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Calder Library Resource Guide for Nursing Practice

Welcome to Calder Medical Library Resources Guide for Nursing. This guide will provide essential information for your nursing practice.

There is a seperate library guide for students in the University of Miami School of Nursing & Health Sciences on the Richter Library's webpage.

You can navigate this guide by using the links on the Table of Contents box or the Tabs on top of the Calder Medical Library Resource Guide for Nursing.

Presented here is a collection of essential resources for nursing. The collection is not comprehensive. It serves the function of locating nursing information, and supporting nursing practice, education, and research activities.  

For assistance with any of these resources, or to find out about other available research and searching options, come by the library's Reference Desk or call the Reference, Education & Outreach Services department at (305) 243-6648

We always want your feedback! To suggest additions, corrections or changes to the content of the Calder Resource Guide for Nursing page, please send an email to the Reference, Education & Outreach Services department at reference@med.miami.edu

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HS Talks - Video Lectures in Nursing
HS Talks Video Lectures
Person-centred approaches to care
Prof. Brendan McCormack
Queen Margaret University, UK
The nurse's contribution to clinical research
and evidence-based practice

Dr. Susan Hamer
NIHR Clinical Research Network, UK
Family-centred care for children with
long-term conditions

Prof. Imelda Coyne
Trinity College Dublin, Ireland
Nursing support of families and carers
of people with dementia

Prof. June Andrews – University of Stirling, UK
Assessing and managing thermoregulatory
responses to heat loss: a research journey

Dr. Barbara J. Holtzclaw
University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center

John Reynolds

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A six minute introduction to the Joanna Briggs Institute Evidence Based Practice Database
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September 2024

See what your fellow nurses are reading!
Browse this month's round-up of 10 top articles from Lippincott's prestigious list of nursing journals.
 
   
  Sepsis Prevention Relies on Infection Prevention
Sepsis Prevention Relies on Infection Prevention

Insights to guide infusion therapy during future emergencies and pandemics
Nursing Management, September 2024

Improving access and outcomes for children with ADHD
The Nurse Practitioner, September 2024

Supporting mental health well-being in the most vulnerable future nurses
Nursing Education Perspectives, September/October 2024

Original Research: Exploring Nurses' Use of Humor in the Workplace: A Thematic Analysis
American Journal of Nursing, September 2024

Risk Factors Related to the Development of Full-thickness Pressure Injuries in Hospitalized Pediatric Patients
Advances in Skin & Wound Care, September 2024

Essential Review of Oncological Emergencies
Critical Care Nursing Quarterly, July/September 2024

Reporting on Neurological Decline as Identified by Hourly Neuroassessments
Journal of Neuroscience Nursing, August 2024


Care of the Patient With an Artificial Airway
Dimensions of Critical Care Nursing, July/August 2024

Privacy-Preserving Cameras for Fall Detection: Data Acquisition for Artificial Intelligence
CIN: Computers, Informatics, Nursing, July 2024

Support over comfort: Inspiring confidence in Gen Z nursing students
Nursing Made Incredibly Easy!, July/August 2024
 
CINAHL Video 1: Introduction


CINAHL Video 2: PICO
 

CINAHL Video 3: Developing and Combining Terms
 

CINAHL Video 4: Putting It Together
 

CINAHL Video 5: Subject Headings
 

CINAHL Video 6: Searching in CINAHL
 
Librarians

John Reynolds

The goals of these videos are to
  • Demonstrate the basic concepts of finding articles in databases
  • Explain how to create a PICO question
  • Introduce the principles of advanced searching
  • Provide a quick overview of the database CINAHL and its features

This guide is intended for practicing nurses and nurse educators as well as medical, public health, and physical therapy, and other health sciences students, researchers, and faculty.

Anyone looking for evidence in patient care, health care administration, or the roles of health care providers may also find it useful.