Featured Books & eBooks
Available to Nursing students through Clinicalkey
- Understanding the Australian health care system, Eileen Willis, 2016
- Contexts of nursing, John Daly 2017
- Concepts for Nursing Practice, Jean Foret Giddens, 2016
- Transitions in nursing: preparing for professional practice, Esther Chang, 2015
- Applying the Roper-Logan-Tierney Model in Practice. Holland, 2008
Clinicalkey titles also available in the Library
- Understanding the Australian health care system, Eileen Willis, 2016
- Contexts of nursing, John Daly 2017 - other editions also available
- Transitions in nursing: preparing for professional practice, Esther Chang, 2015
Some other relevant Library titles
- The Australian health care system, Stephen Duckett, 2015
- Nursing theorists and their work, Alligood, 2018
The Australian Health Care System
- The Australian Health Care System - Dept Health Covers each level of governments responsibility and how the system works. "Australia’s health system is one of the best in the world, providing safe and affordable health care for all Australians. It is jointly run by all levels of Australian government – federal, state and territory, and local." From the website
- Health Stats - Tasmania Health system dashboard The Health System Dashboard provides an overview of important aspects of the public health system. As well as displaying the most recent data, the Dashboard provides statistics for the previous 12 months. Note, data may vary from that previously published due to data reporting practices. Where appropriate, statistics are available for each of the major hospitals.
- Healthy Community Indicators Healthy community indicators cover health topics including health risk factors, cancer, expenditure, and different population groups. Each topic has a number of different measures which you can explore in an interactive data tool, across 31 Primary Health Network (PHN) areas.
- How the Australian Health System Works - Clickview Clickview - The Australian health system is often called one of the best in the world, in that it allows easy access to basic health care for all Australians that is either free or low cost. Using a young person's encounter with the health system, brought about by an unfortunate accident while climbing a ladder, This Australian-made, curriculum fit program provides an excellent overview of the Australian health system, from Medicare to private health insurance and the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme. Throughout the program, expert comments are offered by vice president of AMA Victoria, Dr Harry Helmley. Year: 2009 Duration: 23:38
- My Hospitals - Explore MyHospitals to find information on Australia's hospital system. Read the reports and use the interactive data tools to discover information about your local hospital, hospitals within your region, state or territory and nationally.
Professional Bodies
- Australian College of Nursing - ACN On 1st July 2012 the Royal College of Nursing & the College of Nursing unified to become the Australian College of Nursing. Access, learning & advocacy.
- Australian Nursing & Midwifery Federation - ANMF The Australian Nursing & Midwifery Federation (ANMF) is the national union for nurses, midwives, assistants in nursing and students. The ANMF represents the industrial and professional interests of nurses and midwives through the activities of a federal office and branches in each state and territory.
- National Enrolled Nursing Association Mission Statement - "To promote the value of Enrolled Nurses and raise the awareness of the Enrolled Nurse role within the community whilst providing a forum for all Enrolled Nurses to particpate at a National level."
- International Council of Nurses "The International Council of Nurses (ICN) is a federation of more than 130 national nurses associations (NNAs), representing the more than 20 million nurses worldwide. Founded in 1899, ICN is the world’s first and widest reaching international organisation for health professionals." From the website
Regulatory Bodies
- The Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency - AHPRA AHPRA is the organisation responsible for the implementation of the National Registration and Accreditation Scheme across Australia.
- Australian Nursing and Midwifery Accreditation Council - ANMAC "ANMAC helps to protect the health and safety of the Australian community by establishing high-quality standards of nursing and midwifery education, training and assessment. We are the: independent accrediting authority for nursing and midwifery education under Australia’s National Registration and Accreditation Scheme skills assessing authority for nurses and midwives wishing to migrate under the Australian Government’s General Skilled Migration program" From website
- Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia "The functions of the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia include: registering nursing and midwifery practitioners and students developing standards, codes and guidelines for the nursing and midwifery profession handling notifications, complaints, investigations and disciplinary hearings assessing overseas trained practitioners who wish to practise in Australia, and approving accreditation standards and accredited courses of study." From website
AIHW - Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
The AIHW provides a comprehensive biannual report on the health of Australia and our health care system.
- Australia’s health 2020: data insights - AIHW Australia’s health 2020 is the 17th biennial health report of the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. It examines a wide range of contemporary topics in a series of analytical feature articles and short statistical snapshots. The report also summarises the performance of the health system against an agreed set of indicators." From the website
PHIDU - Public Health Information Development Unit
Offers free online access to a comprehensive range of current (and some historical) data at national, jurisdictional, regional and small area levels for Australia. Socioeconomic and geographical variations in health are highlighted in interactive atlases and graphs, and supported by metadata.
- PHIDU - Social Health Atlas of Australia Interactive maps presenting the latest Social Health Atlases of Australia are available by Population Health Area, Local Government Area and Primary Health Network, and for the Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander population, for the whole of Australia.
- Social Health Atlas - Tasmania You can manipulate this map of Tasmania with a variety of health and population data.
- PHIDU - Help guides and FAQ Guides and videos about how to use the PHIDU data.
Australian Bureau of Statistics - ABS
- ABS - Health conditions and risk factors This ABS topic covers statistics dealing with a wide variety of health conditions and risks such as smoking etc.
- ABS - Causes of death This ABS topic gives you statistics about how Australians die and the changing patterns of mortalitly.
Nursing Theory
- Faye Abdellah - Nursing Theory "Faye Glenn Abdellah was born on March 13, 1919. Abdellah was the first nurse officer to earn the ranking of a two-star rear admiral. She was the first nurse and the first woman to serve as a Deputy Surgeon General. Her work changed the focus of nursing from disease-centered to patient-centered, and began to include the care of families and the elderly in nursing care. The Patient Assessment of Care Evaluation developed by Abdellah is now the standard used in the United States. From the website
- Florence Nightingale - Nursing Theory "Florence Nightingale is the most recognized name in the field of nursing. Her work was instrumental for developing modern nursing practice, and from her first shift, she worked to ensure patients in her care had what they needed to get healthy. Her Environmental Theory changed the face of nursing to create sanitary conditions for patients to get care." From the website
- Dorothea E. Orem - Nursing Theory "In some situations, patients are encouraged to be more independent. This can be especially true in rehabilitation settings, in which patients are transitioning out of being cared for by physicians and nurses and back home to exclusive self-care. In these cases, the Self-Care Deficit Nursing Theory can be applied to help patients be more independent and prepare to be released from the healthcare facility where they are being cared for." From the website
- Nancy Roper - Nursing Theory "One draw of the field of nursing is the ability for nurses to individualize their care plans for their patients. In order to ensure that unique patients are able to get healthy, they need nursing care plans as unique as they are. This means assessment and evaluation of each patient before and during care. Nancy Roper’s desire to become a nurse started in childhood, and as a result of her experiences and education, she, along with two of her colleagues, developed the Roper-Logan-Tierney Model of Nursing to assess patients’ level of independence and provide the best individualized care for them." From the website
Nursing History
- History of Nursing - eBook Examines the history of nursing throughout the ages, a part of human existence since the appearance of the earliest human societies, and explains the role of caregiver to the sick, injured, poor, and helpless.
- Nursing history : foundations of a profession - Book Considers the historical foundations of professional nursing in Australia. Introduces a number of factors that have influenced the evolution of nursing and explores the constructs upon which professional nursing has been built.
- From Nightingale nurses to a modern profession: the journey of nursing in Australia Listen or Transcript - "At Henry Parkes’ request, nurse Lucy Osburn arrived in Sydney as superintendent of the ‘Sydney Infirmary’ in 1868. Establishment of the Nightingale schools for nurse training soon followed. And so began modern-day nursing in Australia. Parkes’ support and Miss Osburn’s dedication laid strong foundations, but there have been many challenges along the way. As a descendant of Parkes as well as a distinguished nursing educator, Dr Willetts offers a unique perspective on the development and current role of this vitally important profession." From website
- Lucy Osburn - Australian Dictionary of Biography At Henry Parkes’ request, nurse Lucy Osburn arrived in Sydney as superintendent of the ‘Sydney Infirmary’ in 1868.
- Lucy Osburn - Dictionary of Sydney "Lucy Osburn was Lady Superintendent of Sydney Infirmary and Dispensary (later Sydney Hospital) from 1868 to 1884. She is acknowledged as the founder of Nightingale nursing in Australia and head of one of the two nursing teams sent overseas by the Nightingale Fund Council to found Nightingale nursing. " From the website
- Lucy Osburn -Nightingale Museum - Facebook Page Great photos & interesting video about the Lucy Osburn Museum in Sydney.
- Famous Nurses - Nursing Theory "The nursing profession has a long and interesting history forged by courageous people, almost exclusively women. Before the middle of the 19th century, most nurses were untrained and came from the lower class. Nursing was not considered to be a legitimate occupation. However, during the latter part of the 1800s and beyond, there were a number of forward-looking nurses who worked tirelessly to define and improve the role of nursing and provide the building blocks for what it is today. Wars and military nursing also have played a major role in the evolution of what nursing is today." From website
- Florence Nightingale at first hand - Book Florence Nightingale is one of the most famous figures in modern history. Yet much of what we know of her emanates from unreliable second-hand accounts ,,, reports what Florence Nightingale said and did, based on her writing, of which a massive amount survives, scattered in over two hundred archives throughout the world
Nurses in wartime
- Nurses: from Zululand to Afghanistan - Australian War Memorial "The exhibition explores the involvement of nurses from the first known Australian in the Zulu War of 1879, right up to the experiences of the male and female nurses serving in recent conflicts and peace keeping operations." From the website
- Anzac girls : the extraordinary story of our World War I nurses - Book By the end of the Great War, forty-five Australian and New Zealand nurses had died on overseas service and over two hundred had been decorated. ,,, Their strength and dignity were remarkable. Using diaries and letters, Peter Rees takes us into the hospital camps and the wards, and the tent surgeries on the edge of some of the most horrific battlefronts of human history.
- Black Nightingale : a memoir - Book Crimea War
- Sister Vivian Bullwinkle - Trove Newspaper Search Read historical newspaper articles about Sister Vivian Bullwinkle
- Lieutenant Colonel Vivian Bullwinkel - AWM "Vivian Bullwinkel, sole survivor of the 1942 Banka Island massacre, was born on 18 December 1915 at Kapunda, South Australia. She trained as a nurse and midwife at Broken Hill, New South Wales, and began her nursing career in Hamilton, Victoria, before moving to the Jessie McPherson Hospital in Melbourne in 1940." From website
- Our vietnam nurses - Book From the bestselling author of Bush Nurses and Nurses of the Outback comes this collection of compelling and moving stories of our heroic nurses in the Vietnam War Being a nurse always requires a cool head, a steady hand and an open heart. But if you're working in a war zone, the challenges are much harder.
- Devotion : stories of Australia's wartime nurses - Book Explores the contribution and courage of Australian nurses in conflicts and peacekeeping operations from the Boer War to the present.
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