Alzheimers.gov, a new website from NIH
16 May 2012 Leave a Comment
in Library News Tags: health services, nursing, websites
The US government opened a new website yesterday (alzheimers.gov) which aims to answer questions like: What are the treatment options? What does insurance pay for? Where can I go for help?
This website is part of the Obama administration’s first National Alzheimer’s Plan (.pdf) to prevent and treat Alzheimer’s by 2025. Some of the research that the National Institutes of Health is looking at includes an insulin spray therapy which is squirted into the nose, and a study targeting amyloid, the “brain plaque” that appears in Alzheimer’s cases.
You can also visit the NIH’s Alzheimer’s Disease and Education Referral Center for information on locating nearby clinical trials, research centers, and more.
Studying for the NCLEX?
30 Mar 2012 1 Comment
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This time of year, I find that Periodicals is full of Nursing students who spend their entire day in the library. (Don’t forget to check out the Learning Commons! Reserve a group study room here.) For those of you who are studying for the NCLEX exam, here are some good materials:
Mosby’s comprehensive review of nursing for the NCLEX-RN examination 20th ed. (2012, on reserve, catalog record)
Saunders Q&A review for the NCLEX-RN examination 5th ed. (2012, in the reference section, catalog record)
NCLEX-RN : strategies, practice, and review 2011-2012 ed. (in the reference section, catalog record)
RefWorks and PubMed workshops next week!
16 Mar 2012 Leave a Comment
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RefWorks
Tuesday, March 20 from 5:45 to 6:45 PM
Designed for the more serious scholar, this APA & MLA citation service includes RefShare for group collaboration, RefGrabIt for pulling bibliographic information from websites, and Write-N-Cite, a Microsoft Word plugin to help you cite your paper as you write it. You can also export citations directly from EBSCOhost and other databases to create your reference list/works cited page.
PubMed
Friday, March 23 from 5:45 to 6:45 PM
Learn how to effectively navigate the National Institute of Health’s archive of biomedical and life sciences literature. This will be a hands-on workshop covering the basic features and tools for new users.
Register at: http://www.tinyurl.com/2012Workshops
Please note Registration is required by 12PM the day of. Workshops with no registrations at that time will not be held. Don’t miss out on a wonderful opportunity!
EBSCOhost workshops next week!
02 Mar 2012 Leave a Comment
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Sullivan Library Workshops
EBSCOhost
Monday, March 5 from 3:45 to 4:45 PM
Thursday, March 8 from 5:45 to 6:45 PM
http://www.tinyurl.com/2012Workshops
Please note registration must be made by 12PM the day of. Workshops with no registrations at this time will not be held.
Periodicals Spotlight: Nursing
30 Nov 2011 Leave a Comment
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Today’s featured periodical is Nursing.
Publisher’s Description: Provides practical, hands-on information to nurses. Readers say the journal is their first choice for quick-read updates on the most comprehensive range of nursing topics, including clinical and professional information on drugs, diseases, nursing care strategies, and legal/ethical issues.
Topics By the Cover –
- December 2011: Getting “hip” to hip hemiarthroplasty (link to free article)
- November 2011: Celebrating our 40th anniversary
- October 2011: Salary and benefits survey report (link to free article)
- September 2011: Surviving PTSD
- August 2011: The face of dehydration (link to free article)
- July 2011: Inside intentional self-injury (link to free article)
Issues Per Year: 12
Sullivan Library Has: 1971 – 2007 in microfilm format; 2008 – present in print format.
Electronic Database Availability: Issues are available in full-text in EBSCOhost’s Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition from Jan 1, 1975 to August 24, 2007. Log-in via http://libdb.dc.edu.
National Academies Press — 4,000+ books in PDF format, all free of charge!
29 Jun 2011 Leave a Comment
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As of June 2011, all PDF versions of books published by the National Academies Press will be available via PDF at no charge. This includes the National Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Engineering, Institute of Medicine, and National Research Council.
Please read the press release from the National Academies Press.
Some of the topics that are covered include, Behavioral and Social Sciences, Health and Medicine, Education, Biology and Life Sciences, Computers and Information Technology — and more!
Here is a sample of books that are now available in PDF format:
Leading Health Indicators for Healthy People 2020
The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health
Secondhand Smoke Exposure and Cardiovascular Effects: Making Sense of the Evidence
Mathematics Learning in Early Childhood: Paths Towards Excellence and Equity
Starting Out Right: A Guide to Promoting Children’s Reading Success
New Summer Books @ Sullivan Library
06 Jun 2011 1 Comment
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Here is a taste of some of the books that we have purchased so far this summer!…
344.4104 D541L Legal aspects of occupational therapy
362.17 M992C Community Practice in occupational therapy: a guide to serving the community
616.8916 OC1 Occupational therapy in mental health: a vision for participation
808.02 L567P Principles of writing research papers
371.9046 C787F From inclusion to engagement: helping students engage with schooling through policy and practice
610.73 G82M Maternal newborn nursing care plans
618.9702 C191 Caring for older adults holistically
618.9702 F229P The physiological effects of ageing: implications for nursing practice
National Nurses Week @ Dominican College
27 Apr 2011 Leave a Comment
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Please join Dominican College in showing its appreciation towards the men and women who serve our country by caring for its citizens! The following events will be held:
Nursing Leadership Day
Monday, May 2
The Fury Lecture Hall in Prusmack Center
9:00AM – Welcome!
Nancy DiDona, Director & Associate Professor of the Division of Nursing
9:10AM - The Mystique of Leadership
Bonnie DeSimone, EdD RN, BC, Professor of Nursing; Coordinator, ABSN Option
9:20AM – Community Health Profile Presentation
Vita Wolinsky, RN, MA, CNS: BC, Assistant Professor of Nursing
11:00AM – Interprofessional Mentoring
Eileen Piccininni, MA, LPC, CASAC, CEAP, Prevention & Education Coordinator
Poster Gallery
Open 10:00-11:00 a.m. and 11:15-12:00PM on Monday, May 2 – highlighting the 2011 graduating Traditional & Accelerated BSN Nursing Students!
* * * * * * * * * * *
Family Nursing Cultural Day
Tuesday, May 3 and Thursday, May 5
Prusmack Center, 1st floor
9:30 – 11:30AM – hosted by the Junior Nursing Students
Rockland County Nurse Appreciation Day
Thursday, May 5
Rosary Hall, Lawrence Room
12:00 – 3:00PM - hosted by the 2011 Nurse Recognition Day Committee
2011 Nursing Career Directory for free
01 Mar 2011 Leave a Comment
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Similar to last year, Lippincott has made the 2011 Nursing Career Directory freely available on the Internet. This is supplement to volume 41, issue 1 (January 2011) for the Nursing2011 periodical.
Here are some sample articles:
1. 2011 calendar of conferences
2. Go get your dream job
3. How new graduates can gain a competitive edge
4. If life is the test, prepare yourself to ace it!
5. Volunteers make the difference
6. Your guide to certification
Access to Nursing2011
Nursing2011 is available to Dominican College students in the following ways:
1. Electronically – go to the database sign-in page and log in
– Access the document via Serial Solution (see these example instructions) by searching for Nursing
– Look for Nursing (Jenkintown, Pa.) (0360-4039)
– Choose a database name
2. In print/microfilm format from 1971 to present.
PubMed MeSH searching
25 Feb 2011 4 Comments
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Do you know how to use MeSH (medical subject headings) within PubMed to create a more focused result list?
1. Connect to http://www.pubmed.gov
2. There should be a dropdown menu labeled Search: PubMed near the top of the screen.
3. Click the dropdown menu. Instead of PubMed, choose MeSH.
4. In the search box, put in the first medical subject term you are searching for, such as rheumatoid arthritis.
5. Hit enter or click Search.
6. On the next screen you should see a list of possible choices. For example, the first choice is Arthritis, Rheumatoid. Put a checkmark by the result you are interested in.
7. On the right side of the screen, click add to search builder.
8. Now, to help you get a more focused search you should probably add in a second term before you search (usually). For example, in the long search box at the top of the screen, type in drug therapy. Click search (or sometimes it will give you a list of options while you are typing which you can also click).
9. Choose the result that looks like the best fit by putting a checkmark to the left of it.
10. On the right side of the screen, again click add to search builder.
11. When you want to to run the search, click Search PubMed.
The search above will show you all articles which have medical subject headings of Arthritis, Rheumatoid and drug therapy — thus, all articles which deal with drug therapies for this particular condition.
