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Nursing and Health

Learning resources and research databases for: nursing, including mental health, child and family health, indigenous health, and drug information; and health, including allied health, primary health care, public health, and health information management.

Websites

  • Registering practitioners and students 
  • developing standards, codes and guidelines
  • handling notifications, complaints, investigations and disciplinary hearings 
  • assessing overseas trained practitioners who wish to practise in Australia
  • approving accreditation standards and accredited courses of study
  • reporting statistics of nursing professionals in Australia 

Clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) 

Professionals organisations 

The Conversation: Health

Articles from the Australian website The Conversation whose content is sourced from academics and researchers. 

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Evaluating information sources

The CRAAP test

Evaluate your sources using the CRAAP test to find reliable, quality information.

Currency: when was it created?
Relevance: is it on my topic?
Authority: is it by an expert?
Accuracy: is it correct?
Purpose: why was it created?

The SIFT method

Evaluate web and social media sources in 4 moves using the SIFT method.

Stop - think before using a source.
Investigate where it is from.
Find alternative sources.
Trace claims, quotes and media.

Fact checking

Fact checking is an important skill. Find out how to assess and verify your sources with RMIT's Fact checking guide.

• Assess websites and social media.
• Lean how to spot fake news.
• Develop your media literacy skills.