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Marsden Manual ebook- Professional edition  and Student edition
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Electronic books

Selected ebooks with nursing, midwifery and care skills content listed below
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Print books
Nursing, midwifery & care skills print books from 2014- available at Discovery Library listed below.
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Timmins, F. (2015) A-Z of reflective practice. Palgrave.
Cooper, N., Frain, A. and Frain, J. (2018) ABC of clinical professionalism. Chichester: Wiley-Blackwell.
Coope, B. (2014) ABC of dementia. John Wiley and Sons.
Le May, A. (2015) Adult nursing at a glance. John Wiley and Sons.
Dutton, H. (2018) Acute and critical care nursing at a glance.Wiley-Blackwell.
Barton, T. D. (2015). Advanced nursing practice : changing healthcare in a changing world. Palgrave Macmillan.
Swearingen, P. L. (2016) All-in-one nursing care planning resource : medical-surgical, pediatric, maternity and psychiatric-mental health. 4th ed.  Elsevier Mosby.
Peate, I. (2015) Anatomy and physiology for nurses at a glance. John Wiley and Sons.
Wrycraft, N. (2015). Assessment and care planning in mental health nursing. Open University Press.
Tiran, D. (2017) Bailliere’s midwives’ dictionary. 13th ed. s.l.: Elsevier.
Clayton, B. and Willihnganz, M. (2017) Basic pharmacology for nurses. 17th ed. St. Louis, Mo: Elsevier.
Hogan-Quigley, B.(2017). Bates’ nursing guide to physical examination and history taking. 2nd. Wolters Kluwer Health.
Mander, R. (2014) Becoming a midwife. 2nd ed. Routledge.
Sellman, D. (2017). Becoming a nurse : fundamentals of professional practice for nursing. 2nd ed. Routledge.
Johns, C. (2017) Becoming a reflective practitioner. 5th ed. Chichester: Wiley-Blackwell.
Hinkle, J. (2018) Brunner and Suddarth’s textbook of medical-surgical nursing. 14th ed. Wolters Kluwer.
Grove, S. K. (2017) Burns and Grove’s the practice of nursing research : appraisal, synthesis and generation of evidence . 8th ed. Elsevier.
Wyatt, D. (2015) Cancer and cancer care. Sage.
Welton, J. and Telford, J. (2013) Can I tell you about dementia?: a guide for family, friends and carers. Jessica Kingsley.
Dunning, T. (2014) Care of people with diabetes: a manual of nursing practice. 4th ed. Wiley-Blackwell.
Barrett, D. Care planning : a guide for nurses. 2nd ed. Pearson.
Boyd, C. (2014) Care skills for nurses. (Student survival skills). Wiley-Blackwell.
Barker, S. (2013) Caring for older people in nursing. Learning Matters.
Brown Wilson, C. (2017) Caring for people with dementia: a shared approach. Los Angeles; London: Sage.
Barber, C. (2015). Caring for people with learning disabilities : a guide for non-specialist nurses. Lantern.
Carter, B. (2014) Child-centred nursing : promoting critical thinking. Sage.
Glasper, A. (2015) Children and young people’s nursing at a glance. Wiley-Blackwell.
Long, T. (2016). Children’s nursing : case book. Open University Press.
Denieul, V. and Robinson, J. (2019) Children’s nursing placements. Banbury : Lantern.
Ranson, M. (2014) Clinical examination skills for healthcare professionals. M&K Publishing.
Standing, M. (2017) Clinical judgement and decision making in nursing. 3rd ed. London: Learning Matters
Huckabee, M. (2018) Clinical leadership for physician assistants and nurse practitioners. New York: Springer.
Stanley, D. (2017) Clinical leadership in nursing and healthcare: values into action. 2nd ed. Advanced healthcare practice. Chichester: Wiley-Blackwell.
Macdonald, K. (2017) Clinical placements. Banbury : Lantern.
Bostwick, J. (2015) Clinical pocket reference : fundamental care : a person-centred approach. Clinical Pocket Reference.
Garrett, B. (2016) Clinical pocket reference for nurses. 3rd ed. Clinical Pocket Reference.
Roper, T. A. (2014) Clinical skills. 2nd ed. Oxford University Press.
Hughes, E. Clinical skills for healthcare assistants and assistant practitioners. 2nd ed. Wiley-Blackwell.
Wright, W et al. (2019). Clinical skills for nursing adults : step-by-step. Los Angeles : Sage.
Moore, T. (2017). Clinical skills for nursing practice. London : Routledge.
Pavord, E. (2015). Communication and interpersonal skills. 2nd ed. Lantern.
Bach, S.(2015). Communication and interpersonal skills in nursing. 3rd ed. Sage
Gault, I. (2017). Communication in nursing and healthcare : a guide for compassionate practice. Sage.
Boyd, C. (2014) Communication skills for nurses. (Student survival skills) Wiley-Blackwell.
Hatfield, A. (2014) The complete recovery room book. 5th ed. OUP.
Thornbory, G. and Everton, S. (2018) Contemporary occupational health nursing: a guide for practitioners. 2nd ed. London: Routledge.
Fitzpatrick, J. J. (2016). Conceptual models of nursing : global perspectives. 5th ed. Pearson Prentice Hall.
Muscat, H. (2015) Contexts of midwifery practice. London : Learning Matters.
Martin, P. (2018) Coping and thriving in nursing: an essential guide for practice. London: Sage.
Booker, K. J. (2015). Critical care nursing : monitoring and treatment for advanced nursing practice. John Wiley and Sons
Thompson, S and Thompson, N. (2018). The critically reflective practitioner. 2nd ed. London : Palgrave Macmillan.
Holland, K. (2018) Cultural awareness in nursing and health care: an introductory text. 3rd ed. London: Routledge.
Price, B. (2019). Delivering person-centred care in nursing. London : Learning Matters.
Smith, G. (2016). Dementia care : a practical approach.  CRC Press.
Baillie, L. (2014) Developing practical nursing skills. 4th ed. CRC Press.
Coughlan, M.  (2017). Doing a literature review in nursing, health and social care. 2nd ed. Los Angeles; London : Sage.
Lapham, R. (2015) Drug calculations for nurses : a step-by-step approach. 4th ed. CRC Press.
Sullivan, E. (2018) Effective leadership and management in nursing. 9th ed. New York: Pearson.
Boyle, M. (2017). Emergencies around childbirth : a handbook for midwives. 3rd ed. London : CRC Press.
Delves-Yates, C. (2015) Essential clinical skills for nurses : step by step. Sage.
Peate, I. (2016). The essential guide to becoming a staff nurse. Chichester : John Wiley and Sons.
Rawles, Z. (2019) Essential knowledge and skills for healthcare assistants and assisitant practitioners. 2nd ed. London : Routledge.
Rawles, Z. (2014) Essential knowledge and skills for healthcare assistants. CRC Press
Robertson, D. (2016). Essential medicines management for mental health nurses. Open University Press.
Richards, A. (2014) Essential pathophysiology for nursing and healthcare students.  Open University Press.
Price, J. and McAlinden, O. (2018) Essentials of nursing children and young people. Los Angeles; London: Sage.
Delves-Yates, C. (2015). Essentials of nursing practice. Sage.
Cook, N. (2019) Essentials of pathophysiology for nursing practice. London: Sage.
Barber, P. (2015). Essentials of pharmacology for nurses. 3rd ed. Open University Press
Melia, K. M. (2014). Ethics for nursing and healthcare practice. Sage.
Harrison Dening, K. (2019). Evidence-based practice in dementia for nurses and nursing students. London : Jessica Kingsley.
Scriven, A. (2017) Ewles and Simnett’s promoting health: a practical guide. 7th ed. Edinburgh: Elsevier.
Lomax, A. (2015). Examination of the newborn : an evidence-based guide. 2nd ed. Chichester : John Wiley and Sons.
James, J. (2017). Excellent dementia care in hospitals : a guide to supporting people with dementia and their carers. London : Jessica Kingsley.
Morley, D. A. et al (2019). Facilitating learning in practice : a research based approach to challenges and solutions. Abingdon : Routledge.
Dziedzic, M. E. (2014). Fast facts about pressure ulcer care for nurses : how to prevent, detect and resolve them in a nutshell. Springer.
Karch A, M. (2017). Focus on nursing pharmacology. 7th international ed. Wolters Kluwer Health.
Burns, D. (2015). Foundations of adult nursing.  Sage
Peate, I. (2017). Fundamentals of care : a textbook for health and social care assistants. John Wiley and Sons.
Wills, J. (2014). Fundamentals of health promotion for nurses. 2nd ed. John Wiley & Sons.
Brady, A. M. (2014) Fundamentals of medical-surgical nursing : a systems approach. Wiley-Blackwell.
Lewis, L. (2015). Fundamentals of midwifery : a textbook for students. Wiley-Blackwell.
Taylor, T. (2015) Fundamentals of nursing made incredibly easy! 2nd ed. Lippincott Williams and Wilkins.
McKenna, H. P. (2014) Fundamentals of nursing models, theories and practice. 2nd ed. John Wiley and Sons.
Rosser, M. (2014) Fundamentals of palliative care for student nurses. Wiley-Blackwell.
Duncan, D. (2019) General practice nursing : foundational principles. Keswick : M&K
Rowe, G. (2018) The handbook for nurse associates and assistant practitioners. London: Sage.
Cescutti-Butler, L. (2016). The hands-on guide to midwifery placements. John Wiley and Sons.
Thistlethwaite, J. (2016). Health care professionalism at a glance. John Wiley and Sons.
Evans, D. (2017). Health promotion and public health for nursing students. 3rd ed. Sage.
Bowden, J. (2017) Health promotion in midwifery: principles and practice. 3rd ed. CRC Press.
Bettany-Saltikov, J. (2016). How to do a systematic literature review in nursing : a step-by-step guide. 2nd ed. Open University Press.
Case, M. (2019) How to treat people: a nurse at work. UK: Viking.
Woodrow, P. (2019) Intensive care nursing: a framework for practice. 4th ed. London : Routledge.
Arnold, E. C. and Underman Boggs, K. (2020) Interpersonal relationships : professional communication skills for nurses. 8th ed. Missouri : Elsevier Health Sciences.
Mcfadden, R. (2019). Introducing pharmacology : for nursing and healthcare. 3rd ed. Abingdon : Routledge.
Lindsay, P. (2016). Introducing the social sciences for midwifery practice : birthing in a contemporary society. Routledge.
Sturgeon, D. (2018) Introduction to anatomy and physiology for healthcare students. London: Routledge.
Walsh, M. (2014) Introduction to sociology for health carers. 2nd ed. Cengage Learning.
Avery, G. (2017).Law and ethics in nursing and healthcare : an introduction. 2nd ed. Los Angeles; London : Sage.
Clarke, E. J. (2015). Law and ethics for midwifery. Routledge.
Griffith, R.(2017). Law and professional issues in nursing. 4th ed.  Sage.
Huber, D. (2018) Leadership and nursing care management. 6th ed. St. Louis, Mo: Saunders.
Ellis, P. (2015) Leadership, management and team working in nursing. 2nd ed. Learning Matters
Marquis, B. and Huston, C. (2017) Leadership roles and management functions in nursing: theory and application. 9th ed. Philadelphia : Wolters Kluwer.
Yoder-Wise P. S. (2019) Leading and managing in nursing. 7th ed. St Louis Mo: Elsevier
Gates, B.  (2015). Learning disability nursing at a glance. Wiley-Blackwell.
Gates, B. (2015). Learning disability nursing : modern day practice. CRC Press
Mills, J. and Brand, D. (2018) Learning in practice for nursing students. London: Palgrave.
Peate, I. (2019) Learning to care : the nursing associate. Edinburgh : Elsevier Health Sciences.
Dimond, B. C. (2013) Legal aspects of midwifery. 4th ed. Quay Books.
Dimond, B. C. (2015) Legal aspects of nursing. 7th ed. Pearson Education.
Maclean, S. (2015) Level 2 diploma in health and social care : the city and guilds textbook. City and Guilds.
Maclean, S. (2014). Level 3 diploma in health and social care: the city and guilds textbook. City and Guilds.
Moule, P. (2018) Making sense of research in nursing, health and social care. 6th ed. Los Angeles; London: Sage.
Bates, K. (2015) Managing childbirth emergencies in the community and low-tech settings. 2nd ed. Palgrave Macmillan.
Macdonald, S. (2017) Mayes’ midwifery. 15th ed. Edinburgh: Elsevier.
Peate, I. (2016). Medical-surgical nursing at a glance. John Wiley and Sons.
Young, S. Medicines management for nurses at a glance. John Wiley and Sons.
Mutsatsa, S.  (2017). Medicines management in mental health nursing. 2nd ed.  Sage.
Smith, G. (2015) Mental health nursing at a glance. John Wiley and Sons.
Hulatt, I. (2014). Mental health policy for nurses. London : Sage.
Gopee, N. (2015). Mentoring and supervision in healthcare. 3rd ed.  Sage
Woolnough, H. M. (2017). Mentoring in nursing and healthcare : supporting career and personal development. Wiley-Blackwell.
Shaw, M. E. (2015). Mentorship in healthcare. 2nd ed. M and K.
Ward, D. (2016). Microbiology and infection prevention and control for nursing students.  Learning Matters.
Forrest, E. (2019) Midwifery at a glance. Chichester : John Wiley and Sons.Lindsay, P. (2018) Midwifery skills at a glance. John WIley and Sons.
Chapman, V. and Charles, C. (2018) The midwife’s labour and birth handbook. 4th ed. Chichester: Wiley-Blackwell.
Wylie, L. (2016). The midwives’ guide to key medical conditions : pregnancy and childbirth. 2nd ed. Edinburgh : Elsevier.
McFerran, T. A. (2014). Minidictionary for nurses. Oxford University Press.
Perry, M. (2014). The minor illness and beyond handbook. Radcliffe.
Purcell, D. (2017). Minor injuries : a clinical guide. 3rd ed. Edinburgh : Elsevier.
Sorrentino, S. A. (2017) Mosby’s textbook for nursing assistants. 9th ed. Elsevier.
MacGregor, H. (2016). Moving and handling patients at a glance. Wiley-Blackwell.
Ashwin, C. (2017) Myles pocket reference for midwives. Edinburgh: Elsevier.
Marshall, J. (2014). Myles textbook for midwives. 16th ed. Churchill Livingstone.
Davison, N. (2015) Numeracy and clinical calculations for nurses. Lantern.
Craig, K. (2015) The nurse mentor’s companion. Sage.
Walsh, D. (2014) The nurse mentor’s handbook: supporting students in clinical practice. 2nd ed. Open University Press.
Edwards, S. and Williams, J. (2019) A nurse’s survival guide to critical care Revised ed. Edinburgh : Elsevier Health Sciences.
Dolan B. and Overend A. (2019) A nurse’s survival guide to leadership and management on the ward. 3rd ed. London : Elsevier.
Richards, A. and Edwards, S. (2019) A nurse’s survival guide to the ward
. 3rd updated ed. Edinburgh: Elsevier Health Sciences.
Rogers, K. M. A. (2014) Nurses! Test yourself in pharmacology. OUP
Glasper, A. (2017) Nursing and healthcare research at a glance. John Wiley & Sons.
Gatford, J. D. . (2016). Nursing calculations. 9th ed. Elsevier Health Sciences.
Boyd, C. (2016). Nursing calculations and IV therapy for dummies. John Wiley and Sons.
Moore L. (2018) Nursing care of children and young people. Oxford : Clinical Pocket Reference.Barry, C. D. (2015) Nursing case studies in caring : across the practice spectrum. Springer.
Tingle, J. (2014) Nursing law and ethics. 4th ed. Wiley-Blackwell.
Tetley, J. (2018) Nursing older people at a glance. Wiley-Blackwell.
Peate, I. and Wild, K. (2018) Nursing practice: knowledge and care. 2nd ed. Chichester: John Wiley and Sons.
Webb, A. A. (2016). Nursing procedures made incredibly easy!. 2nd ed. Wolters Kluwer.
Moule, P. (2017). Nursing research : an introduction. 3rd ed.  Sage.
Polit, D. F. (2017). Nursing research : generating and assessing evidence for nursing practice. 10th ed.  Wolters Kluwer.
Lobiondo-Wood, G. (2017) Nursing research: methods and critical appraisal for evidence-based practice. 9th. St. Louis, Mo: Elsevier Health Sciences.
Parahoo, K. (2014) Nursing research: principles, process & issues. 3rd ed. Palgrave Macmillan.
Clarke, D. (2016). Nursing the acutely ill adult : priorities in assessment and management. 2nd ed. Palgrave.
Alligood, M. (2018) Nursing theorists and their work. 9th ed. St. Louis, Mo: Elsevier.
Dudek, S. (2018) Nutrition essentials for nursing practice. 8th ed. Philadelphia; London: Wolters Kluwer.
Shaw, M. E. (2017). Ophthalmic nursing. 5th ed. Boca Raton, FL; London : CRC Press.
Field, D. (2016). The ophthalmic study guide for nurses and health professionals. 2nd ed. M&K.
Mercer, D. (2018) Oxford handbook of adult nursing. 2nd ed. Oxford University Press.
Tadman, M. et al (2019) Oxford handbook of cancer nursing. 2nd ed. Oxford University Press.
Glasper, E. A. (2016). Oxford handbook of children’s and young people’s nursing. 2nd ed. Oxford University Press.
Olson, K. (2014). Oxford handbook of cardiac nursing. 2nd ed. OUP
Baid, H. (2016) Oxford handbook of critical care nursing. 2nd ed. Oxford University Press.
Crouch, R. (2017) Oxford handbook of emergency nursing. 2nd ed. OUP.
Medforth, J. (2017) Oxford handbook of midwifery. 3rd ed. Oxford: Oxford University
Drennan, V. (2014) Oxford handbook of primary care and community nursing. 2nd ed. OUP.
Wright, S. (2015) Pain management in nursing practice. Sage.
Nicol, J. (2017) Palliative and end of life care in nursing. 2nd ed. London: Sage.
Brown, M. (2016) Palliative care in nursing and healthcare. Sage.
Ingleton, C. (2015). Palliative care nursing at a glance.  Wiley-Blackwell
Starkings, S. and Krause, L. (2018) Passing calculations tests in nursing. 4th ed. London: Sage.
Ashelford, S., Raynsford, J. and Taylor, V. (2019) Pathophysiology and pharmacology in nursing. 2nd ed. London: Sage.
Nair, M. (2015) Pathophysiology for nurses at a glance. John Wiley and Sons.
Howatson-Jones, L. (2015) Patient assessment & care planning in nursing. 2nd ed. Sage
Hayes, A. (2014) Pathways through care at the end of life: a guide to person-centred care. Jessica Kingsley.
Tee, S. (2016). Person-centred approaches in healthcare : a handbook for nurses and midwives. Open University Press.
Scholefield, D. (2015) Pharmacology case studies for nurse prescribers.  M&K.
Paice, J. A. (2015) Physical aspects of care : pain and gastrointestinal symptoms. (HPNA palliative nursing manuals vol 2) Oxford University Press.
Rawles, Z. (2015). Physical examination procedures for advanced practitioners and non-medical prescribers : evidence and rationale. 2nd ed. CRC Press.
Nash, M. (2014) Physical health and well-being in mental health nursing : clinical skills for practice. 2nd ed. Open University Press.
Sadler, C. (2015). A practical guide to end of life care. Open University Press.
Henwood, S. (2014) Practical leadership in nursing and health care: a multi-professional approach. CRC Press.
Gray, M. A. (2014). Practical skills for mentoring in healthcare : a guide for busy practitioners. Palgrave Macmillan.
Finkelman, A. W. (2016). Professional nursing concepts : competencies for quality leadership. 3rd ed. Burlington, Ma : Jones and Bartlett Learning.
Baillie, L. (2015). Professional values in nursing. CRC Press
Upton, D. (2014) Promoting healthy behaviour: a practical guide. 2nd ed. Routledge.
Trenoweth, S. (2017). Promoting recovery in mental health nursing . (Transforming nursing practice). London : Learning Matters.
Queenan, J. T.  (2015). Protocols for high-risk pregnancies : an evidence-based approach. 6th ed. Wiley-Blackwell
Gersch, C. J. (2016). Psychiatric nursing made incredibly easy! 2nd ed. Lippincott Williams and Wilkins.
Goodman, B. (2015). Psychology and sociology in nursing. 2nd ed. London : Sage
Gross, R. D. (2014) Psychology for nurses and health professionals. 2nd ed. CRC Press.
Wild, K. and McGrath, M. (2019) Public health and health promotion for nurses at a glance. Chichester : Wiley.
Sherwood, G. (2017) Quality and safety in nursing: a competency approach to improving outcomes. 2nd ed. Chichester: John Wiley and Sons.
Le May, A. (2017). Rapid adult nursing. Wiley-Blackwell.
Snow, S. (2016). Rapid midwifery. John Wiley and Sons.
Ross, S. (2014) Rapid infection control nursing. Wiley-Blackwell.
McKinnon, J. (2016). Reflection for nursing life : principles, process and practice. Routledge.
Bassot, B. (2016). The reflective journal. 2nd ed. London : Palgrave.
Howatson-Jones, L. (2016) Reflective practice in nursing. 3rd ed. London: Learning Matters.
Esterhuizen, P. (2019) Reflective practice in nursing. 4th ed. London: Learning Matters.
Bolton, G. (2018) Reflective practice: writing & professional development. 5th ed. Sage.
Thomas, N. (2014) Renal nursing. 4th ed. Wiley-Blackwell.
Murphy, M., Staffileno, B. and Foreman, M. (2018) Research for advanced practice nurses: from evidence to practice. 3rd. New York: Springer.
Harvey, M. (2017). Research methods for nurses and midwives : theory and practice. London : Sage.
Gerrish, K. (2015) The research process in nursing. 7th ed. Wiley-Blackwell.
Fairley-Murdoch, M. (2017) Revalidation: a journey for nurses and midwives. Open University Press.
Tomlinson, C. (2015). Revalidation for nurses and midwives : a handbook for registrants. 
Lister, S. & Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust. (2019) The Royal Marsden manual of cancer nursing procedures. Oxford: Wiley-Blackwell.
Dougherty, L. (2015) The Royal Marsden manual of clinical nursing procedures. 9th ed. Wiley-Blackwell.
Northway, R.  (2017). Safeguarding adults in nursing practice. 2nd ed. Sage.
Watson, G. (2014) Safeguarding and protecting children, young people and families: a guide for nurses and midwives. Sage.
Johnson, R. (2016). Skills for midwifery practice. 4th ed. Elsevier.
Denny, E.(2016) Sociology for nurses. 3rd ed. Cambridge: Polity Press.
Tranvag, O. (2016). Stories of dignity within healthcare: research, narratives and theories. M&K.
Ferrell, B. R. (2015) Structure and processes of care. (HPNA palliative nursing manuals vol 1) Oxford University Press.
Clarke, N. (2017) The student nurse’s guide to successful reflection: ten essential ingredients. London: Open University Press.
Boyd, C. (2014) Study skills for nurses. (Student survival skills) Wiley-Blackwell.
Northrop, M. (2016) Studying for a foundation degree in health. Routledge.
Bottomley, J. (2017) Studying for your nursing degree: critical study skills. Critical Publishing.
Williamson, G. R. (2017). Succeeding in literature reviews and research project plans for nursing students. 3rd ed. London : Sage.
Aston, L. (2014) Successful mentoring in nursing. 2nd ed. Learning Matters.
Reed, S. (2015) Successful professional portfolios for nursing students. 2nd ed.  Learning Matters
Leap, N. (2016). Supporting women for labour and birth : a thoughtful guide. London : Taylor and Francis.
Gopee, N. (2018) Supervision and mentoring in healthcare. 4th ed. Los Angeles; London: Sage.
Scaife, J. (2019) Supervision in clinical practice : a practitioner’s guide. Abingdon : Routledge.
Chilton, S. and Bain, H. (2018) A textbook of community nursing. 2nd ed. London: Routledge
Nuttall, D. (2016). The textbook of non-medical prescribing. 2nd ed. John Wiley and Sons.
Stickley, T. (2014) Theories for mental health nursing: a guide for practice. Sage.
Evans, N. (2016) Therapeutic skills for mental health nurses. Open University Press.
Darvill, A. et al (2018) Transition to nursing practice : from student to registered nurse. London : Sage.
Ellis, P. (2017) Understanding ethics for nursing students. 2nd ed. London: Learning Matters.
Matters.Cronin, P. (2015) Understanding nursing and healthcare research. Sage.
Grove, S. K. (2015). Understanding nursing research : building an evidence-based practice. 6th ed. Elsevier.
Ellis, P. (2019) Understanding research for nursing students. 4th ed. London: Learning Matters.
Allan, H. (2016). Understanding sociology in nursing.  Sage.
Brooks, N. (2014) Venepuncture and cannulation: a practical guide. M and K Publishing.
Gordon, R. M. and McGonigle, D. (2018) Virtual simulation in nursing education. New York : Springer.
Slade, M. (2017). Wellbeing, recovery and mental health. Cambridge : Cambridge University Press
Slachta, P. A. (2016). Wound care made incredibly easy. 3rd ed. Wolters Kluwer.
Taylor, D. B. (2014) Writing skills in nursing and healthcare : a guide to completing successful dissertations and theses. Sage.