Nursing Orientation 2016
Sandra A. Martin, M.L.I.S.
Instructor of Library Services
Health Sciences Resource Coordinator
John Vaughan Library Room 305B
marti004@nsuok.edu – 918-444-3263
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Knowledge is the Enemy of Disease
Sir Muir Gray
• Existing Knowledge Can Prevent
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Waste & Errors
Poor Patient Experience
Adoption of low value interventions
Failure to adopt high value interventions
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Sandra Martin Provides….
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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
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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
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Check your browser
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Internet Explorer does not work with our online resources
Use Firefox or Chrome
Check your Internet Carrier
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Satellite Systems are frequently erratic or go down entirely during
inclement weather
Wireless Hotspot
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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
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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
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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 evidencebased nursing and lifelong learning skills
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Overview of Online Resources
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Research and Clinical Databases
e-Journals
e-Books
Consumer Health
Evidence-Based Summaries
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Journal Article Databases
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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
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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
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All in one resource provides access to e-Journals, eBooks, MEDLINE, images, videos, and more
Unique features include full text “disease overviews” with
links to related topics and resources
Smart Search interface includes:
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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If your database search does not provide a link to full
text of a relevant article:
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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
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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
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Current, authoritative, peer-reviewed, and evidencebased 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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Selecting and searching online databases is
challenging
Information is ever changing
Contact Sandra (email preferred)
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