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Welcome to the Subject Research Guide for Non Medical Prescribing

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Recommended Resources from the A-Z

CINAHL complete
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Full text access to articles on nursing and allied fields, health education, emergency services, occupational therapy, etc.
Covers material from 1982.
Web of Science Core Collection
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Provides access to the Citation Indexes for: Science; Social Sciences; Arts & Humanities; Conference Proceedings and Books. Use for finding journal articles and conference papers. Databases can be searched simultaneously or select specific databases using the More Settings option.
Cochrane Library
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The major resource for information on evidenced based medicine. The Cochrane Library is designed to provide information and evidence to support decisions taken in health care and to inform those receiving care.
Health Source
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Provides full text access to 550 journals. Also abstracts and indexing for 850 journals. Coverage of nursing and allied health is particularly strong.
Internurse
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Internurse provides full text articles from 18 major nursing journals.
Knowledge Network
The Knowledge Network is the new name for NHS Scotland e-Library. It provides access to a wide range of databases, electronic journals, clinical guidelines and websites in all aspects of healthcare. Some materials are freely available to the public. Students and staff in the Department of Nursing and Midwifery and those working in partnership with the NHS can apply for an Athens username and password to access the full range of resources on this site.
Medline - via EBSCO
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Medline covers medicine and nursing. It is created by the National Library of Medicine and uses MESH subject headings to locate resources.

Recommended Websites

British National Formulary (BNF)
Online access to the British National Formulary.

The Association for Nurse Prescribing
SHOW-Scotland's Health on the Web
Online health information from NHS Scotland.
European Medicines Agency
A decentralised agency of the European Union, based in London, responsible for the scientific evaluation of medicines developed by pharmaceutical companies for use in the EU.
Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency
The body responsible for regulating medicines and medical devices in the UK.
Medicines and Prescribing Support from NICE

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