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174.2 | Nursing ethics |
344 | Medical & nursing law |
362.1 | Social aspects of health care |
362.10993 | Health care in New Zealand |
362.173068 | Nursing leadership and management |
362.175 | Terminal care |
362.2 | Mental and emotional illnesses |
362.6 | Health services and the elderly |
610 | Medicine |
610.73 | Nursing |
611 | Human anatomy |
612 | Human physiology |
613 | Health promotion, nutrition |
614 | Incidence & prevention of disease |
615 | Pharmacology & therapeutics |
616 | Diseases |
617 | Surgery & related medical specialties |
618 | Gynecology, pediatrics & other medical specialties |
619 | Experimental medicine |
649.33 | Lactation and breastfeeding |
Suggested Subject Keywords
Breastfeeding promotion | Clinical supervision | Community health | Health status indicators | Health policy | Health promotion | Health services administration | Māori health | Medical ethics | Medical policy - New Zealand | Nutritionally induced diseases | Public health
Subject Contact
Veronica - Hawke's Bay
ph| (06) 8301207
email| VMcClunieWall@eit.ac.nz
If you require further help with finding information please contact:
Adam - Hawke's Bayph| (06) 8301067
email| asmith@eit.ac.nz
Jenni - Tairāwhiti
ph| (06) 8693138
email| jrobinson@eit.ac.nz
Glen - Auckland
ph| (09) 979 9448
email| studysupportak@eit.ac.nz
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Journal articles are written by experts in the field and are an excellent source for current and original research; often on quite specific aspects of a topic. Databases provide you with access to an increasing amount of articles which will help you find comprehensive information on your chosen topic.
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Print Journals
Hawke's Bay
Aroha: La Leche League
Breastfeeding communique
Collegian: Refereed journal, Royal College of Nurses, Australia
GP Pulse
Issues - New Zealand Lactation Consultants Association
Journal of Bioethical Inquiry
Journal of Primary Health Care
Kai Tiaki Nursing Research
Kai Tiaki : Nursing New Zealand
L.O.G.I.C.: The official journal of the New Zealand College of Practice Nurses, NZNO.
Medicine
Midwifery News / New Zealand College of Midwives
MIMS New Ethicals (Shelved in REFERENCE)
New Zealand College of Midwives Journal
New Zealand Health and Hospital
New Zealand Healthy Food Guide
New Zealand Nursing Review
Nursing Praxis in New Zealand
Pacific Health Dialog
Whitireia nursing Journal
Tairāwhiti
Kai Tiaki : Nursing New Zealand
MIMS New Ethicals (Shelved in REFERENCE)
New Zealand Nursing Review
Nursing Praxis in New Zealand
E Journals
British Medical Journal
International Wound Journal
Evidence Based Nursing
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Australia/NZ Reference Centre
Australian and New Zealand specific magazines, newspapers, newswires and reference books.
Credo Reference
An online library of hundreds of reference books including encyclopaedias, dictionaries, thesauri, atlases, biographies, quotations and subject-specific titles. There are millions of entries, including thousands of images and audio pronunciation files. Contributing publishers include Routledge, SAGE, Cambridge University Press, Wiley, Elsevier and many others. Additional features include Mind Map and Topic Pages, plus links to the EIT library catalogue and databases.
Ebook Central
A collection of over 30,000 full-text e-book titles covering a wide range of academic subjects.
EBSCOhost Research Databases
Provides access to combined information from four online databases; CINAHL, SPORTDiscus, MasterFile Premier and ANZ Reference Centre. Each database can be searched individually or simultaneously with the other EBSCOhost databases.
GALE databases
Access to the Gale databases via a common menu.
Index New Zealand (INNZ)
Indexes and abstracts selected New Zealand serial publications, including newspapers and 300 journals about New Zealand and the South Pacific. Subjects include general interest material, social research, current affairs, the arts and humanities. Coverage is from 1987. No full-text. See also New Zealand Index.
MasterFILE Complete
Multidisciplinary database providing full-text of nearly 2,000 general reference publications back to 1975. Includes full text reference books, biographies, primary source documents, and an image collection of photos, maps and flags. This database is updated daily via EBSCOhost.
Opposing Viewpoints in Context
Provides a complete one-stop source for information, both for and against, on social issues. Access to viewpoint articles, topic overviews, statistics, primary documents, links to websites, and full-text magazine and newspaper articles.
Subject Contact
Veronica - Hawke's Bay
ph| (06) 8301207
email| VMcClunieWall@eit.ac.nz
If you require further help with finding information please contact:
Adam - Hawke's Bayph| (06) 8301067
email| asmith@eit.ac.nz
Jenni - Tairāwhiti
ph| (06) 8693138
email| jrobinson@eit.ac.nz
Glen - Auckland
ph| (09) 979 9448
email| studysupportak@eit.ac.nz
Journal Articles
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Specific Databases
CINAHL (Cumulative Index to Nursing Allied Health Literature)
Covers English language journals in nursing and allied health disciplines, including physical, occupational and respiratory therapy, medical and laboratory technology, emergency services, medical records, medical assisting and health education.
Cochrane Library
Contains high-quality, independent evidence to inform healthcare decision-making. Includes systematic reviews, clinical trials, medical research studies, evidence-based health care, etc.
DynaMed
DynaMed combines the highest quality evidence-based information, expert guidance and a user-friendly, personalized experience to deliver accurate answers fast at the point of care.
Gale Interactive: Human Anatomy
Human anatomy comes to life. Zoom, rotate, and explore interactive 3D models of human anatomy.
Health and Wellness
Information on: fitness, pregnancy, medicine, nutrition, diseases, public health, occupational health and safety, alcohol and drug abuse, prescription drugs, herbal remedies, and alternative or complementary treatments. Includes veterinary medicine.
JBI (Joanna Briggs Institute)
Evidence-based practice content from the (JBI) covering a wide range of medical, nursing, and health science specialties.
It includes Evidence Summaries, Evidence-Based Recommended Practices, Best Practice Information Sheets, Systematic Reviews, Consumer Information Sheets, Systematic Review Protocols, and Technical Reports.
Lippincott Procedures (New Zealand Instance)
Provides access to step-by-step instructions for clinical and maternity procedures in the New Zealand nursing context and is regularly updated with the latest evidence-based practice information. Each entry provides complete instructions, including the equipment needed, preparation guidelines, implementation steps, special considerations, patient teaching information, documentation, and references. Video clips are included to clarify complex procedures.
ProQuest Central Health & Medicine
Search Proquest Central's health and medicine databases including Pharmaceutical News Index; ProQuest Family Health; ProQuest Health & Medical Complete; ProQuest Health Management; ProQuest Nursing & Allied Health Source; ProQuest Research Library: Health & Medicine; ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global: Health & Medicine.
ProQuest Coronavirus Research Database
Including coverage of the COVID-19 outbreak, this database curates openly available content related to coronaviruses. It includes thousands of open-access articles from the world's leading publishers as well as current research from pre-print repositories such as arXiv and will continue to grow and evolve as more is learned about the pandemic.
ProQuest Dissertations & Theses (PQDT) Global
Includes more than 3 million dissertations and theses from around the world, with comprehensive coverage of North American works and expanding coverage of international works. Over 1.7 million are available in full text.
PubMed
Provided by the US National Library of Medicine. Includes biomedical articles back to the 1950's with citations from MEDLINE and additional life science journals. PubMed includes links to many sites providing full-text articles and other related resources. Includes veterinary medicine.
Science Direct Health and Life Sciences Journals Collection (College Edition)
Provides access to peer-reviewed full-text journals not available elsewhere online. Subjects include Nursing, Medicine, Pharmacology, Environmental and Biological Sciences. Full-text coverage is from 1995. To limit your search to find full-text only, go to Advanced Search and select Subscribed publications and Open Access articles.
Scopus
SciVerse Scopus is a very large multidisciplinary abstract and citation database of peer-reviewed literature and quality web sources, containing over 40 million records including over 6 million conference papers and 100% Medline coverage. It covers research in the scientific, technical, medical, social sciences, and arts and humanities fields and provides tools such as Author Identifier, Affiliation Identifier, Citation Tracker, and Journal Analyser to track and analyse research. NB: Full-text documents cannot currently be downloaded from Scopus. Click on the SFX button in Scopus to link to where the full article is located in another database.
General Databases
ProQuest Central
ProQuest Central is a large multidisciplinary research resource combining more than 28 databases and covering more than 20,000 periodicals plus many other scholarly resources. Content is from scholarly journals, trade publications, company reports, dissertations, newspapers, newsletters, and newswires. Over 160 subject areas are covered including business and economics, health and medical (including nursing), education, social sciences, psychology, humanities, technology, science and more.
Te Ipu Whakahauā
Māori mental health research and bibliography database funded by the Ministry of Health to ensure more ready access to research, literature, and conference papers relating to Māori mental health. Includes over 600 abstracts, with links and full text articles as well as Masters and PhD theses.
These websites have been chosen by your subject librarian to provide you with a relevant selection of online resources. When searching for other online resources evaluate them and think critically about the information presented;
- Who is making the content available, are they a reliable source?
- Is the content they are presenting accurate?
- Is it biased towards political or commercial interests?
Our evaluating the credibility of websites guide will help you with this process. Get in touch with a librarian or one of our Learning Advisors if you are unsure.
Google Scholar allows you to search for academic sources using Google's search capabilities. This excludes other non-academic material to give you a more scholarly selection of results. EIT's holdings can be displayed using Google Scholar, to allow you to see at a glance if EIT has access to the full-text of sources you may find. See our guide for step by step instructions.
Subject Contact
Veronica - Hawke's Bay
ph| (06) 8301207
email| VMcClunieWall@eit.ac.nz
If you require further help with finding information please contact:
Adam - Hawke's Bayph| (06) 8301067
email| asmith@eit.ac.nz
Jenni - Tairāwhiti
ph| (06) 8693138
email| jrobinson@eit.ac.nz
Glen - Auckland
ph| (09) 979 9448
email| studysupportak@eit.ac.nz
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Recommended Websites
Aki Hauora (App)
Age Concern NZ
Cancer Control New Zealand
Centre for Evidence-Based Mental Health
Child Poverty Action Group - New Zealand
DermNet NZ
Dietitians NZ
Hauora: Maori Standards of Health IV
Hawke's Bay District Health Board
Health and Disability Commissioner
Health and Disability Services Standards
Health Education (HealthEd)
Health Improvement and Innovation Resource Centre
Health Informatics New Zealand - Provides information, collaboration, and support for the use of IT in the health sector
Health Literacy New Zealand
Health Research Council of New Zealand
IHC New Zealand
Le Va - Pasifika mental health and addiction workforce development
Māori Health Review - Latest research in the Māori Health area
Medline Plus
MedSafe - New Zealand medicines and medical devices safety authority
Mental Health Foundation of New Zealand
Merck Manuals
Ministry of Health
National Epilepsy Association of New Zealand
National Health Board NZ
National Health Information Technology Board
National Screening Unit
New Zealand Health Practitioners Disciplinary Tribunal
New Zealand Health Statistics
New Zealand Institute of Community Health Care (Evidence based resources)
New Zealand Research Review - Summarises contemporary research with commentaries from New Zealand experts
New Zealand Universal List of Medicines
The Ottawa Charter for Health Promotion
Pacific Public Health Surveillance Network
Pasifika Medical Association
PHARMAC
Public Health
Public Health Surveillance
Statistics New Zealand (Health)
Te Pou
Te Rau Matatini - Māori mental health organisation
Toi Tangata
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights
UN - Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific
U.S. Food and Drug Administration
World Health Organisation
Everyone is aware of YouTube but as a student of EIT you also have access to the below resources to locate quality content.
If you do use YouTube, or other online video content, remember to critically evaluate the material you find:
- Who is making the content available, are they a reliable source?
- Is the content they are presenting accurate?
- Is it biased towards political or commercial interests?
The principles given in our evaluating the credibility of websites guide will help you assess whether it is appropriate for academic purposes. Speak to a librarian or learning advisor if you are unsure.
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Veronica - Hawke's Bay
ph| (06) 8301207
email| VMcClunieWall@eit.ac.nz
If you require further help with finding information please contact:
Adam - Hawke's Bayph| (06) 8301067
email| asmith@eit.ac.nz
Jenni - Tairāwhiti
ph| (06) 8693138
email| jrobinson@eit.ac.nz
Glen - Auckland
ph| (09) 979 9448
email| studysupportak@eit.ac.nz
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Please see the eTV Student Guide for help using eTV.
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