Nursing Orientation 2016Sandra A. Martin, M.L.I.S.

Instructor of Library ServicesHealth Sciences Resource Coordinator

John Vaughan Library Room 305Bmarti004@nsuok.edu – 918-444-3263

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Knowledge is the Enemy of DiseaseSir Muir Gray

• Existing Knowledge Can Prevent– Waste & Errors– Poor Patient Experience– Adoption of low value interventions– Failure to adopt high value interventions

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Sandra Martin Provides….

Instruction Research Assistance Small Group Consulting Database Searches Collection Development (Selection of print and online

books, audiovisuals, journals and databases) Assistance with any health-related information need Office Hours: Tuesday 10 am to 4 pm – Tahlequah

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http://library.nsuok.edu/collegesh/healthpr/nursing/index.html

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From the NSU Libraries Home Page

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Remote Access

Enter NT-NSU user id and password to access the library’s electronic resources

Contact your instructor if you have problems with your user id or password

Contact Darren Tobey at tobey@nsuok.edu to report technical problems

Contact Sandra Martin at marti004@nsuok.edu for search assistance

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Technical Issues Check your browser

Internet Explorer does not work with our online resources Use Firefox or Chrome

Check your Internet Carrier Satellite Systems are frequently erratic or go down entirely during

inclement weather Wireless Hotspot

You need at least 3G

The library link from within Blackboard does not work well. Please access the Library Resources for Nursing page directly from your browser

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Interlibrary Loan/Document Delivery Services

Delivery of journal articles, books, and other items not owned by the library

Delivery of books, audiovisuals, and journal articles in the library’s print collection

Journal articles delivered electronically if possible ILL Requests

Click on Interlibrary Loan link from Nursing Web Page (link located under “Library Info”)

Complete and submit the online registration form Complete the online request form Provide complete information about the journal article or book

that you need and include your contact information If you have questions or need assistance, contact:

ill@nsuok.edu or 918-444-3278

Learning Objectives

• To provide a mechanism for nursing students to access the most current nursing and health care information

• To familiarize nursing students with specific information resources and services to support the nursing curriculum

• To familiarize nursing students with evidence-based nursing and lifelong learning skills

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Overview of Online Resources Research and Clinical Databases e-Journals e-Books Consumer Health Evidence-Based Summaries

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Journal Article Databases

CINAHL Complete, ClinicalKey for Nursing, and Nursing@Ovid, are most frequently used resources to find journal articles on nursing topics.

Search this section when you need articles on subjects, e.g., electronic medical record, nursing education, pressure ulcers, etc.

Databases in this section provide links to full text journal articles and other resources

You must start at the library’s Nursing web page to access our subscribed full text http://library.nsuok.edu/collegesh/healthpr/nursing/index.html

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Databases - CINAHL Complete

CINAHL stands for Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature

Core research tool that contains full text of 1,400 journals and citations in more than 5,300 journals

Check the box to “suggest subject terms” and search CINAHL headings for best results, e.g., search “mentorship” to find articles on “mentoring”

View the brief tutorial to get started

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Databases - CINAHL Complete

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Databases – ClinicalKey for Nursing All in one resource provides access to e-Journals, e-

Books, MEDLINE, images, videos, and more Unique features include full text “disease overviews” with

links to related topics and resources Smart Search interface includes:

Autosuggest search terms to quickly display concepts, procedures, and drugs related to your topic

The most current, clinically relevant answers at the top of your search

Full text monographs of all FDA approved drugs and patient education handouts

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Databases – ClinicalKey for Nursing

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Databases – Nursing@Ovid

Comprehensive, integrated Nursing and Allied Health portal with full text from 1950 to the current week

Content includes nursing practice, education, research, and administration

Based on the nursing and allied health subset of Ovid MEDLINE

Ovid Nursing Subject Thesaurus provides search terms included in MeSH (medical subject headings) as well as those unique to nursing

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Databases - MEDLINE

Premier biomedical database from the National Library of Medicine

Provides journal articles from 1946 to present in medicine, nursing, health care system, and allied health care practice, education, and research

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Databases – Science Direct

Scientific database produced by Elsevier Provides journal articles from over 2,500 journals and

chapters from almost 20,000 books in all life sciences disciplines

Contains full text of nursing journals not found in other databases

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Additional Research Databases

Health and Psychosocial Instruments – assists researchers in identifying tests, questionnaires, rating scales in health and psychosocial sciences. Does not include full text of the instruments

National Library of Medicine – provides access to hundreds of databases covering a wide range of biomedical information resources

Native Health Databases – contains citations and abstracts of documents pertaining to the health care of North American indigenous peoples

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Tracking Down the Full Text If your database search does not provide a link to full

text of a relevant article: Print a list of the citations Click on the Library e-Journals link on the Nursing web page

Enter full title of the journal Click on link to database that contains the full text

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e-Books R2 Digital Library – Nursing and allied health books

from Doody’s Core Titles in the Health Sciences Books@Ovid - full text of nursing and health sciences

books published by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, American Nurses Association, Joanna Briggs Institute, Jones-Bartlett, and Springer Publishing

ClinicalKey for Nursing – full text of nursing books and handbooks published by Elsevier

Access Medicine - text of leading medical and health sciences books from McGraw-Hill

ClinicalKey for Nursing and Access Medicine contain full text monographs for the health care professional and the patient of all FDA approved drugs

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Consumer Health Resources Current, authoritative, peer-reviewed, and evidence-

based resources written specifically for the layperson MEDLINEPlus – the National Institutes of Health’s web

site for patients and families Joanna Briggs Database - provides full text consumer

information sheets ClinicalKey for Nursing - includes patient education

handouts produced by Elsevier Access Medicine – contains patient education materials

for adults and children and includes handouts for drugs and medicines

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Databases – MEDLINEPlus

National Institute’s of Health’s web site for patients and families

Produced by the National Library of Medicine Contains current, reliable, well-written information

summaries and videos about diseases, conditions, and wellness issues

Widely used in major hospitals and medical centers

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Information Retrieval for Evidence Based Health Care Using research findings versus conducting research Retrieving and evaluating information that has direct

application to specific patient care problems Selecting resources that are current, valid and available

at point-of-care Developing search strategies that are feasible within

time constraints of clinical practice

New Tools Target High-Quality Studies

Increase ease of accessing and understanding clinical information

Preprocessed - practical resources that facilitate ready access to high-quality research

Preappraised – tools that have undergone a filtering process to include only those studies that are regularly updated and of higher quality

Point-of-Care Resources

Evidence based textbooks Provide rapid access to concise information to clinicians at the

point of care Not a database of articles from books, journals, or guidelines Original, current, summaries written by experts Formal systems used to grade strength of recommendations

and quality of evidence

Evidence Based Summaries• UptoDate

– Evidence based summaries of over 10,000 topics in over 22 specialties

– 8,500 Treatment Recommendations– GRADE System used to score

recommendations and strength of evidence– Practice changing updates; Updated

continuously– Drug database; Patient education materials– The Gold Standard of summaries

UTD – fast, current, peer reviewed

UTD – simple search, evidence based answers

Life-Long Learning

Selecting and searching online databases is challenging

Information is ever changing Contact Sandra (email preferred)

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If you need Help, contact Sandra