Tuesday, February 1, 2011

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Tuesday, August 3, 2010

Nursing I Unit 2 Principles of Basic Nursing Care

These following articles are required reading for Principles of Basic Nursing Care.  These are from Nursing 2008, a series called Smooth Patient Transfers which ran January, February and March of 2008.  When accessing from outside the Health System, you will need the username and password for OVID.  The links bring you to the full text of the article.  To view in the PDF or Adobe format, click on the PDF link at the right of the page.   Please contact Mrs. Graham if you are having trouble accessing these articles.

Pullen, R. Transferring a patient from bed to stretcher  Nursing 2008 38(1): 43-45. http://ovidsp.tx.ovid.com/sp-3.2/ovidweb.cgi?&S=NMABFPIIDEDDHKPFNCDLDADCDODMAA00&Link+Set=S.sh.19682_1280866287_14.19682_1280866287_26.19682_1280866287_27.19682_1280866287_29.19682_1280866287_32.19682_1280866287_35%7c25%7csl_10

Pullen, R. Transferring a patient from bed to wheelchair.  Nursing 2008 38(2): 46-48. http://ovidsp.tx.ovid.com/sp-3.2/ovidweb.cgi?&S=NMABFPIIDEDDHKPFNCDLDADCDODMAA00&Link+Set=S.sh.19682_1280866287_14.19682_1280866287_26.19682_1280866287_27.19682_1280866287_29.19682_1280866287_32.19682_1280866287_35.19682_1280866287_41.19682_1280866287_42.19682_1280866287_45%7c37%7csl_10

Pullen, R. Smooth patient transfers Part III: Using hydraulic lift for patient transfer.  Nursing 2008 38(3): 54-56. http://ovidsp.tx.ovid.com/sp-3.2/ovidweb.cgi?&S=NMABFPIIDEDDHKPFNCDLDADCDODMAA00&Link+Set=S.sh.19682_1280866287_14.19682_1280866287_26.19682_1280866287_27.19682_1280866287_29.19682_1280866287_32.19682_1280866287_35.19682_1280866287_41.19682_1280866287_42.19682_1280866287_45.19682_1280866287_51.19682_1280866287_52.19682_1280866287_55%7c42%7csl_10

Saturday, July 31, 2010

"Last Hours of Living: Practical Advice for Clinicians"

From Medscape Nurses "The Last Hours of Living: Practical Advice for Clinicians" by Linda Emanuel, MD, PhD; Frank D. Ferris, MD; Charles F. von Gunten, MD, PhD; Jamie H. von Roenn, MD
http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/716463?src=emailthis
Recommended article by Mrs. Sheehan.

Tuesday, March 30, 2010

Nursing II: Unit 6: Orthopaedic Disorders Articles

Your instructor requested these links be put on the blog. If accessing from home, be sure you have the username and password for OVID handy.  Please use the links under the citation to access the article.  You will be brought to the Full Text of the article.  To view the PDF, click on the PDF link to the right of the page.  If the PDF does not come up right away, right click on the PDF link and open in another window.  Email or use the chat box if you have any issues.
1A. Olubummo, Catherine A. Rheumatoid arthritis: A chronic inflammation. Nursing Made Incredibly Easy!. 7(6):42-51, November/December 2009.
http://ovidsp.ovid.com/ovidweb.cgi?T=JS&NEWS=N&PAGE=fulltext&AN=00152258-200911000-00010&D=yrovftj

1B. Olubummo, Catherine A. Rheumatoid arthritis: A chronic inflammation. Nursing Made Incredibly Easy!. 7(6):51-53, November/December 2009.  Questions on Page 52 or Page 2 of the PDF.
http://ovidsp.ovid.com/ovidweb.cgi?T=JS&NEWS=N&PAGE=fulltext&AN=00152258-200911000-00011&D=yrovftj

2. Lawes, Rhonda RN, MS. Touchdown!! Understanding corticosteroids like a pro.Nursing Made Incredibly Easy!. 7(3):30-33, May/June 2009.
http://ovidsp.ovid.com/ovidweb.cgi?T=JS&NEWS=N&PAGE=fulltext&AN=00152258-200905000-00008&D=yrovftj

3A. Eby, Anne. Get hip to hip replacement. Nursing Made Incredibly Easy!. 6(3):22-30, May/June 2008.
http://ovidsp.ovid.com/ovidweb.cgi?T=JS&NEWS=N&PAGE=fulltext&AN=00152258-200805000-00006&D=yrovftj

3B.Eby, Anne. Get hip to hip replacement. Nursing Made Incredibly Easy!. 6(3):30-31, 55.  ONLY NEED PG 31 for the questions.
http://ovidsp.ovid.com/ovidweb.cgi?T=JS&NEWS=N&PAGE=fulltext&AN=00152258-200805000-00007&D=yrovftj