Writing in plain language matters. In Canada, it’s reported that nine million people have limited literacy skills, with over half of Canadians reading below a high school level. This is just one of the reasons why it is important to offer additional support to patients and families with easy-to-read, straightforward patient pamphlets. For more information about creating or updating patient pamphlets, please visit the Content Creator Toolkit. Please contact pamphlets@nshealth.ca with any questions. You can search for pamphlets by title, keyword, or four-digit pamphlet number in the library catalogue, or view the complete listing of active titles in our Print Code Index.
The following pamphlets were updated or created in July 2022.
Digestive System
WI85-2297 NEW After a Liver Transplant - Changes in Your Mental Health
French Translations (en français)
FF85-1882 Comment parler aux enfants de la sexualité et de l’importance de faire des choix sains (English: WA85-1868)
Mental Health & Addictions
WM85-2296 NEW When should I be worried about my relationship with food and exercise?
WM85-2298 NEW Opioid Recovery Program (ORP) - Port Hawkesbury and Antigonish Areas
Nephrology
WQ85-1444 Are you on dialysis, taking blood thinners, and need an interventional radiology procedure?
Nutrition & Food
LC85-1410 Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis (CAPD) Sample Diet Plan: No Added Salt, Low Phosphorus (Suitable for people with diabetes)] [previous title: Sample CAPD Diet Plan: No Added Salt, Low Phosphorus]
Physiotherapy & Rehabilitation
WB85-1299 Liver Transplant Physiotherapy Program (En français: 1839)
Vinson Li
Librarian Educator, Patient Education Pamphlets Lead
Nova Scotia Hospital, Central Zone
We know you’ve been loving our new Discover search!
In this post we outline our top three tips to get even more out of your searching experience.
TIP 1 Search only Nova Scotia Health Library’s holdings
Our Discover search helps you find a wealth of content in our own library collection and beyond, but what if you only want to search among our books and journals?
From the library’s homepage, go to Search Sources (1) in the top navigation bar and select Discover (2) from the drop-down menu.
Under Search Nova Scotia Health Library Collections, select the Journals tab or the Books tab (outlined in red below), then enter the title you’re looking for (A). Click on Search to find out if we have that title in our collection and how to access it. Alternatively, you can browse our collection by title (B).
TIP 2 Understand what ‘View full text’ means
When you click on the View full text link under the title of a book, book chapter, journal, or article in your Discover search results, one of two things will happen:
TIP 3 Create an account to bookmark items and save your searches
In the upper right of any page in Discover, click on Sign up (1). Fill in the required fields and submit: registration is quick and easy!
Once signed into your account, you can:
You can then view these items through the Bookmarks and My Searches tabs (4) below the main search bar.
We’re confident this information will enhance your searching experience. For more support, be sure to check out our handy Website and Discover Search Tip Sheet.
You can also take a guided tour through the pop-up tutorial currently on our home page.
If you’re looking for more in-depth training on searching the library’s resources, you can:
As always, if you have any other questions, please reach out to AskLibrary@nshealth.ca. We are here to help!
Amanda Andrews
Librarian Educator, Education & Training Lead
Cape Breton Regional Hospital, Eastern Zone
Lana MacEachern
Library Technician
Aberdeen Hospital, Northern Zone
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