 2019; 2nd ed.]
- Fundamentals of care: a textbook for health and social care assistants [Peate, Ian; 2017]
- Lippincott textbook for nursing assistants: a humanistic approach to caregiving [Carter, Pamela J.;2019; 5th ed.]
- Mosby's textbook for nursing assistants [Sorrentino, Sheila A.; Remmert, Leighann N.; 2017; 9th ed.]
- The handbook for nursing associates and assistant practitioners [Rowe, Gillian.; et al.; 2022; 3rd ed.]
- The nursing associate at a glance [Peate, Ian; 2021]
Other book collections
We also have 2 small non-clinical collections that you may
like:
- Patient Voices – this collection includes stories from patients about how they cope with their health conditions. Read books from this collection to understand more about how your patients feel.
- Reading Well – this collection includes fiction books as well as self-help books to support your own wellbeing and provide leisure reading.
You can look for books in the library on any topic by searching the catalogue Library Search.
Using the Health Library
You will find a welcoming environment at the Health Library.
We support all NHS staff working at UHNM and the library is used by many different
types of users including healthcare students and researchers as well as nurses,
allied health staff, doctors and NHS managers.
You are very welcome to use the library to borrow books,
study or work at the UHNM networked computers. Health Library staff are always available
to help – just ask at the library counter.
To join the library complete a membership form and bring it to the counter with your UHNM ID badge. You can pick a membership form up at the Health Library or online.
Here's a quick reminder of what you might find useful at the Health Library
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| infograph showing photo of a healthcare assistant helping an elderly lady; listing 4 items the health library can provide- books, study space, journal and computers |
More Help
You can find more
help on our website about the facilities, services and resources we have to
help you.
Contact
the Health Library or ask a member of staff if you need any help finding
the information you need or accessing our services and resources.
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