Nursing

This guide contains essential library resources and guidance on literature searching and referencing specific to your subject area.

Develop your systematic literature searching skills

This optional module is designed to support final / penultimate year undergraduate students and taught postgraduates who need to carry out a systematic literature search for a dissertation/systematic review in health.

The module covers the key skills needed for advanced searches:

• Planning the search
• Advanced searching techniques
• Managing search results

The module also provides 2 opportunities for feedback on your search strategy.

The module runs online via MS Teams over 5 consecutive weeks - there are 4 taught sessions and a drop-in. This semester it will run from Friday 3rd October 2025 to Friday 31st October 2025, and the sessions take place from 12noon-1pm. The taught sessions will be recorded and made available on the Teams site.

If you would like to take part in the module (it is optional and does not form part of your University graded degree), please sign up via the link / QR code by Thursday 2nd October 2025: https://forms.office.com/e/3tAkf28BST