Working together: nurses & librarians

While perusing the ANCC 2010 Magnet Conference virtual poster session, Magnet Maggie (a frequent library user – despite her horrible accident) was pleasantly surprised to find the following presentation:

The Evolving Role of the Librarian-Nurse Collaboration: Before, During, and Beyond Magnet Designation
Susan Keller, MLS, Medical Library; Wayne Neal, MAT, RN-BC, BSN; Eileen Engh, MSN, RN- BC, CPN; Deborah Gilbert, MLS

The authors present their experiences working together to support their organization’s magnet program, professional nursing practice, and evidence based nursing.

Here are a few more recent examples from the literature on collaboration between nurses and librarians:

1. Merging silos: collaborating for information literacy. Miller LC; Jones BB; Graves RS; Sievert MC; Journal of Continuing Education in Nursing, 2010 Jun; 41 (6): 267-72 CINAHL AN: 2010692418

2. A unique collaborative nursing evidence-based practice initiative using the Iowa model: a clinical nurse specialist, a health science librarian, and a staff nurse's success story. Krom ZR; Batten J; Bautista C; Clinical Nurse Specialist: The Journal for Advanced Nursing Practice, 2010 Mar-Apr; 24 (2): 54-9 CINAHL AN: 2010583113

3. Partnering with your library to strengthen nursing research. Hallyburton A; St John B; Journal of Nursing Education, 2010 Mar; 49 (3): 164-7 CINAHL AN: 2010602293

4. The road not taken: consumer information in nursing training for magnet re-certification. Muallem M; Journal of Hospital Librarianship, 2010 Jan-Mar; 10 (1): 64-71 CINAHL AN: 2010549526

5. Solo librarian and outreach to hospital staff using Web 2.0 technologies. Landau R; Medical Reference Services Quarterly, 2010 Jan-Mar; 29 (1): 75-84 CINAHL AN: 2010571386

6. The Magnet journey: opportunities for librarians to partner with nurses. Allen MP; Allison MM; Bandy MM; KenneDy JC; Sherwill-Navarro P; Journal of the Medical Library Association, 2009 Oct; 97 (4): 302-7 CINAHL AN: 2010448138

7. An information technology infrastructure to enable evidence-based nursing practice. Pochciol JM; Warren JI; Nursing Administration Quarterly, 2009 Oct-Dec; 33 (4): 317-24 CINAHL AN: 2010435221

8. Networking with clinical nurses: fusing Magnet and organizational missions. Wickline M; National Network, 2009 Jul; 34 (1): 8-9 CINAHL AN: 2010580315

9. In an emergency--call the clinical librarian!. Coats TJ; Sutton S; Vorwerk C; Cooke MW; Emergency Medicine Journal, 2009 May; 26 (5): 321-3 CINAHL AN: 2010358158

10. Promoting research in clinical practice: strategies for implementing research initiatives [corrected] [published erratum appears in J TRAUMA NURS 2009 Jul-Sep;16(3):168]. Kleinpell RM; Journal of Trauma Nursing, 2009 Apr-Jun; 16 (2): 114-9 CINAHL AN: 2010325840

11. Nursing practice, knowledge, attitudes and perceived barriers to evidence-based practice at an academic medical center. Brown CE; Wickline MA; Ecoff L; Glaser D; Journal of Advanced Nursing, 2009 Feb; 65 (2): 371-81 CINAHL AN: 2010177698

12. Knowledge-based information to improve the quality of patient care. Garcia JL; Wells KK; Journal for Healthcare Quality: Promoting Excellence in Healthcare, 2009 Jan-Feb; 31 (1): 30-5 CINAHL AN: 2010201141

13. Nurses working with librarians. Hallyburton A; St. John B; Billings DM; Kowalski K; Journal of Continuing Education in Nursing, 2009 Jan; 40 (1): 16-7 CINAHL AN: 2010172054

14. Magnet again! Librarian's role in research collaboration to maintain magnet status. Schwartz LM; Iobst BJ; Journal of Hospital Librarianship, 2008; 8 (1): 72-81 CINAHL AN: 2009936018

15. Swimming with nurses: the hospital librarian Magnet perspective. Rourke D; National Network, 2008 Jan; 32 (3): 11 CINAHL AN: 2010060322

SJO nurses present "virtual posters" at the ANCC 2010 Magnet Conference

We are proud to announce St. Joseph Hospital of Orange nurses presenting two of the 25 "virtual posters" accepted at the 2010 ANCC Magnet Conference.

Transformational Leadership: Building Leadership Competency with Blended Learning by Vivian Norman, RN, MSN, CCRN and Factors Associated with Nurses' Discussions of Hospice by Denise Boyd, RN, BSN, OCN; Kristen Merkh, RN, BSN, OCN; Dana N. Rutledge, RN, PhD; and Victoria Randall, RN.

Those who follow this blog know how much Flat Maggie loves to travel, but even she has difficulty getting away from the office. Fortunately, their posters are now available for viewing at the ANCC 2010 National Magnet Conference Virtual Poster Session via Virtual World and will remain on view until the end of the October conference.

To access Virtual World please follow the steps below (note, the software required for entry into the Virtual World is not compatible with Mac).

1. View this training video with step by step instructions (Windows Media Player 9 or later & speakers/headphones are required), or view the written instructions.


2. Register and DOWNLOAD the Virtual World software which must be installed on your computer.


3. You may need to work with your Information Systems department in order to be able to download the software at your desktop computer (if accessing Virtual World from work).


4. Technical support for actual technical difficulties is available, call 1-800-679-3646 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Eastern Time and ask for “virtual technical support.” You may also email virtual technical support at support@virtualbeginnings.com. Please, carefully review the instructions above before asking for technical support.

New Leadership for Flat Maggie Blog and welcome to the new Library Manager

I would like to share that it has been a tremendous privilege and joy for me to have been involved in beginning the world's first blog devoted to nursing research and evidenced based nursing some 3+ years ago.


An enormous thank you to our entire blog team for their dedication to the continued improvement in the quality of our blog is in order. Nursing Research: Show me the Evidence! is truly a team effort . I will miss our entire team and wish everyone in the wider world of nursing research the best of everything. I will be retiring on August 6 after 31 years in my position as Library Manager of Burlew Medical Library, St. Joseph Hospital in Orange, California. My husband and I will be pursuing our twin loves of travel and all things "ballroom dancing". We, of course, also relish the thought of spending more time with our families, our garden, our cameras and our BOOKS!! We will also serve as volunteer couriers for the National Bone Marrow Association and I hope to involve myself in literacy training.

Please allow me to introduce Danielle Linden, MLS, AHIP as both our new Library Manager and the new administrator for our nursing research blog. Danielle received her BA in Anthropology from UCLA and her Master of Library and Information Science Degree from San Jose State University. Professionally certified by the Medical Library Association’s Academy of Health Information Professionals (AHIP) at the senior member level, Danielle has been actively involved in both the Medical Library Group of Southern California and Arizona as well as the Medical Library Association. Danielle’s experience includes working as a medical librarian in both academic and hospital environments. She is an experienced searcher and instructor in a wide variety of databases. She has a special interest in library services and resources for nurses and notably has presented a poster entitled “Incorporating Library Resources into an Undergraduate Nursing Program Wiki.” Danielle runs marathons for fun and has an outgoing, engaging personality.

Magnet Maggie featured in Advance for Nurses

A June 2010 issue of Advance for Nurses features a great article on Magnet Maggie and her adventures at St. Joseph Hospital in Orange, California. Not only can you follow Magnet Maggie as she tours throughout the hospital but you can also see how much fun she has had accompanying nurses to conferences and even graduations. Thank you to feature writer Candy Goulette!!

SlideWorld: a portal of health sciences and medical PowerPoints

 

I stopped by Burlew Medical Library today and Julie told me 

about this cool new resource: Slideworld

I was getting ready to do a patient education slideshow and I wanted to see if any other professionals had done something similar that they would be willing to share. Sure enough, through Slideworld, I was able to view and download many excellent Powerpoints on topics of interest to me.

For instance,  there is a slide show on Asthma Pathophysiology which is both 5 star rated and has received

over 3800 hits.

SlideWorld is a powerful resource for PowerPoint Slide Presentations. It is a web resource designed to facilitate the educational process of medical professionals. As you know, slide presentations have become one of the key ways of facilitating education and a way of communicating new scientific developments. Academic faculties and clinicians in practice from worldwide have contributed to the web portal.

Take the Quick Tour of SlideWorld .

More than 5 million ppt presentations are searchable by both broad categories and textword searches. Slideworld employs web 2.0 technologies allowing you to rate presentations as well as incorporate them into

your tweets and other social networking tools. Registration is both free and easy. Medically orientated

PowerPoint templates are also available for purchase for a small fee. Upload your own presentations  to share information and receive a wider viewership.

Enjoy!!

A Fond Farewell to the CEO

At a barbeque on June 2, we had a chance to bid a fond farewell to President and Chief Executive Officer Larry K. Ainsworth, who is retiring this month after 16 years with St. Joseph Hospital. That day was pronounced as "Larry K. Ainsworth Day" by City of Orange Mayor Carolyn V. Cavecche for his outstanding achievements in improving the health of our community (shown here, along with COO Alan Garrett). Here are some of the achievements during his tenure:

* U.S.News & World Report named St. Joseph Hospital one of America’s top 50 hospitals for orthopedic care;

* St. Joseph Hospital was named one of 14 sites in the country by the National Cancer Institute to participate in the NCI Cancer Centers Program (NCCCP). St. Joseph Hospital was the only hospital on the West Coast selected;

*St. Joseph Hospital earned Magnet designation, the highest honor for nursing excellence;

* St. Joseph Hospital opened a 250,000-square-foot Patient Care Center and 85,000-square-foot Center for Cancer Prevention and Treatment at St. Joseph Hospital.

* Mr. Ainsworth provided ongoing leadership in obtaining health coverage for 45,000 children by initiating Orange County’s first California Kids program in collaboration with CHOC Children’s, Hoag, St. Jude Medical Center, Mission Hospital Regional Medical Center and St. Joseph Health System Foundation;

* Mr. Ainsworth helped increased medical access to Orange County’s medically underserved by acquiring and licensing four fully equipped mobile health clinics. These clinics provide primary care, dental and vision services at schools, churches, and community centers in central Orange County.

* Mr. Ainsworth helped enrolled 900 children per year in the Healthy Families and MediCal programs through La Amistad Clinic, Puente a la Salud’s mobile health van and the Orange Unified School District.

Congratulations, Mr. Ainsworth, on your many achievements, and best wishes on your retirement!