Evidence-Based Point-of-Care Resource Now Available for our Nurses!

­­­­­­­­­­­Ministry Health Care now subscribes to Nursing Reference Center™, which is an evidenced-based clinical resource, providing the latest and best available evidence from CINAHL®, MEDLINE, and the National Guideline Clearinghouse.

The Nursing Reference Center database includes:  

• Quick Lessons
• Evidence-Based Care Sheets
• Drug Information
• Skills/Procedures
• Skill Competency Checklists
• Continuing Education Modules
• Patient Education Handouts
• Best Practice Guidelines
• Point-of-Care Reference Books
• and Full-Text Journal Articles

To access Nursing Reference Center from any Ministry Location,

follow this path on the Intranet :

The Source > Links & Resources > Library > Nursing Reference Center

Nursing Reference Center - Navigation / Getting There Screenshots

            Affinity Version             Ministry Version

To learn more about Nursing Reference Center, go to the NRC Home Page and

click “Take Our Tour” (see red arrow) for a short video introduction..

Watch for live site visits and demos coming to a hospital near you in the coming weeks.

For more information, please contact Your Librarians ­­­­­­: ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­  Deb Knippel or Michele Matucheski

Online Access to Joint Commission Journals Restored

At long last, I am pleased to announce that we finally have the system-wide access for the following Joint Commission journals squared away :

Joint Commission Journal on Quality & Patient Safety 

            Full-text Access for this journal

            Sign up for eTOCs

 

Joint Commission Perspectives   

            Full-text Access for this Journal :   

            Sign up for eTOCs

As long as you are using an Affinity or Ministry Computer, or remote access, you should be able to click through to full-text articles for these 2 journals.

Please share this with your colleagues and team members across Ministry & Affinity.  Let me know if anyone wants to sign up for our eTOC service, which will include links to the full-text articles.   Thank you for your patience as we got all the kinks worked out of the system-wide online access. 

Questions or comments?

Contact your Librarians :

Deb Knippel (715-346-5091)

and Michele Matucheski (920-223-0340)

Accessing Lippincott’s Nursing Procedures Online : Make Your Work Life Easier

 We’ve created a step-by-step tutorial with screenshots to help nurses more efficiently access and use the online version of Lippincott’s Nursing Procedures.

• Lippincott’s Nursing Procedures is a trusted “go-to guide” for nurses. 
• Many Ministry and Affinity Nursing policies refer to this reference. 
• Ministry Library Services provides online access to the current edition of this eBook.
• Over 400+ Nursing Procedures are covered.
• Each entry covers the following basic areas :
• Equipment
• Preparation of Equipment
• Implementation
• Special Considerations
• Patient Teaching
• Complications
• Documentation
• References (including best evidence)

 The tutorial (including how to access it) can be found here (Intranet Access Only).

Questions or comments? Contact your Librarians via Outlook or phone :
            Michele Matucheski (920-223-0340)

            Deb Knippel (715-346-5091)

Update Your MyNCBI Libraries to Take Advantage of "Free" Full-text Articles

 

My NCBI allows you to search PubMed and many of the other National Library of Medicine databases by filtering results to your personal preferences, and saving search results, among other things.   The Library LinkOut filters allow you to tap into Ministry Library and Badgerlink full-text holdings—for FREE!

If you use My NCBI, consider updating your Library LinkOut options to take advantage of Badgerlink and Ministry Library Services’ full-text offerings.

Here’s how :

Go to PubMed : http://pubmed.gov

Sign into My NCBI as you normally would.

            >My NCBI

            >NCBI Site Preferences

>Filters & Icons

            >Select LinkOut

                        > Select Libraries

Search for : Affinity / Ministry Health Care Library icon

                       and  WI Dept of Public Instruction (Badgerlink)

For screen shots leading you through the steps above, click here.

For more information about My NCBI and what it has to offer, click here.  

Many (not all) of the Publisher links will work at an Affinity / Ministry computer, because we’ve  subscribed to the journals.  However, we do not have access to every single article in the PubMed database.  If you do find a citation for which you are unable to get the full article, contact one of your Librarians.  We have additional options and can usually acquire a copy on your behalf, at no cost to you.

Questions? Contact your Librarians via Outlook or phone :
Michele Matucheski (3-0340)

Deb Knippel (6-5091)

Introducing The Nursing Standards LibGuide

The Nursing Standards LibGuide pulls together some of the most-often used resources for developing and updating Nursing Standards, Policies and Procedures.  

As Your Librarian, I have been working with the various Standards Teams for more than 15 years.    I developed this tool to make it easier to find up-to-date and evidence-based info needed for Standards.   Consider it a Road Map to key resources for Nursing Standards. 

Tabs include :
•    Access to your Ministry Librarians
•    Nursing Procedures ebooks / books (Lippincott, etc)
•    Drug Info
•    Bright Ideas (Why recreate the wheel? IHI, Advisory Board, etc.)
•    Literature Review (Medline, CINAHL, and other journal indexes)
•    Getting to Full-text
•    Citing Sources
•    Policies (Affinity, Ministry)
•    Regulatory & Government (CMS, WI Board of Nursing, etc.)
•    SoCC Project Request Contacts

Link to Nursing Standards LibGuide

How to Get There :
The Source >  Links & Resources > Search for “Library” in either column > Library without Walls > LibGuides /Research Guides > Nursing Standards

Screenshots for How to Save The Nursing Standards LibGuide to Your Source Favorites

Questions, comments, or suggestions?
Contact Your Librarian : Michele Matucheski via Outlook or 920-223-0340

Update your PubMed Shortcuts and Bookmarks

We have a new link that takes advantage of Ministry/Affinity Libraries and Badgerlink full-text journal offerings.

The OLD link :  http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed?myncbishare=MHCLibrary

The NEW Link :  http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed?holding=ahslib,wirllib&dr=abstract

If you use the NEW link above to search PubMed, you’ll see additional options for full-text.  This new link makes it much easier to get to full articles WITHOUT whipping out your credit card.

Click on the icons at the right (circled in red).

As long as you are using a Ministry / Affinity computer, you should be able to click through to the full articles, if available.   

Many (not all) of the Publisher links will work at an Affinity / Ministry computer, because we  subscribe to the journals.  However, we do not have access to every single article in the PubMed database.  If you do find a citation for which you are unable to get the full article, contact one of your Librarians.  We have additional options and can usually acquire a copy on your behalf.

Questions? Contact your Librarians via Outlook or phone :
Michele Matucheski (3-0340)

Deb Knippel (6-5091)

Online Access to Health Affairs

Online Access to Health Affairs

Health Affairs has long been a favorite journal for health care policy makers.

As of Jan 2014, Library Services is offering online access to Health Affairs.  As long as you are using an Affinity or Ministry computer (or remote access), you should be able to get to full-text articles in Health Affairs.

From their website : “Health Affairs is the leading journal of health policy thought and research. The peer-reviewed journal was founded in 1981 under the aegis of Project HOPE, a nonprofit international health education organization. Health Affairs explores health policy issues of current concern in domestic and international spheres. Its mission is to serve as a high-level, nonpartisan forum to promote analysis and discussion on improving health and health care, and to address such issues as cost, quality, and access.”

Visit Health Affairs 

To sign up for Health Affairs eTOCs / Alerts , contact Deb Knippel.

Follow the Health Affairs Blogs 

Questions or comments?

Contact your Librarians :

Deb Knippel (715-346-5091)

and Michele Matucheski (920-223-0340)

FREE to a Good Home : Old AudioDigest CDs

The MMC  Library has 1 year's worth of 2010  AudioDigest CDs  available for FREE. 

Although these audioCDs are too old to apply for CE credits, they do still offer  excellent  information for Physicians, PAs, Nurses, and other health professionals.

 Available Subject areas include the following  :

Anesthesiology 

Emergency Medicine 

Family Practice 

Gastroenterology

General Surgery 

Internal Medicine

Obstetrics / Gynecology

Ophthalmology

Orthopaedics 

Otolaryngology 

Pediatrics 

Psychiatry

Urology 

Also available on Audio :

ACCEL

Journal Watch 

Practical Reviews in Radiology

 Look for them on the  used  book sale table.     Come early.  These are HOT items!   

Too far from Mercy?  No sweat!   I'm  willing to inter-office a selection of  5-10  audio CDs anywhere within Affinity.     Just tell me which series you're interested in.  

 

Please Note : Due to challenges with inter-office mail delivery between Ministry and Eastern regions, this offer is only for Affinity / East Region.  

 

Why are we giving them away?

--limited shelving space for audiovisuals

--CE credits are available only for 3 years since date of publication

--Our libraries emphasize the most up-to-date info, so we want to make room for more recent issues.

Questions, Comments, or just want to stake a claim? 
Contact Your Librarian, 
Michele Matucheski via Outlook or  phone at 3-0342

Nativity Set a Mercy Holiday Tradition

A special piece of Mercy Medical Center's history has found a place of honor this holiday season.    A hand-painted nativity set that was rediscovered at the back of a little-used closet of the old hospital in 1980, is now proudly displayed behind the glass protection of a display case.

The nativity set was quite old and in sad condition when it was first found.  However, the loving hands of Volunteer Dolly Pahlow set to work attaching broken pieces and even recreating an angel wing when needed.  She spent months patching and painting the 20 figures in their original colors with the encouragement of former food service director, Bob Brennan.

In the years since, the manger scene has traditionally been displayed in the open in the cafeteria at both the old and new Mercy Medical Center Buildings.  It is currently on display in one of the Hallmarks of Mercy display cases, outside The Clark Family Health Science Library.

Read more about this set :  Articles 1&2   Article 3   (Affinity / Ministry access only.)

FAQ : Library Changes at 2501 Main Building in Stevens Point

Frequently Asked Questions

1. What is happening with the Library at the 2501 Building in Stevens Point?

Most of the changes are related to the physical space.  The Librarians will continue to support the information needs of associates with resources and services.  

This space will be a clinical nursing skills lab which will be used for orientation and ongoing education. 

The library print materials have been removed, except for a small collection of nursing and reference resources(located in the library space)  and the management/leadership collection(located in Deb’s office). These materials are available for check out.  Contact Deb Knippel for assistance. 

2.  Will the computers still be available in the library space?

Yes, the computers will continue to be available for associates in the library space during times when orientation and educational classes are not utilizing them.  A schedule will be posted each month.

3.  What if I need help when I am in the library space?

Please note that the library space will not be staffed.  There is signage posted in the library with contact phone numbers if you need assistance. 

4.  How do I contact a librarian?

There continue to be two professional librarians at Ministry Health Care, Michele Matucheski and Deb Knippel.  You can contact us by phone or email.  Deb Knippel’s office space has moved to the office across the hall from the current library space at 2501.    Michele is located at Mercy Medical Center in Oshkosh.

Deb Knippel, M.S. 715-346-5091  or   65091 Fax:  715-343-3246 Deb.Knippel@ministryhealth.org

Michele Matucheski, MLS 920-223-0340     Fax: 920-223-0343 mmatuche@affinityhealth.org

5.  What if I need a literature search, book or a full-text journal article?

Contact Deb or Michele and we will fill your requests.   The Library Without Walls(LWW) continues to be available for use.  You may access the LWW at:  http://intranet.ministryhealth.net/display/48.htm.  If you need assistance or would like training, contact Michele or Deb. 

6.  Where will I get  BLS, ACLS, PALS or NRP Textbooks?

• NRP books are mailed to associates about one month before the start of the course the associate is registered for. 
• PALS books are mailed to associates about one month before the start of the course the associate is registered for.       
• BLS books are mailed to associates who are taking the course for the first time(initial recognition) about one month before the start of the course the associate is registered for.    
• ACLS books are mailed to associates about one month before the start of the course the associate is registered for.    
• Additional ACLS and BLS books are available for self check-out in the 2501 library space on the bookshelf to the immediate left as you enter the door(under the windows) or you may contact Deb Knippel directly and have a copy sent to you. 

7. Where will I get an LCD Projector?

    

Contact Deb Knippel to make arrangements to use the LCD Projector. 

8.  How do I reserve the video camera?

Contact Deb Knippel to make arrangements to use the video camera.  

 

[Posted on behalf of ...]

Deb Knippel, M.S.

Library & Information Consultant

Ministry Education and Development

Stevens Point WI