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This guide will introduce you to specialty resources in the Library's collections, and offer advice about some of the skills you need to acquire as you progress through your course.
Definitions and terminology
If you're new to Nursing, it can be important to learn the key terms and discipline-specific language that will be used in your course. You'll find a lot of new terms in your course material; if you don't understand a term, you can look it up online, or use an encyclopedia and dictionary.
Mosby's Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing and Health Professions, 4th ANZ Edition by Publication Date: 2025
Australian Nurses’ Dictionary, 7th edition by Publication Date: 2020
Research and writing
Nursing and Midwifery Research ANZ, 7th Edition by Publication Date: 2024
An introduction to research methods for undergraduate health profession students by Publication Date: 2023
How to Read a Paper: The basics of evidence-based healthcare by Publication Date: 2024
Expert guides
Learn more about conducting effective research for your studies with these other expert guides.