This resource aims to help you in developing your skills in: - academic writing - preparing manuscripts for publication - writing funding applications It shares experiences of writing and publishing and gives professional advice on developing your writing and how to prepare, review and persevere with it.

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Release Date: 10 January 2023

Defining and explaining acids, bases, and alkalis, from an ionic standpoint, and introducing the pH scale.

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Release Date: 31 May 2017

Examining the operation and application of acids, bases and alkalis, including neutralisation, acid/base reactions, and salts.

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Release Date: 31 May 2017

This resources looks at developing cultural awareness in health care nursing practice. Its main focus is to encourage reflection and awareness of cultural differences during a patient’s admission to a hospital ward. It also promotes an understanding of the importance of individualised nursing care and embraces the differences that meet the needs of patients based on their own values and beliefs.

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Release Date: 02 August 2019

Acolhimento do cliente num hospital - Is the Portuguese language version of the Admission to Hospital resource and has been developed as part of the TansCoCon project. The resource looks at developing cultural awareness in health care nursing practice. Its main focus is to encourage reflection and awareness of cultural differences during a patient’s admission to a hospital ward. It also promotes an understanding of the importance of individualised nursing care and embraces the differences that meet the needs of patients based on their own values and beliefs.

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Release Date: 02 August 2019

Reusable Learning Object exploring the completion of the Allied Health Professional (AHP) Health and Work Report

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Release Date: 08 July 2019

This resource helps raise awareness of online support groups for people living with or affected by long-term health conditions.

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Release Date: 05 May 2022

This resource provides guidance to health care professionals and students on how to provide safe, appropriate and acceptable digital consultations in maternity care.

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Release Date: 05 February 2024

This RLO is part of the Our care through our eyes (OCTOE), series of resources. This resource will equip registered children's nurses, student nurses and other health professionals with information about how to assess and manage risk with children and young people admitted to children's wards with self-harm.

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Release Date: 25 November 2016

Introduces and compares the structural components associated with bacteria and viruses by allowing users to "build" their own.

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Release Date: 08 April 2020

Blood Glucose Testing - What do the numbers mean? This resource is for people with Diabetes and others who want to understand blood glucose levels.

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Release Date: 02 November 2021

Case series typically involve a much smaller number of patients than the more powerful case-control study or Randomised controlled trial (RCT). In this design patients with a known exposure to a treatment are tracked prospectively to identify new forms of disease or adverse effects. Case series can also be retrospective - here medical records are examined to identify a link between exposure and disease.

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Release Date: 14 June 2018

This resource looks at cases (diseased subjects) and controls (non-diseased subjects) and investigates their exposure status.

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Release Date: 12 September 2017

This resource looks at cohort studies in relation to medical research and investigates medical disease and establishes links between risk factors and health outcomes.

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Release Date: 18 December 2018

This RLO looks at people with dementia who experience difficulties in both understanding others and saying what they want to say. This usually progresses as the disease progresses. This RLO looks at problems people with dementia experience when communicating and strategies healthcare professionals can use to improve their communication.

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Release Date: 04 September 2015

This RLO defines the term 'confidence intervals' and demonstrates how they can be used to determine the significance and range of possible sizes of a treatment effect.

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Release Date: 04 September 2017

Promoting the development of cultural awareness and cultural sensitivity in the context of working in a culturally mixed team.

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Release Date: 14 July 2020

Dementia is very common. A quarter of general hospital in-patients have cognitive impairment, Dementia or dementia complicated by delirium. Almost all healthcare professionals who look after adults will encounter patients with these problems, we all need the knowledge and skills to care for them.

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Release Date: 04 September 2015

A reflective Reusable Learning Object (RLO) that looks at everyday nursing practices, sharing experiences and building a mask of resilience.

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Release Date: 15 February 2019

This resource will give you some tips on how to manage your blood glucose levels and explain how to eat healthily to keep your blood glucose levels stable.

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Release Date: 02 November 2021

Diabetes and Low Blood Glucose - This resource will help you to understand what to do when your blood glucose level goes too low.

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Release Date: 02 November 2021

Do you ever wonder what happens to our personal digital content when we die? This resource explores the many issues arising from digital identity and content, and how it might be accessed by the bereaved. This RLO is an output of a research project led in Nottingham by Morna O'Connor about death, dying and bereavement and the role of technology in health.

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Release Date: 06 January 2016

This resource will provide you with the opportunity to examine the challenges you may have when developing your cultural competence. It will help you develop cultural awareness and sensitivity for your future nursing practice.

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Release Date: 09 July 2020

Introduction to the interaction of cell receptors with drugs. This resource was first released in June 2004. It has been re-purposed by the Helm team in 2016.

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Release Date: 06 December 2016

This learning resource ' Dying in Hospital' addresses the topic of the hospital as a place of death for frail older people and is based on some research findings from an Alzheimer's Society funded research study. A linked resource 'Every death is Different' is also available.

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Release Date: 15 March 2017

This RLO is part of the Our care through our eyes (OCTOE), series of resources. This RLO will equip registered children's nurses, student nurses and other health professionals with communication skills and strategies to improve care for children and young people who are admitted to hospital following an incident of self-harm.

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Release Date: 25 November 2016

This resource will: Explore how unconscious biases can impact on the care we provide to those who are medically under-served Provide tips on how to enable individuals to empower themselves to take up the offer of a Medicines Use Review Enable you to develop your own personal development plan to promote Medicines Use Reviews to people who potentially need them the most

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Release Date: 22 June 2018

This learning resource 'Every death is Different' addresses the topic of the hospital as a place of death for frail older people and is based on some research findings from an Alzheimers Society funded research study. A linked resource ' Dying in Hospital' is also available.

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Release Date: 28 February 2017

This e-learning resource has been co-produced with patients who belong to one or more under-served group. By listening to these individuals, it is intended that we can better understand their day-to-day circumstance and so better develop a sense of empathy with them. This will help encourage us to be consciously aware of individuals who are potentially most in need of support.

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Release Date: 22 June 2018

This RLO will provide parents and carers of children and young people who have finished their cancer treatment with information and support.

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Release Date: 17 May 2019

This resource has been developed to help provide mandatory faculty based fire safety training at the University of Nottingham. It has been openly released as it is a useful general fire safety guide.

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Release Date: 31 March 2017

From Silence to Voice: Understanding the experiences and healthcare and support needs of women in South Africa who have experienced sexual violence

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Release Date: 18 November 2021

This resource introduces the issues faced by people who experience gender based violence. It will help increase an understanding for health and social care students’ of gender based violence, by focusing on violence against women within the four partner countries. This project is funded by U21 and is a partnership between the Universities of Auckland, Birmingham, British Columbia, Glasgow, Melbourne and Nottingham. It has beeen funded by U21.

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Release Date: 20 February 2019

In this e-learning package, you will be presented with a scenario around patient care. This resource is designed to help support health-care workers, and demonstrate that everyone has a key part to play in getting infection, diagnosis and management right for our patients. Without establishing the clinical and microbiological diagnosis, we can cause harm to our patients.

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Release Date: 18 November 2019

The RLO deals with the opposing forces within the glomerulus and the Bowmans capsule which together create the glomerular filtration pressure. The RLO builds on the Starlings Forces RLO by the same author and is intended to form the basis for a future RLO on glomerular filtration rate. This RLO was developed jointly with De Montfort University.

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Release Date: 12 June 2018

Explains the appropriate use of gloves in a clinical environment

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Release Date: 24 April 2007

To understand the half-life of drugs and its relationship with volume of distribution and clearance.

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Release Date: 01 March 2004

This learning object demonstrates, through streaming video clips, practical hand hygiene techniques for infection control in healthcare settings. There are also interactive self-assessment quizzes

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Release Date: 16 November 2005

This resource gives an insight into the world of a young person with an Autistic Spectrum disorder (ASD). It concentrates on interaction with Tom, a young person with ASD, within the school environment. The RLO was created by a learning disability nursing student based on his interaction with a number of individuals with ASD. This RLO won the 2009 Fiona Law prize for student-led innovation awarded by the National Network of Learning Disability Nursing. This resource was re-purposed in 2016.

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Release Date: 17 November 2016

The Ideal Ward Round is a participatory action research (PAR) project in the field of quality improvement. The key project aims were: - to establish the views of patients, carers and professionals on the role, experience of and ways of improving ward rounds in the context of acute adult in-patient mental health services within one NHS Trust in England, and - to develop suitable recommendations that would lead to improvement in ward round functionality and experience for all parties, particularly patients This reusable learning object will enable you to think about how the recommendations of this project could influence your practice along with making changes to the structures and processes underpinning decision making in your practice area.

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Release Date: 02 October 2018

This learning resource will help you to understand the rationale for early identification of infants at risk of overweight and identify risk factors for child overweight which can be identified in the first year of life. the resources demonstrates how to use the IROC checklist to assess and understand an infant's risk of overweight.

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Release Date: 12 April 2021

This resource on Identifying triggers for behaviour that challenges in healthcare settings is one in a series of 3, and focuses on the subject of working with Challenging Situations. It is primarily aimed at 1st year healthcare students.

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Release Date: 18 October 2016

This resource was developed as part of the Grow-wise project by the Helm, the Child Branch team here at the School and Nottingham County Council.

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Release Date: 17 August 2016

Introduction to the physiology of the kidney, examining the processes by which the kidneys filter blood, control body pH and eliminate the waste products of metabolism from the body.

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Release Date: 22 March 2018

To understand the different levels of measurement and the arithmetic operations that can be performed on them

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Release Date: 01 September 2003

An explanation of the statistical operations that can be performed on the different levels of measurement. This resource has been re-purposed and an HTML5 version has replaced the original version.

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Release Date: 13 January 2017

Introduction to the external and internal anatomy of the liver.

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Release Date: 24 October 2018

Introduction to the physiology of the liver, examining its role in filtering blood, metabolism, nutrient extraction and homeostasis.

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Release Date: 24 October 2018

This resource on managing challenging behaviour in healthcare settings is one in a series of 3, and focuses on the subject of working with Challenging Situations. It is primarily aimed at 3rd year healthcare students.

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Release Date: 15 December 2016

This RLO provides an introduction to the basic concepts of meta-analysis, which is an important and valuable tool for summarising data from multiple studies.

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Release Date: 27 September 2017

This RLO demonstrates how to perform the midwife's examination of the abdomen in the antenatal period. It includes video clips of an abdominal examination, and references to professional (NMC) and NICE guidelines where appropriate.

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Release Date: 18 December 2018

An online resource created by parents for parents of infants with Pierre Robin Sequence and supported by cleft lip and palate professionals. The resource is targeted at the time of diagnosis and the first year of your baby's life.

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Release Date: 24 May 2022

This RLO considers how to measure and interpret the magnitude of effect in clinical trial results using number needed to treat (NNT) and number needed to harm (NNH).

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Release Date: 17 August 2017

This resources is the complete serries of the Our care through our eyes (OCTOE), project. It contains all three titles: Assessing risk and managing safety with children and young people admitted with self-harm Effective communication with children and young people following self-harm admission Understanding self-harm and care pathways for children and young people admitted to hospital.

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Release Date: 25 November 2016

A short resource to help you orientate yourself within the operating theatre and connected rooms.

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Release Date: 17 May 2019

Explaining the difference between the processes of diffusion and osmosis, and introducing the concepts of concentration gradients and tonicity.

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Release Date: 25 July 2019

This e-learning package is designed to empower parents who have a child with Down's syndrome and who are facing congenital heart surgery. It also takes parents and professionals on a journey through one family's story from diagnosis, surgery to living life to the full.

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Release Date: 10 October 2016

Handover is an essential element of patient care in a range of healthcare settings. It’s aim is to ensure the effective transfer and sharing of information across multidisciplinary teams. As a student nurse you’ll be involved in handover from the outset of your practice. This resource has been created by fellow students who’ve also already been through this experience and so understand some of the questions you may have. Their aim is to introduce you to the concept of handover, give you a chance to see it in action, hear from other students about their experiences in this area and look at some simple guidelines for carrying out best practice.

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Release Date: 08 March 2022

This RLO looks at what person-centered dementia care is and using filming of healthcare professionals caring for people with dementia, shows how person-centered care can be applied on a hospital ward.

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Release Date: 04 September 2015

Examines when and how to use personal protective equipment in a healthcare setting and has been updated due to the Coronavirus - Covid-19 pandemic.

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Release Date: 15 May 2020

Examing the role of plasma proteins in the blood in the distribution and elimination of drugs in the body.

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Release Date: 28 February 2017

This resource has been developed to help Nursing and Midwery students improve their interview skills.

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Release Date: 15 January 2019

An introduction to probability, and the probability of sample errors affecting research results.

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Release Date: 10 October 2016

Outlining the distinction between qualitative and quantitative methods of doing research.

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Release Date: 13 February 2017

This resource explains study design and looks at the situations in which you might apply the different types of design methodology.

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Release Date: 24 October 2018

This resource looks at Randomised Control Trials (RCT). Generally in a randomised controlled trial, study participants are randomly assigned or randomised to one of two groups: the experimental group receiving the intervention that is being tested and the comparison group (control) which receives a conventional treatment or placebo. These groups are then followed prospectively to assess the effectiveness of the intervention compared with the standard treatment or control.

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Release Date: 14 June 2018

This resource on responding to behaviour that challenges in healthcare settings is one in a series of 3, and focuses on the subject of working with Challenging Situations. It is primarily aimed at 2nd year healthcare students.

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Release Date: 09 December 2016

This RLO explains how diagnostic test accuracy is described by the terms sensitivity and specificity. Sensitivity describes the accuracy of the test in detecting disease. Specificity describes the accuracy of the test in detecting health.

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Release Date: 12 June 2018

The aim of this resource is to explore the concept of Sexual Safety from the perspective of women who have accessed mental services in order to unpack and to develop a greater understanding of this multi-faceted phenomenon. In this resource we will also hear from a number of professionals who work with women who have accessed mental health care.

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Release Date: 02 March 2020

This resource explores what a shared decision making model might need to look like in mental health settings if there was acknowledgement of hierarchies and the effects of power in the decision making process in mental health care. Whilst it is important for professional groups to maintain their professional identities in healthcare settings, they might also need to consider the importance of talking about these identities within multidisciplinary groups and acknowledge uncertainties of role and identity when the power to decide is shared amongst professional groups, service users and carers (I am not sure we address this in the resource – we could say the resource is based on a piece of research which looked at this). It is suggested that the concept of shared decision making should be broken down into its component parts to specify the “core conditions” for a shared decision to take place. We suggest that in order for this, to occur, all participants must be Informed, Involved and Influential (the three I’s) in the decision making process. However, the three “I”s of shared decision making are fluid, they refer to a sliding scale of influence that moves between these different positions depending on context, capacity and desire to influence. This RLO considers some of the challenges to shared decision making and how these may be overcome

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Release Date: 02 October 2018

An examination of the roles of hydrostatic and oncotic pressure in movement of fluid and gases across the capillary wall.

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Release Date: 05 January 2005

A guide to managing the stress associated with clinical placement – designed by students, for students.

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Release Date: 15 January 2016

This collection of 3 RLOs was developed to support medically under-served patients with their medicines.

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Release Date: 15 June 2018

This resource will enable students and health professionals to help parents of infants at higher risk of child overweight implement strategies to promote healthy infant growth.

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Release Date: 12 April 2021

This RLO considers the type of evidence which should be used when making decisions about patient care.

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Release Date: 12 June 2018

This resource links to three Diabetes learning resources: Blood Glucose and what the numbers mean?, Healthy Options and Low Blood Glucose.

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Release Date: 02 November 2021

The role of the kidneys in the excretion of drugs.

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Release Date: 12 June 2018

The role of the liver in the metabolism of drugs.

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Release Date: 12 June 2018

This resource contains information on how to do pragmatist research. It gives guidance on how to use possible pragmatist methodologies.

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Release Date: 17 June 2021

Why you would want to do field work and what it is

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Release Date: 17 June 2021

This resource is part of the Our care through our eyes (OCTOE), series. This RLO will equip registered children's nurses, student nurses and other health professionals with knowledge of self-harm in children and young people who have been admitted to hospital. The RLO will also cover the care pathways of children and young people who self-harm.

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Release Date: 25 November 2016

A co-production learning resource which has used an arts based narrative approach to explore the experiences of older women who are survivors of domestic violence and abuse. The resource is open access and aims to reach a wide professional audience including those working in health and social care environments.

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Release Date: 11 July 2016

A resource developed through partnership with the School of Health Sciences at the University of Nottingham and Birmingham City University. By completing this resource the learner will be able to: Demonstrate a working knowledge of the four principles within the Nursing and Midwifery Council’s Code. Discuss the importance of professional behaviour and acting appropriately to prevent distress and harm. Identify the significance of public trust in the nursing profession.

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Release Date: 15 September 2016

This learning object introduces educational journals and describes three types: Academic, Professional and Subject. The examples used are drawn from the area of nursing, but the concepts are cross-discipline.

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Release Date: 05 June 2017

This RLO outlines the importance of referencing and how to refer to the work of others appropriately. Interactive tasks illustrate the range of materials that can be referenced and examples of plagiarism. This resource has been re-purposed and replaces an older Flash based version.

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Release Date: 26 January 2017

Why published research needs to be appraised by readers.

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Release Date: 21 March 2017