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Nursing Practice
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ANA Code of Ethics for Nurses with Interpretive Statements / by ISBN: 1558106006Publication Date: 2015 -
ANA Nursing: Scope and Standards of Practice / by The premier resource for professional nursing practice, Nursing: Scope & Standards of Practice, 3rd Edition, is informed by the advances in health care and professional nursing today. This keystone standard contains 17 national standards of practice and performance that define the who, what, where, when, why and how of nursing practice.ISBN: 9781558106192Publication Date: 2015 -
Lippincott Nursing Procedures by This start-to-finish guide includes over 400 nursing procedures--from basic to advanced. Every entry lists equipment, details each step to perform right at the bedside, and provides rationales and cautions to ensure patient safety and positive outcomes. Organized alphabetically for fast, easy access, the 8 th Edition of Lippincott Nursing Procedures addresses what the nurse needs to know and do to perform best-practice procedures concerning infection control, specimen collection, physical assessment, drug administration, IV therapy, and hemodynamic monitoring, as well as procedures related to body systems, such as chest tube insertion, peripheral nerve stimulation, and intra-abdominal pressure monitoring. Thoroughly updated, this edition also includes new evidence-based entries on synchronized cardioversion, gait belt use, intermittent infusion device flushing and locking, isolation garb use, nasal bridal insertion and removal, pneumatic antishock garment application and removal, self-medication administration practice, and weaning a patient from a ventilator. With clear, step-by-step guidelines and hundreds of sidebars, photos, illustrations, and eye-catching alerts (Nursing Alerts, Pediatric, Elder, Hospital-Acquired Condition Alerts), you'll find the level of detail required to provide optimal hands-on patient care. Packed with pre- and postprocedure nursing considerations, warnings about potential complications, troubleshooting tips, and other helpful advice, this go-to reference provides everything you need to do your job confidently and well, whether you are beginning your nursing career, learning a new skill, or brushing up on a familiar technique.ISBN: 146981529XPublication Date: 2018
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View and download a PDF copy of AACN's The Essentials: Core Competencies for Professional Nursing Education
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AACN standards, including the AACN Procedure Manual for High Acuity, Progressive, and Critical Care
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Access more nursing specialty Scope and Standards of Practice manuals.
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Access nursing Core Curriculum guides.
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For specific book titles, journals, or articles use the Library Search.
Certification Resources
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Access Certification eBooks (including NCLEX-RN) or Certification Print Books (including NCLEX-RN) in the Library catalog.
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Access NCLEX-RN and NCLEX-PN practice exams, prep ebooks, and flashcards through the LearningExpress database:
- Select the College Library tab.
- Click on Career Preparation.
- Select Prepare for Nursing Exams - you will see a selection of resources for different nursing exams.
*Creating a no-cost personal account is required to access test prep materials and keep track of progress.
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For specific book titles, journals, or articles use the Library Search.
Top Nursing Databases and Point-of-Care Tools
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Library SearchOHSU online public access catalog of resources. Search here for books, audio visual materials and journals by title. Use the databases in this list to search for journal articles.
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CINAHLCitations, abstracts and some full text for nursing & allied health journals. Coverage dates back to 1981.
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ClinicalKey for NursingClinicalKey for Nursing is a clinical reference platform that includes content from evidence-based nursing monographs, books, journals, practice guidelines, and core measures with nursing recommendations as well as Procedures Consult and Clinical Skills topics. This resources provides information to support nursing care in areas such as administering medication, managing nurse policy, monitoring for complications, and providing patient education.
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Clinical Skills (Elsevier)Clinical Skills is an evidence-based database of 1,700+ nursing skills and procedures. The content is updated regularly to reflect changes in practice. The competence-based learning modules support Quality and Safety Education for Nurses competencies.
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Davis' Drug GuideDavis’s Drug Guide delivers comprehensive and practical information on over 5,000 trade name and generic drugs. This up-to-date resource contains everything you need to provide premium care to patients including information on dosing and administration, safety, interactions, and patient teaching. Contains integrated calculators, including a link directly from a drug monograph to a built-in dosing calculator.
For mobile access:
1. Download the free UCentral app from the iTunes Store or Google Play
2. Access Davis' Drug Guide via the OHSU Library
3. Click on the Mobile link at the top toolbar of the resulting page. First time users can register for an account. Once you register, you can log in to use mobile or to personalize your web experience.
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Nursing Reference Center PlusThis evidence-based point-of-care resource includes continuously updated information, based on the best available evidence in nursing, allied health, and biomedical literature, written specifically for nurses to help answer clinical questions. Includes multimedia (e.g. videos and images), nursing management topics, care plans, leadership and management continuing education modules, additional skills, and more. It also contains cultural competencies, patient education, drug information, and reference books, guidelines, core measures, legal cases, and research instruments.
For mobile access:
NOTE: If you have the Nursing Reference Center app installed on your device, you must uninstall it before installing the Nursing Reference Center Plus app.
1. Download the free Nursing Reference Center Plus App from the iTunes Store or Google Play.
2. Access Nursing Reference Center Plus via the OHSU Library.
3. Click on the NRC Plus Mobile App Access link from Nursing Reference Center Plus at the bottom of the page and enter your email address. An authentication key will be emailed to you.
4. Open the Nursing Reference Center Plus email from your device.
Within 24 hours, tap on the link in the email to authenticate the app.
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Global HealthCovers the following aspects of human health and disease: communicable diseases, tropical diseases, parasitic diseases and parasitology, human nutrition, community and public health, as well as medicine and poisonous plants.
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Ovid MEDLINEOvid Medline is an interface for searching only Medline content the leading source for biomedical scholarly literature and research.
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PsycINFOProvides access to abstracts, citations, articles, books and dissertations in the psychological, social and behavioral sciences. Includes all American Psychological Association journals.
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PubMed (MEDLINE)Provides access to the MEDLINE database of references and abstracts on medicine, nursing, dentistry and pre-clinical sciences. Links to full-text articles when available.
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ScopusCitation and abstract database of peer-reviewed literature that can be used by researchers to determine the impact of specific authors, articles/documents and journals.
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SocINDEXDatabase of sociological research. Covers sub-disciplines and related subject areas including social work, substance abuse, social policy, social psychology and related health topics.
Quick Links & OHSU Resources
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Library SearchSearch the print and electronic journals and books owned by OHSU and other academic libraries in the Northwest.
Note: to check out print materials from the OHSU Library, you'll need a barcode number. Apply online or in person with your OHSU ID badge at the OHSU Library on the 3rd floor of the BICC.
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Off-campus AccessOHSU faculty, staff, and enrolled students can use their OHSU network username and password or library barcode to access the Library's electronic resources from off-campus.
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Get It For Me Service (Interlibrary Loan)Borrow a book, journal article, dissertation, etc., owned by another library. *Distance education students can also use this service to request electronic versions of articles only available in print at OHSU, at no cost. Books only available in print at OHSU and also be requested and will be delivered in the mail, with a prepaid return mailer.