Open University Malaysia (OUM)

Observatory on Borderless Higher Education (OBHE)

Description
The Observatory on Borderless Higher Education (OBHE) conducts state-of-the-art research, disseminate best practices, emerging trends, policy frameworks and assessment and quality assurance information; and develop strategic partnerships with public and private universities and organisations for the effective delivery of borderless higher education academic programmes and services. The Observatory's primary purpose is to provide strategic information to enable policy-makers and institutional-organisational leaders to make informed decisions relevant to their existing and/or future transnational higher education initiatives.

Coverage
Breaking News
The Observatory tracks a wide range of media and news sources to keep subscribers up-to-date with the latest developments in borderless higher education from across the world. We provide in-depth analysis of key developments and issues, as well as summaries of and links to a wider range of news as it emerges.

Reports
Internationally renowned authors are commissioned to prepare substantive reports on key issues in borderless higher education. The issues are both timely and provocative, challenging institutional leaders in their thinking and understanding of topics critical to strategic planning. Authors draw on their experience and expertise to provide insight into a wide diversity of international experience. The Observatory also publishes original in-house research on topics that challenge the 'traditional' boundaries of higher education, and particularly those expected to impact the core business of universities and colleges.

Discussion Forum
Comment on Observatory research or share your thoughts on recent developments in borderless higher education in the Observatory's Discussion Forum.

Mosby's Nursing Skills

Description
Mosby's Nursing Skills offers one of the most comprehensive combination of skills and multimedia content available. Over 480 skills from leading reference works in nursing are available including prestigious titles such as Clinical Nursing Skills & Techniques, Emergency Nursing Procedures and Procedure Manual for Critical Care. By using the product's interactive tools, nurse managers and educators can assign, track and manage skills as well as assess and document staff competencies.

Coverage
An online skills and procedures reference system from Elsevier, publisher for Mosby and Saunders, the world leader in nursing information. With online functionality that requires no manual, upgrades or institutional system integrations, Mosby’s Nursing Skills offers the most comprehensive combination of skills and multimedia content available. Over 830 skills from leading reference works in nursing are available, including:

  • Perry & Potter, Clinical Nursing Skills & Techniques, 6e
  • Proehl, Emergency Nursing Procedures, 4e
  • AACN, Procedure Manual for Critical Care, 5e
  • AACN, Procedure Manual for Pediatric Acute and Critical Care
  • Wong's, Nursing Care of Infant's and Children

Mosby's Nursing Consult

Description
Mosby's Nursing Consult brings the leading nursing reference resources together in one integrated, online service to help nurses efficiently find answers to pressing clinical questions. It includes: the latest drug information, patient education, professional journals, reference books, nursing news, clinical practice guidelines, and evidence-based practice content.

Coverage
This revolutionary, time-saving tool is designed to provide one-stop access to:

  • Reference Books
    Refer to the authoritative information inside nursing and medical reference books - with the speed and accuracy of an online search!
  • Journals
    Access to full-text content from Elsevier's top nursing journals and clinics.
  • Drug Information
    Comprehensive Drug Information including: FDA updates, drug calculators, and monographs searchable by generic or brand name, indication or contraindication, and adverse reactions.
  • Patient Education
    Over 8,000 customizable patient handouts and information sheets.
  • Evidence-Based Nursing Monographs
    Provide practicing nurses with the latest and most relevant evidence to solve clinical problems.
  • Practice Guidelines
    Peer-reviewed, fully referenced articles on major clinical topics written by nurse experts from a nursing perspective.
  • Clinical Updates
    Reference current nursing best practices based on the latest news, research, and clinical findings.
  • Robust Journal Searching
    Nursing Consult provides cover-to-cover indexing of over 2,500 international journal titles via an integrated version of Mosby's Nursing Index.
  • MEDLINE®
    Search MEDLINE using a number of advanced search features and criteria.
  • News
    Access to original nursing-specific news as well as major healthcare stories from the International Medical News Group wire service.