In honour of International Nurses Day, here is an updated overview of some of the resources we provide for Nurses here at the Christie with some handy links.
When onsite, all online resources can be accessed through the Library’s Nursing Resources Web pages. If elsewhere, you will need your OpenAthens account to access much of the content, and can start here on our public webpage http://www.christie.nhs.uk/library
Literature Searching
Make use of nursing databases such as CINAHL and BNI and general medical databases such as Medline to facilitate your literature searching.
Training is provided and bookable via the events diary on the intranet – if the times or locations offered do not suit you or your team, email us and we can set something up for you.
Literature searches can be carried out for you by library staff and the results sent to your email account!
Please note: Nursing staff at the Christie are allowed two free interlibrary loans per year per nurse. If you would like to request an article this way, please let us know when you order an article
Nursing Books
Many nursing books are now available via the library catalogue in electronic format and accessible online – including:
• Oxford Handbook of Oncology
• Marsden Manual of Clinical Nursing Procedures
Selected pages or chapters may be saved or printed.
But remember we have a large collection of books on Nursing and specific areas of Oncology in the library itself, Dept 60 – accessible from the staircase/lift by Pharmacy on the ground floor!
Keep Up to Date with the latest Research
Why keep up to date?
>To enhance clinical decision making
>For educational and academic purposes
>Guideline and Protocol development
>Research
>Professional Development
Select journals you are interested in and have the Electronic Table of Contents (ETOCS) emailed to your desktop. Choose from many titles including:
• Journal of Advanced Nursing
• Cancer Nursing Practice
The library can set this up for you! Just let us know what topics or titles you are interested in.
Sign up for the Latest News and Research Updates, receive new and relevant information as it is published or becomes available!
We can also run regular monthly searches for you across a number of databases such as, Cinahl, BNI or Medline.
For more information, assistance or training in the use of library resources, Christie staff can contact the library on 0161 446 3452