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• Recommended reading
  • First-year texts
  • Support/CPD
  • Research methods
  • Specialist branches
• Useful websites
  • General nursing resources
  • Journals
  • Research
  • Careers
  • Conferences and events
  • Nursing forums
  • Health promotion

Click here to view all Palgrave Macmillan titles on nursing and health.

• Parahoo, K. Nursing Research, 2 nd edition (Palgrave Macmillan, 2006)
• Aggleton, P. and Chalmers, H. Nursing Models and Nursing Practice(Palgrave Macmillan, 2000)
• Naidoo, J. and Wills, J. Health Studies(Palgrave Macmillan, 2001)
• Hogston, R. and Simpson, P. Foundations of Nursing Practice, 2 nd edition (Palgrave Macmillan, 2002)
• Grandis, S, Long, G, Glasper, E.A. and Jackson, P. Foundations Studies for Nursing(Palgrave Macmillan, 2003)
• Niven, N. The Psychology of Nursing Care(Palgrave Macmillan, 2006)
• Cottrell, S. The Study Skills Handbook, 2 nd edition (Palgrave Macmillan, 2003)

• Hull, C, Redfern, L. and Shuttleworth, A. Profiles and Portfolios, 2 nd edition (Palgrave Macmillan, 2004)
• Coben, D, and Atere-Roberts, E. Calculations for Nursing and Healthcare, 2 nd edition (Palgrave Macmillan, 2005)
• Price, B. Studying Nursing using Problem-Based and Enquiry-Based Learning(Palgrave Macmillan, 2003)
• Rolfe, G, Freshwater, D. and Jasper, M. Critical Reflection for Nursing and the Helping Professions(Palgrave Macmillan, 2001)

• Parahoo, K. Nursing Research, 2 nd edition (Palgrave Macmillan, 2006)
• Watson, R, Atkinson, I. And Egerton, P. Successful Statistics for Nursing and Healthcare(Palgrave Macmillan, 2006)

Children’s:

• Coleman, V, Smith, L. and Bradshaw, M. Children’s and Young People’s Nursing in Practice(Palgrave Macmillan, 2006)

Useful Websites

General Nursing Resources

• Palgrave Nursing Focus - a free resource to help with your learning, teaching, research and professional needs.
• Brutish Nursing
  Nursing research engine with all the latest Student Nursing news, views and opinions.
• Nursing Portal- Nursing Links Page
  Your gateway to the world of nursing.
• The Portfolio of British Nursing Websites
  Direct links to major nursing sites, including the world's busiest with information on careers, events and resources. Nursing & Midwifery Admissions Service
• Libraries for nurses in the UK
  A searchable on-line map of library services for nurses in the UK.

Journals

• Nursing Standard
• Nursing Times
• British Nursing News Online
• British Journal of Nursing
• Internurse.com
• Journal of Community Nursing

Research

• RCN Research Society
• Centre for Evidence-Based Nursing (CEBN)
• Nursing Research Initiative for Scotland (NRIS)

Careers

• NHS Careers
• NursingNetUK
• The Federation of Independent Nursing Agencies (FINA)
• British Nursing Association

Conferences & Events

• Nursing Events, Exhibitions, Conferences and Seminars

Nursing Forums

• CyberNurseUk

Health Promotion

• The Health Education Board for Scotland (HEBS)
• Health Promotion Agency for Northern Ireland
• Health Promotion Unit of the Irish Department of Health and Children
• Action on Smoking and Health (ASH)
• Department of Health