Thursday, April 6, 2017

Nurses Choice Recommended Reading - April 2017



April, 2017

Bullying-be the change
Nursing Made Incredibly Easy!, March/April 2017

Referring patients to hospice or palliative care
The Nurse Practitioner, April 2017

Metformin-Associated Lactic Acidosis: An Atypical Presentation
Advanced Emergency Nursing Journal, January/March 2017

Preventing in-patient falls: The nurse's pivotal role
Nursing, March 2017

Caring for the patient with a left ventricular assist device
Nursing Critical Care, March 2017

Hardwiring Bedside Shift Report
JONA: Journal of Nursing Administration, March 2017

Identifying Hospitalized Patients at Risk for Harm: A Comparison of Nurse Perceptions vs. Electronic Risk Assessment Tool Scores
AJN The American Journal of Nursing, April 2017

Transitional care intervention: A readmission solution
Nursing Management, March 2017

Screening Children for Abuse and Neglect: A Review of the Literature
Journal of Forensic Nursing, January/March 2017

Hospital Nurses' Work Activity in a Technology-Rich Environment: A Triangulated Quality Improvement Assessment
Journal of Nursing Care Quality, Publish ahead of print


* List and links courtesy of Anne Chaney at Wolters-Kluwer/Ovid.
* Questions about access, contact Your Librarian, Michele Matucheski.


Tuesday, March 7, 2017

Nurses Choice Recommended Reading - March 2017



March, 2017

Executive Summary: Transforming Moral Distress into Moral Resilience in Nursing
AJN, American Journal of Nursing, February 2017

Living With Liver Cirrhosis: A Vulnerable Life
Gastroenterology Nursing, January/February 2017

Systemic Contact Dermatitis and Low-Allergen Diets
Journal of the Dermatology Nurses' Association, January/February 2017

Avoiding Unnecessary Litigation: Communication and Documentation
Advances in Skin & Wound Care: The Journal for Prevention and Healing, February 2017

Nursing Practices and Policies Related to Family Presence During Resuscitation
Dimensions of Critical Care Nursing, January/February 2017

Interpreting measures of risk: Translating evidence into practice
The Nurse Practitioner, February 2017

Preventing readmissions through transitional care
Nursing, March 2017

Establishing a Classification System for High Fall-Risk Among Inpatients Using Support Vector Machines
CIN: Computers, Informatics, Nursing, Publish ahead of print

Intensive Care Unit-Acquired Weakness: Implications for Case Management
Professional Case Management, March/April 2017

Alarm Fatigue: Use of an Evidence-Based Alarm Management Strategy
Journal of Nursing Care Quality, January/March 2017

* List and links courtesy of Anne Chaney at Wolters-Kluwer/Ovid.
* Questions about access, contact Your Librarian, Michele Matucheski.

Monday, March 6, 2017

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.   

Wednesday, February 8, 2017

Nurses Choice Recommended Reading : February 2017



February, 2017

Five MDROs you need to know
Nursing Made Incredibly Easy!, January/February 2017

Escape the vape: Health hazards of the latest nicotine craze
Nursing, January 2017

Using bispectral index monitoring to gauge depth of sedation/analgesia
Nursing Critical Care, January 2017

Nursing's Evolving Role in Patient Safety
AJN The American Journal of Nursing, February 2017

HAP prevention for nonventilated adults in acute care: Can a structured oral care program reduce infection incidence?
Nursing Management, December 2016

Information Sharing: Best Practices That Support Transitions in Care
Orthopaedic Nursing, January/February 2017

Utilizing a Human Factors Nursing Worksystem Improvement Framework to Increase Nurses’ Time at the Bedside and Enhance Safety
Journal of Nursing Administration, February 2017

The Effect of the Z-Track technique on Pain and Drug Leakage in Intramuscular Injections
Clinical Nurse Specialist: The Journal for Advanced Nursing Practice, November/December 2016

Metastatic non-small cell lung cancer: A case study
The Nurse Practitioner, December 2016

Educating Nurses in the United States about Pressure Injuries
Advances in Skin & Wound Care, February 2017

* List and links courtesy of Anne Chaney at Wolters-Kluwer/Ovid.
* Questions about access, contact Your Librarian, Michele Matucheski.


Monday, January 30, 2017

NLM Resources for Nurses


The National Library of Medicine (NLM) offers support to nurses and nursing research by providing diverse resources. To learn more, read on …
NLM Resources for Nurses Videos
Three "NLM Resources for Nurses" videos highlight free, online resources for nursing research, patient education, and drug information:
·         NLM Resources for Nurses: Research
In fewer than 4 minutes, learn about 15 different NLM resources to support nursing research and promote quality health outcomes.
·         NLM Resources for Nurses: Patient Education
In only 2 ½ minutes, learn about 11 different NLM resources to help patients and their families learn more about diseases, disorders, conditions, and treatments.
·         NLM Resources for Nurses: Drug Information
In just over 4 minutes, learn about six NLM drug information resources to support clinical care and patient education.
PubMed for Nurses Tutorial
The PubMed for Nurses Tutorial was created specifically to help nurses efficiently find literature using PubMed.  The five videos with exercises to test your knowledge were designed to be completed in less than 30 minutes.
PubMed Tips from your Ascension WI Librarians:
·         Use the PubMed links on the Library Intranet Pages to tap into our fulltext offerings.
·         See our PubMed Search Tips  page for more tips and tutorials

·         Contact Your Librarians for additional help : 
Resources for Standards and Interoperability
The Nursing Standards and Interoperability Web page is for nurses, students, informaticians and anyone interested in nursing terminologies for systems development. The two minute video, Leveraging UMLS Synonymy to Extract Nursing Terms from SNOMED CT, demonstrates how to use the Metathesaurus to find CUIs and extract concept-level synonyms between SNOMED CT and other nursing terminologies.
Additional Resources
Please share with your colleagues.

·         Reprinted from The NLM Tech Bull. 2016 Jul-Aug;(411):e4.

Friday, January 13, 2017

Ask-a-Librarian : Where can I find APA citation format reference material?



Ask-a-Librarian :  Where can I find APA citation format reference material?

Answer : The following links and resources will help you properly format your paper.

 APA STYLE GUIDES
These style guides offer examples for the most often used references including journal articles, books, websites, etc.  

>  The landing page shows examples for periodicals.  Check the other tabs across the top if you need examples for books, websites, or other documents.

APA Reference Style Guide – Northern Michigan University

APA Style -  from the Purdue Online Writing Lab


CITATION TOOLS
These handy tools let you plug in the parts of a citation, and it will automatically format the pieces according to the citation style you need (APA included).




Many of our journal and citation databases (ie Ebsco) will also format citations in the particular style you require.  Check with each particular database for the specifics on how. 
                Citing Articles in EbscoHost

If you need more in depth info on APA, we do have a print book you can borrow for a limited time. 

Call Number:
WZ 345 P976 2010
Barcode ID Number
M9803147
Location:
MMC Library

For more info, please  see our Search Tips & Tutorials : Citing Sources Web Page

Your Librarian,
Michele Matucheski

Librarian – Ascension Health Wisconsin
Ministry Health Care / Affinity Health System
t: 920-223-0340


One Mission. One Integrated Ministry. One Ascension.


Tuesday, January 10, 2017

Nurses Choice Recommended Reading - January 2017



January, 2017

Developing a Framework to Help Bedside Nurses Bring About Change
AJN, American Journal of Nursing, December 2016

Are “quiet-at-night” initiatives impacting staff alertness?
Nursing, December 2016

Sexually inappropriate behavior in patients with dementia
Nursing Made Incredibly Easy!, November/December 2016

Reducing Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 30-Day Readmissions: A Nurse-Led Evidence-Based Quality Improvement Project
Journal of Nursing Administration, January 2017

Mobile Apps for Educational Purposes
Journal for Nurses in Professional Development, November/December 2016

Antibiotic Classification and Indication Review for the Infusion Nurse
Journal of Infusion Nursing, January/February 2017

Hang Them High: A Hands-Free Technique for Upper Extremity Limb Holding During Surgical Preparation
Orthopaedic Nursing, November/December 2016

Laws and guidelines governing the use of herbal supplements
The Nurse Practitioner, December 2016

Hospital Nurses' Work Activity in a Technology-Rich Environment: A Triangulated Quality Improvement Assessment
Journal of Nursing Care Quality, Publish ahead of print

Do Leadership Style, Unit Climate, and Safety Climate Contribute to Safe Medication Practices?
Journal of Nursing Administration, January 2017

* List and links courtesy of Anne Chaney at Wolters-Kluwer/Ovid.
* Questions about access, contact Your Librarian, Michele Matucheski.


Monday, January 9, 2017

PubMed for Nurses Video Tutorial


The PubMed for Nurses Tutorial was created specifically to help nurses efficiently find literature using PubMed.  The five videos with exercises to test your knowledge were designed to be completed in less than 30 minutes.

That's right : Learn to use PubMed efficiently in just 30 minutes!
     Learn how to use the following PubMed Tools :
  •                 Simple Search
  •         Filters or Limits
  •         Clinical Queries for best evidence
  •         MyNCBI


    PubMed Tips from your Ascension WI Librarians:


·   Contact Your Ascension Wisconsin Librarians for additional help : 

Sunday, January 8, 2017

PubMed for Clinicians




YouTube Video Tutorial    (44 minutes)

Physicians, Providers, and Health Care Professionals : Refresh your  PubMed Search skills.

The staff at The National Library of Medicine (NLM) show how to :
  •          Search PubMed for the most relevant and recent literature
  •          Explore specific clinical research areas
  •          Use filters to narrow your search
  •          Connect to fulltext resources
  •          Set up email alerts for new research on your topic.

Tips from your Ascension WI Librarians:
·         Use the PubMed links on the Library IntranetPages to tap into our fulltext offerings.
·         See our PubMed Search Tips  page for more tips and tutorials
·      
        Contact Your Librarians for additional help : 

Thursday, January 5, 2017

Nursing Reference Center (NRC) offers FREE CEUs for Ministry Associates

 


Keep your professional knowledge and skills up-to-date with CINAHL CEU Modules available through Nursing Reference Center (NRC).     There are over 1400 continuing education topics available.  

This service is open to nurses and allied health professionals (such as respiratory therapists, physical therapists, and more …)   Before taking the exam, you will be prompted for your name and license information.

CINAHL CEU modules are interactive educational modules that allow nurses (and other healthcare professionals) to satisfy CE requirements online.  They contain the latest topics on patient care and drug administration.  Each CEU consists of :
     ·         course materials
     ·         interactive review / practice test
     ·         a competency test
     ·         a certificate of completion


CINAHL is accredited as a provider of continuing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) and International Association for Continuing Education and Training (IACET).  Please check your certification-specific requirements.

Read more (from Ebsco) about how to access and use the CEU Modules in NRC (includes screenshots with step-by-step instructions) :

How to Access NRC’s Continuing Education Modules – Deb Knippel’s handy tip sheet for NRC CEUs

Where can you find Nursing Reference Center?
            The Source > Links & Resources > In the search box, type in “nur”
                                                             > Click on Nursing Reference Center

It’s also linked within many of the EMRs such as Meditech, Centricity, and MedHost.                               As well as on the Library Without Walls Intranet Pages.

NRC Search Tips –  Helpful info, links, articles, and tutorials for using NRC

NRC FAQ - Contains info about Ministry’s remote (use it from home) and mobile access to NRC and more

Questions or Comments?  Contact your Librarian :

Michele Matucheski (920-223-0340)