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Libraries supporting nursing and healthcare assistants at UHNM

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 We think libraries offer great support to nursing and healthcare assistants. Well, we would, wouldn’t we? But don’t just take our word for it. The British Journal of Healthcare Assistants published a series of articles explaining how you can use your library’s services and resources to support your course studies and work.

Access British Journal of Healthcare Assistants

Staff at UHNM have access to this journal. You’ll need to log in with an NHS OpenAthens username. Register for your username by completing this online form. For more help about NHS OpenAthens see our web page here.

Reading Articles

The links presented below will take you to an access page where you can choose which format to view the article in – PDF or online. You can also select to view all the articles in the same issue. See the image below for an example article.

screen-shot of the article page showing the buttons for pdf or online access and link to the complete issue

Using the Library: articles from the British Journal of Healthcare Assistants

Read these short articles to learn more about how you use libraries:

Making the most of libraries, part 1: libraries for healthcare assistants and nursing support workers

What libraries are available to you? It might be more than you think.

Making the most of libraries, part 2: finding information

We offer you a range of healthcare specialist search tools to help you to find the information you need. Our experienced librarians can help you to use the right tools.

Making the most of libraries, part 3: searching the internet

Learn about the pros and cons of using google and google scholar.

Making the most of libraries, part 4: journals

What are journals and how can they help you? You can use a range of search tools from the library to find articles from journals.

Making the most of libraries, part 5: evaluating information using the CRAAP Test

Learn about the CRAAP checklist to make sure you are using good quality, relevant information.

Misinformation and fake news: how librarians can support healthcare assistants

Learn how to fact check the information you find.

Information allies: how librarians can support healthcare assistants

We’re here to help. We can provide training and advice on using resources and searching for information. Please just ask!

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