Libraries Learning Commons: Personal Support Worker Sources: OER

Recommended Open Educational Textbooks

Open Textbooks, falling under Open Educational Resources, are always being developed and thus a work in progress. Please check this list regularly for new additions for texts specific to this subject area.

Open Textbooks for Health (mix of topic/subject areas)

Medical Open Textbooks
List of open textbooks under OER designation, with reviews and links to access. List is pre-filtered by Type of Resource and Date [2016 onwards]).

COVID-19 Comprehensive Resource for Education, Health, and Administrative Services
Histology Slides
Human Anatomy Lab Manual
Infection Prevention and Control Practices
Learning Portal - Health Sciences Research
Health sciences research in the context of this hub refers to finding and using information found in journal articles, books, and other sources. This type of health sciences research requires skills and tools that are specific to the field. This hub will help you navigate the process of finding evidence-based health sciences information. It will help you plan your search, use appropriate databases to find information, evaluate information, and write an academic paper. It also includes a glossary of important terms.
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Derived from the Learning Portal: https://tlp-lpa.ca/home
Lymphedema Management Workbook
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Created by a faculty member of Niagara College.
Copyright License: CC BY-NC-SA
Meal Assistance Virtual Gaming Simulation
A Mixed Course-Based Research Approach to Human Physiology
Nursing Assistant
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NAs provide basic care and help patients with activities of daily living. Tasks include: Clean and bathe patients; help patients use the toilet and dress; turn, reposition, and transfer patients between beds and wheelchairs; listen to and record patients’ health concerns and report that information to nurses; measure patients’ vital signs, such as temperature; serve meals and help patients eat
OER Nursing Essentials (O.N.E) Project Group
This group's purpose is to serve as an information hub for the OER Nursing Essentials (O.N.E.) Project, a collaboration between Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB) and OpenStax at Rice University.
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This project is set to release eight (8) peer-reviewed textbooks will be available through the O.N.E. project. *** Resources are scheduled for release in spring 2024.***
Rehab Techniques in Oncology Workbook
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Created by a faculty member of Niagara College.
Copyright License: CC BY-NC-SA
The Scholarship of Writing in Nursing Education
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1st Canadian Edition (2019)
Skills Commons Repository: Nursing Simulations
Virtual Labs and Science Resources
Vital Sign Measurement Across the Lifespan
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Copyright License: CC - BY

COVID-19 Canadian Government Resources

Open Textbooks

Open Textbooks for Health (mix of topic/subject areas)

Medical Open Textbooks
List of open textbooks under OER designation, with reviews and links to access. List is pre-filtered by Type of Resource and Date [2016 onwards]).

Open Access Database

Brock University Repository
Brock University’s Digital Repository is an online archive showcasing and preserving the Brock community’s scholarly output as well as items from the Library’s Special Collections and Archives.