Nursing: Ultimate Study Guide

This is the ultimate guide to Nursing theory and practice, this single resource contains all of the core information an undergraduate nursing student needs to know. From Nursing theory to therepeutic relationships, clinical skills, immunology and human biology, this is essential reading for all Nursing and Healthcare students.

Topics covered include:

• Clinical skills

• Cardiovascular Diseases

• Respiratory Disorders

• Mental Health Nursing

• Therepeutic Relationships

• Patient Assessments

• Immunisation

Interactive Activities: Human Biology

Fully aligned to SQA content and qualifications, Scholar’s online learning platform offers a wide range of materials to support your learning. From key unit summaries and handouts to webinars, interactive activities, quizzes and assessments.

As part of Scholars content for Human Biology they offer a range of interactive activities and quizzes.

Topics covered include: Human Body, DNA, Human Cells, Pathology and Immunology.

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Codes of Practice and Care Standards

Key Resources:

• NMC The Code
• The Code in Action Videos
• Health and Social Care Standards (My Support, My Life)
• Health and Social Care Standards Explained Video
• HCPC Standards of Conduct, Performance and Ethics

Webinars: N5 Biology

Fully aligned to SQA content and qualifications, Scholar’s online learning platform offers a wide range of materials to support your learning. From key unit summaries and handouts to webinars, interactive activities, quizzes and assessments.

As part of Scholars content for N5 Biology, Scholar offers tutor led webinars coverings all the key topics and content.

All webinars are led by fully qualified and experienced biology and human biology teachers.

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Library Search

eCore is an essential tool for finding, via one single search box,  information from the physical and online library resources available to you, including:

• Research Starters
• Library catalogue
• Ebooks
• Magazines articles
• News and newspaper articles
• Encyclopedia articles
• Additional Online Resources

Podcasts

Podcasts are a good way to keep up with the latest discussions and trends related to your field of study. Here you can find relevant Podcasts, from trusted organisations and authors, for your subject area.

• Why health care is a feminist issue
• Compassionate Communication
• Can discrimination impact our health?
• Effective Wound Care
• Myths and misconceptions in stoma care
• Delivering the best care to people living with stroke
• What is Multiple Sclerosis?
• What is a Vaccine? How does it Work? What is Immunisation? The Antigen Podcast
• Why Should I Care about Blood Sugar?
• BBC Bitesize Series – Cells, Respiration & DNA
• It’s Time to Talk about Trauma Infomed Care

Online Resources

Anatomy TV

Anatomy TV is an online resource that provides detailed, interactive 3D models of the human anatomy.

Make sure to look at the “Anatomy & Physiology” section. Here you will find short self-contained tutorials on a range of topics from Cardiovascular and Muscular systems to Cell Biology and Chemistry.

Clinical Skills

Used by NHS, Universities and Healthcare provers, Clinical skills is a must use resource for healthcare students.
You have access to over 300 step-by-step illustrated guidelines on clinical skills, links to national policy, key checklists as well tests and quizzes.

This is an essential resources for all healthcare students.

Credo Reference

A useful resource for all subject areas, featuring reference works such as encyclopedias and dictionaries alongside textbooks. 

You can display your search results in a traditional list layout, or you can choose to have them displayed in a concept map where linking themes, people, and events can be explored easily to expand upon your research topic.