Wondering what it takes get certified in a specific area of nursing? From Flight Nursing to Foot Care, the American Journal of Nursing’s Guide to Certification is an annually updated document in the Career Guide Supplement to the January issue.
LINK:
http://www.nursingcenter.com/upload/static/60627/Certify_online.pdf (pdf)
This month AJN, American Journal of Nursing features a case study of a patient that proves this point. A severely disabled man received such poor oral care from nursing home personnel that his oral and nasopharyngeal secretions built up (?óÔé¼?ôinspissated?óÔé¼?Ø), and he died from asphyxia. The lead author, Joseph A. Prahlow, was the pathologist in charge of the autopsy; the article features graphic photos of the thickened secretions that blocked his airway. A companion article by two dentists, Pamela S. Stein and Robert G. Henry, gives nurses suggestions on how they can overcome barriers to providing oral care to patients.
Here is a link to other articles on the subject of oral hygiene of the elderly or patients in long term care.
National Nurses Week is celebrated every year beginning on 6 May, National Nurses Day, and ending on 12 May, the birthday of Florence Nightingale, the foundress of modern nursing. Included in this week of celebration is National Student Nurses Day on 8 May.
The theme for the 2009 celebration is Nurses: Building a Healthy America
?óÔé¼?ôThis year?óÔé¼Ôäós theme reflects the commitment nurses make every day in building a healthy America for the public we serve,?óÔé¼?Ø said ANA President Rebecca M. Patton, MSN, RN, CNOR. ?óÔé¼?ôANA has long advocated for meaningful health system reform and in 2008 re-released ANA?óÔé¼Ôäós Health System Reform Agenda, an ANA blueprint for reform that focuses on the basic ?óÔé¼?ôcore?óÔé¼?Ø of essential health care services, which is essential in building a healthy America for everyone.?óÔé¼?Ø
Clinicaltrials.gov offers a searchable database of clinical trials that are occuring world wide; it is provided by the National Institutes of Health and the National Library of Medicine. As of today, 38,757 trials are taking place in the United States and 2,816 of those are in Louisiana according to their searchable map.
The January 2009 issue of the American Journal of Nursing has published their annual “Book of the Year Awards 2008,” as chosen by AJN’s panel of judges.
View the short list & long descriptions. (login off campus req’d)
See below for list selections available now in the library.
AACN advanced critical care nursing
Toward healthy aging: human needs and nursing response
Capturing nursing history : a guide to historical methods in research
Patient safety and quality : an evidence-based handbook for nurses.
Wong’s clinical manual of pediatric nursing (E-book!)
Evidence-based Nursing Care Guidelines: Medical-surgical Interventions (E-book!)
Medical-surgical nursing : clinical management for positive outcomes
Creative teaching strategies for the nurse educator
Precepting in nursing : developing an effective workforce
Human centered nursing : the foundation of quality care
Mastering the teaching role : a guide for nurse educators
Did you know?
You can also email our Collection Development Librarian to request a book you think the library should add to the collection.
2 new online resources have recently been added thanks to the libraries consortial partnership with LOUIS: The Louisiana Library Network.
Learning Express: http://www.learningexpresslibrary.com/
Learning Express is a comprehensive, interactive online learning platform of practice tests and tutorial course series. Study everything from the US citizenship exam to business or computer skills. NCLEX exam prep available in here! (Available on campus only.)
World Book Encyclopedia: http://www.lsuhsc.edu/no/library/ss&d/data/worldbook.htm
EbscoHost is going to look much more like Google soon. The popular search system which provides access to CINAHLplus with Full Text, SPORTdiscus and many other databases will change it look in mid July. This redesigned interface will replace your current EBSCOhost search interface.
Preview it now: http://www.ebscohost.com/thisTopic.php?marketID=1&topicID=969
Mosby’s Nursing Consult updated over 8,000 patient handouts over the weekend. These handouts are written at between a 6th & 8th grade reading level and LSUHSC “Authorized Users have permission to print copies of patient education handouts for personal, non-commercial use in educating patients.”
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