Monday, October 17, 2016

Library Services ... Still Here


Michele Matucheski, MLS, AHIP
Librarian – Ascension Health Wisconsin
Ministry Health Care / Affinity Health System
Office at Mercy Medical Center
500 S. Oakwood Rd.
Oshkosh, WI 54904
t: 920-223-0340


One Mission. One Integrated Ministry. One Ascension.



I’m Still Here …

After the Ascension-Wisconsin reorganization this summer, and my wonderful vacation in Scotland,  I want to assure all of you that I am still here providing the Library Services you know and love, and that support YOU in making well-informed health care decisions.

As of August  2016,  I am now part of the statewide Ascension-Wisconsin Library Services team, working with 3 Medical Librarians in the Milwaukee area.  Together, we serve the entire state to meet your knowledge and information needs.    We are currently starting the slow process of bringing together Library Services for Affinity/Ministry, Wheaton and Columbia-St. Mary’s under Ascension Wisconsin.   More details to come ...   In the meantime, I serve as the main Library contact for Affinity and Ministry. 

Contact me if you need help with :
  • Library Research / Expert Searching
  • Evidence-Based Practice
  • Training to use the Library Resources (including Orientations, or specific databases
  • Getting Articles
  • New Issue Alerts for your favorite professional eJournals
  • Or if you have an idea for building a specialty specific LibGuide

Online Access :
ALL Medical Staff and Associates of Ascension - Ministry / Affinity Health Care have access to the Library Without Walls Intranet Website, offering a wealth of information and fulltext access to top-medical and nursing databases (Clinical Key, Nursing Reference Center,  Cinahl-FT, PubMed, Natural Medicines)  and eJournals. 

Our LibGuides are organized by topic and specialty to help you find the info you need.
          >  Check out the clinical references on The Physician & Provider Tool Box 
          >  or the Search Tips page.

Brick & Mortar : 
For those of you on the Mercy campus in Oshkosh, the MMC Library offers :

  •  24-hour access to the physical library at Mercy Medical Center for Ascension - Affinity / Ministry associates and medical staff
  •  Equipment Checkout (Self Service Cabinet in the MMC Library Computer Lab) :     
    • Laptops, Data Projectors, Speaker Phones (Polycom)
  •  Pagers – New and Swapped
  •  Computers AWAY from the hustle and bustle of the patient care areas.  Great for checking email and doing mandatory web-based training when you don’t want to be disturbed. 
  •   Life Support Books (BLS, ACLS, NRP)
  •  Print / Fax / Copy / Scan
  •  Collaboration Space – Work on a special project or meet with team members


About 1 day a week, I have to be elsewhere around the system.  At those times, the MMC Library will be open for self-service.  Staff can come in and use the computers, and the space even if I'm not there.

Hope to see you soon!

Your Librarian,

Michele Matucheski

Friday, October 14, 2016

Nurses Choice Recommended Reading : October 2016


October, 2016



* List and links courtesy of Anne Chaney at Wolters-Kluwer/Ovid.

Tuesday, September 13, 2016

Friday, September 2, 2016

Nurses Choice Recommended Reading - August 2016


August 2016

Effectiveness of Discharge Education on Postpartum Depression
MCN, The American Journal of Maternal/Child Nursing, May/June 2016

Moral Distress: A Qualitative Study of Emergency Nurses
Dimensions of Critical Care Nursing, July/August 2016

Delirium screening in the ICU
Nursing Critical Care, July 2016

Measuring Return on Investment for Professional Development Activities: Implications for Practice
Journal for Nurses in Professional Development, July/August 2016

Prediabetes: What Nurses Need to Know
AJN, American Journal of Nursing, July 2016

Nurse practitioners & genetic counselors: Collaborative roles in a complex system
The Nurse Practitioner, July 16 2016

Medication Errors Involving the Intravenous Administration Route: Characteristics of Voluntarily Reported Medication Errors
Journal of Infusion Nursing, July/August 2016

Medical Observation Units and Emergency Department Collaboration: Improving Patient Throughput
Journal of Nursing Administration, July/August 2016

Appropriate Use of Opioids in Managing Chronic Pain
AJN, American Journal of Nursing, July 2016

Complications of Hip Arthroscopy: Patient Perspectives
Orthopaedic Nursing, July/August 2016


* List and links courtesy of Anne Chaney at Wolters-Kluwer/Ovid.

Tuesday, August 23, 2016

MMC-125 : Professional Schools at Mercy




Mercy Medical Center in Oshkosh is celebrating 125 Years

Between now and the final celebration in September, we will share some stories and facts to show how far we have come in furthering the vision of the initial Sisters.



Can you name the 4 Professional Schools associated with MMC through the years?

Scroll down for the answers …


Mercy School of Nursing  1906 - 1982
Anesthesia – begun 1956 – ended?
Medical Technology – begun 1958 – ended?
X-Ray Tech / Rad Tech  - begun 1945 – Continues under Marian University as of 2014.
       The school left Mercy in June of 2023 and moved to Fond du Lac. * [Updated July 2023]


Read more about  History of Mercy Medical Center in Oshkosh, WI :
                The Hallmarks of Mercy Historical Display (Digital)



These short articles appeared in Jeremy Normington-Slay's Friday News & Notes emails sent out to all Mercy employees in 2016.  The historical and Archival Material was provided by Michele Matucheski, Librarian and Archivist at Mercy Medical Center. 

Friday, August 19, 2016

Change in Handling Requests for St. Joseph's School of Nursing Graduation Verification or Transcripts




Requests for graduation verification or transcripts for the St. Joseph’s School of Nursing in Marshfield, WI, please contact the following :

Email inquiries to : 
ascensionWIHR@ascension.org 

Or 
Snail-Mail Requests  to :

Human Resources
Ascension | Ministry Health Care
900 Illinois Ave.
Stevens Point, WI 54481

Please include copies of the signed release forms for student records.

Due to a July 2016 reorganization, Library Services no longer handles these requests.  
We simply don't have staff there anymore who can pull the files.   

Tuesday, August 16, 2016

MMC-125 : Technology Firsts at Mercy




Mercy Medical Center in Oshkosh is celebrating 125 Years

Between now and the final celebration in September, we will share some stories and facts to show how far we have come in furthering the vision of the initial Sisters.




Highlights of Mercy’s Technology Firsts
1922 – The first Mercy School of Nursing class to give insulin and IVs
1940s – Antibiotics
1950s – Iron Lung to treat Polio
1962 – Dept of Nuclear Medicine – “most complete facility north of Milwaukee”
1977 – 1st to do CT Scans in the area
1983 – 1st Cornea Transplant in Fox Valley
                Arthroscopic surgery
                Neodymium YAG surgical laser for eye microsurgery
1984 – Satellite Dish links MMC to the Hospital satellite Network (only 1 other in the state)
2003 – Linear Accelerator and Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT) (Replaced by TruBeam in 2014)
2008 – Digital Mammography
2012 - Da Vinci Robotic Surgery  (Theda Clark got a different model in 2008)
2013 – Stereotactic Breast Biopsy Machine
2013 – Telemedicine ICU
2014 – TruBeam Linear Accelerator


Read more about  History of Mercy Medical Center in Oshkosh, WI :
                The Hallmarks of Mercy Historical Display (Digital)



These short articles appeared in Jeremy Normington-Slay's Friday News & Notes emails sent out to all Mercy employees in 2016.  The historical and Archival Material was provided by Michele Matucheski, Librarian and Archivist at Mercy Medical Center. 

Tuesday, August 9, 2016

MMC-125 : The Story Behind the Photo




Mercy Medical Center in Oshkosh is celebrating 125 Years

Between now and the final celebration in September, we will share some stories and facts to show how far we have come in furthering the vision of the initial Sisters.

The Story Behind the Photo …



The story behind the photo from The Patient Care Panel of The Hallmarks of Mercy Historical Display

The little boy with the broken arm is Mr. Allan Lichtwald, currently of Red Granite, WI.  The year was about 1950.  He was a 10-year-old pediatric patient with a broken arm.  The fracture was so close to his elbow that the bone wouldn’t knit together correctly and had to be re-broken 18 times.  A specialist was called in from Milwaukee who recommended amputating the boy’s arm because it would never heal properly.  The boy’s parents said, “No” and signed him up for accordion lessons as therapy.  That did the trick!  Mr. Lichtwald to this day still has his arm intact and in working order.

He is pictured with his favorite nurse, Nancy, who used to sneak him cups of peanut butter because he didn’t like the food served on his tray.

2 November 2001
as told by Mr. Lichtwald to Michele Matucheski, MMC Librarian

Post Script :  Mr. Allan Lichtwald died peacefully Sept. 6, 2011, in Marian, WI.  
He was born Oct. 9, 1940.    


Read more about  History of Mercy Medical Center in Oshkosh, WI :
                The Hallmarks of Mercy Historical Display (Digital)



These short articles appeared in Jeremy Normington-Slay's Friday News & Notes emails sent out to all Mercy employees in 2016.  The historical and Archival Material was provided by Michele Matucheski, Librarian and Archivist at Mercy Medical Center. 

Tuesday, August 2, 2016

MMC-125 : Mercy's Medical Families




Mercy Medical Center in Oshkosh is celebrating 125 Years

Between now and the final celebration in September, we will share some stories and facts to show how far we have come in furthering the vision of the initial Sisters.


Mercy’s Medical Families



There are many “Medical Families” in Oshkosh who offer the community generations of caring Physicians.  Can you name some of Mercy’s Medical Families?
Scroll down for the answers :









Answers : L-R in photo :  Zmoleks - Flahertys - Webers – McDonalds 




Three generations of Clark Family surgeons have helped keep Oshkosh residents alive and healthy for more than 100 years. Dr. William "Bill" Clark, seated in foreground, performed general surgery in Oshkosh from 1934 to 1976. His son, Dr. David Dick Clark, a general, vascular and hand surgeon, began his practice in 1974. Dr. Burton Clark, shown in the photo held by Dick Clark, began the tradition in 1894.


Other medical families not pictured include :
Radfords – Ringwalas  - Leschkes
There may be more …



Read more about  History of Mercy Medical Center in Oshkosh, WI :
                The Hallmarks of Mercy Historical Display (Digital)



These short articles appeared in Jeremy Normington-Slay's Friday News & Notes emails sent out to all Mercy employees in 2016.  The historical and Archival Material was provided by Michele Matucheski, Librarian and Archivist at Mercy Medical Center. 

Monday, July 18, 2016

MMC-125 : Mercy Volunteers




Mercy Medical Center in Oshkosh is celebrating 125 Years

Between now and the final celebration in September, we will share some stories and facts to show how far we have come in furthering the vision of the initial Sisters.

Mercy Volunteers


In 1941, The Red Cross Volunteers organized themselves at Mercy.  Also known as The Gray Ladies, they were the volunteer work force for Mercy.  Through the years, Mercy Volunteers have contributed more than a billion hours of service at Mercy.



Auxiliary – Volunteers begin in 1950s started by Sr Oswaldina to build a partnership with community members. 
Sr. Oswaldina Nutz, administrator of Mercy Hospital from 1957 to 1961, is credited with founding the Mercy Hospital Auxiliary in 1958.  Her purpose, at least in part, was to increase community involvement in the hospital.  “The greater concern the public shows for its hospital, the stronger the spirit of the hospital will be, the better the care the patients will receive, and the greater the feeling of security you will enjoy,” Sister Oswaldina said.  She kicked off a membership recruitment drive with a tea and tours to introduce community members to the hospital.  The Auxiliary project was a success, and in little more than a year, there were 163 members.  Today, the total of funds raised by the [Mercy Medical Center Volunteers (MMCV) organization] is well over a million dollars.    – From The Hallmarks of Mercy Historical Display.

Read more about  History of Mercy Medical Center in Oshkosh, WI :
                The Hallmarks of Mercy Historical Display (Digital)
                                
  

These short articles appeared in Jeremy Normington-Slay's Friday News & Notes emails sent out to all Mercy employees in 2016.  The historical and Archival Material was provided by Michele Matucheski, Librarian and Archivist at Mercy Medical Center.