Monday, October 27, 2025

AW Library Newsletter - October 2025: National Medical Librarians Month - Elsevier Clinical Skills Mobile App - Articles of Interest for Nursing - CK Updates - Art in Medicine


 Ascension Wisconsin Librarians support your health care decisions with evidence-based research and full text resources.

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Catch up on the latest news from Ascension Wisconsin Library Services:


Better Information - Better Decisions: October is National Medical Librarians Month - 2025

Welcome to Ascension Wisconsin Library Services - Library Resources to Make Your Work Life Easier

If this is your first introduction to Ascension Wisconsin Library Services, check out the welcome messages for 


The Elsevier Mobile App for Clinical Key Skills (Nursing) and CK for Medicine


Art in Medicine - October 2025: Ninisina

Artwork of the Month - October 2025: Mayahuel



Have you tried NatMed Pro (formerly Natural Medicines)?  Evidence-based info on herbals and supplements.


Questions, comments, or search requests,
contact Your Ascension Wisconsin Librarians:

Michele Matucheski, MLS, AHIP 
with support from Mary Hyde, MSLS, AHIP

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Sunday, October 26, 2025

Clinical Key Content Updates - September 2025

 


The content of Clinical Key is constantly being updated.  Here are the  most recent highlights.

Clinical Key

Clinical Key Search Tips & Tutorials


ClinicalKey Content Updates: September 2025

Books Added – CK Global

  • Carotid Artery Disease (Shortell, Cynthia K.) 1st ed; ISBN: 9780443138652; Package/Collection: Cardiovascular Disease Extended; New to CK; 
  • Clinical Chemistry (Marshall, William J.) 10th ed; ISBN: 9780443283895; Package/Collection: Flex Only; New edition (replaces 9780702079368); 


Trouble with access? Try Remote Access to AW Library Resources via OpenAthens

Questions or comments, contact Your Ascension Wisconsin Librarians: 
 Michele Matucheski        Kellee Selden
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Saturday, October 25, 2025

Clinical Key for Medicine Updates - August 2025

 


The content of Clinical Key is constantly being updated.  Here are the  most recent highlights.

Clinical Key

Clinical Key Search Tips & Tutorials


ClinicalKey Content Updates: August 2025

Books Added – CK Global

  • Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemias (Barcellini, Wilma) 1st ed; ISBN: 9780443315206; Package/Collection: Hematology-Oncology-Palliative; New to CK; 


Trouble with access? Try Remote Access to AW Library Resources via OpenAthens

Questions or comments, contact Your Ascension Wisconsin Librarians: 
 Michele Matucheski        Kellee Selden
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Friday, October 24, 2025

Articles of Interest for Nursing - October 2025

 

Unfortunately, Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins is no longer offering Nurses Choice / Recommended Reading.  Because this has been so popular with our AW nurses, I'm going to try to pick "articles-of-interest" from our Top Nursing Journals from the past few weeks. 

Suggest a Nursing Article:  If you read a great nursing article recently and want to share it here with your Ascension WI colleagues, contact Michele.Matucheski@ascension.org to have it included in a future ed. 


1) Mcevoy J. Breaking the sound barrier: A guide to caring for patients with cochlear implants. Nursing. 2025 Oct 1;55(10):48-52. doi: 10.1097/NSG.0000000000000250. Epub 2025 Sep 22. PMID: 40981634.

2) Bingham KW, Lundquist AD. Supporting religion and spirituality at the bedside. Nursing. 2025 Oct 1;55(10):23-33. doi: 10.1097/NSG.0000000000000217. Epub 2025 Sep 22. PMID: 40981629.  

3) Bayramzadeh S, Azini P, Malek Zadeh E, Mohammed HM, Mallat AF, Krizo J, Brooks S. Redefining Interruptions: Events, Causes, and Impacts in Trauma Rooms. J Patient Saf. 2025 Oct 1;21(7Supp):S12-S20. doi: 10.1097/PTS.0000000000001360. Epub 2025 Sep 23. PMID: 40986490; PMCID: PMC12453099.

4) Cha KS, Lee D, Im SM. Factors That Impact the Quality of Life of Breast Cancer Patients: A Cross-Sectional Study. Am J Nurs. 2025 Oct 1;125(10):20-28. doi: 10.1097/AJN.0000000000000166. Epub 2025 Sep 25. PMID: 40993863.

5) May N, Gillman L. The DRIP Criteria: Reducing the Frequency of Peripheral Intravenous Catheter Insertion in Hospitalized Patients. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2025 Oct;51(10):666-672. doi: 10.1016/j.jcjq.2025.06.012. Epub 2025 Jun 29. PMID: 40716969.

6) Love L, Crawford K, Adair C. Using Blended Aromatherapy for Anxiety and Stress Management in Patients Receiving Oncology Care. Clin J Oncol Nurs. 2025 Sep 17;29(5):E133-E138. doi: 10.1188/25.CJON.E133-E138. PMID: 40986764; PMCID: PMC12463151.

7) Yumena RA. Impact of AHRQ Re-Engineered Discharge Toolkit on Adult Patient's 30-Day Readmission. Prof Case Manag. 2025 Nov-Dec 01;30(6):236-250. doi: 10.1097/NCM.0000000000000801. Epub 2025 Sep 25. PMID: 40045468.

8) Liebzeit D, Kumar A, Hein M, Perkhounkova Y, Krupp A. Sepsis Survivors' Functional Recovery and Symptom Experience Following Intensive Care Unit Hospitalization. Prof Case Manag. 2025 Nov-Dec 01;30(6):261-270. doi: 10.1097/NCM.0000000000000805. Epub 2025 Sep 25. PMID: 40172314; PMCID: PMC12353560.

9) Thornton HL, Crosson JA, Anderson JL, Wilson JM. Creating the Perianesthesia Emergency Nurse Resource Role to Prevent Failure-to-Rescue: A Quality Improvement Project. J Perianesth Nurs. 2025 Oct;40(5):1154-1166. doi: 10.1016/j.jopan.2025.01.016. Epub 2025 Jun 20. PMID: 40542810.

10)  Labrague LJ. Determinants of Nurse Managers' Transformational Leadership: The Role of Individual Unit and Organizational Characteristics. J Nurs Adm. 2024 May 1;54(5):270-277. doi: 10.1097/NNA.0000000000001423. PMID: 38648360.

11)  Bradley CS, Thomas J, Yip W, Aebersold M. In Pursuit of the Practice Ready Nurse: Insights From a National Survey. J Nurs Adm. 2025 Apr 1;55(4):222-229. doi: 10.1097/NNA.0000000000001565. PMID: 40100066.

12) Rowen L, McQuillan K, Day J, Embert C. Improving Retention Through a Purposeful Multidisciplinary Mentorship Program. J Nurs Adm. 2024 Apr 1;54(4):220-226. doi: 10.1097/NNA.0000000000001413. PMID: 38501847.  


* These articles are licensed for Ascension Wisconsin, and not otherwise free-on-the-internet.

* Questions about access, contact your Ascension Wisconsin Librarians: 

 Michele Matucheski        Kellee Selden

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Thursday, October 23, 2025

Artwork of the Month - October 2025: Mayahuel


Mayahuel, 16th Century, Wikipedia


In addition to the monthly Art-in-Medicine series, Lucinda Bennett, Ascension Medical Librarian at St. Agnes Hospital in Baltimore, MD, also features a monthly artwork that may be of interest to those who work in medicine.  


“Mayahuel (Nahuatl pronunciation: [maˈjawel]) is the female deity associated with the maguey plant among cultures of central Mexico in the Postclassic era of pre-Columbian Mesoamericanchronology, and in particular of the Aztec cultures. As the personification of the maguey plant, Mayahuel is also part of a complex of interrelated maternal and fertility goddesses in Aztec religion and is also connected with notions of fecundity and nourishment. Maguey is a flowering plant of the genus Agave, native to parts of southwestern modern United States and Mexico. The depictions of Mayahuel in the Codex Borgia and the Codex Borbonicus show the deity perched upon a maguey plant. The deity's positioning in both illustrations, as well as the same blue pigment used to depict her body and the body of the maguey plant on Page 8 of the Codex Borbonicus, give the sense that she and the plant are one. 


Codex Ríos, originally titled Indorum cultus, idolatria, et mores[b] and also known as Codex Vaticanus A, is a 16th-century Italian translation and augmentation of an Aztec codex, the precise identity of which remains uncertain. Its source may have been either CodexTelleriano-Remensis or the hypothesised Codex Huitzilopochtli. The annotations, written in cursive Italian, are attributed to Pedro de los Ríos, a Dominican friar working in New Spain between 1547 and 1562. The codex is organised into seven sections by subject, encompassing Aztec religion, cosmology, ethnography, a divinatory almanac, and pictorial chronicles. Although based on earlier material compiled in New Spain, the manuscript was likely illustrated by an Italian artist in Rome before entering the Vatican Library, where it is still preserved.” (Wikipedia) 

Geography: Mesoamerica 

Culture: Aztec (Nahoa) 

Artist: Unknown 

Medium: pigment on paper 

Dimensions: 46 cm × 29 cm (18 in × 11 in) (Codex in full) 

Accession Number: N/A 


Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mayahuel /https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Codex_R%C3%ADos


Reprinted with the generous permission of Ms. Bennett.

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Art in Medicine - October 2025: Ninisina


Nazimaruttash kudurru stone discovered in Susa (Iran) C.A. 1295 BCE, 

Boundary Stone Wellcome Collection


Lucinda Bennett, the Medical Librarian at Ascension St Agnes Hospital in Baltimore, MD,  publishes a regular series on Art in Medicine and The Health Humanities.    


  It's only 1-2 pages with gorgeous images, so it won't take you long to read

... and just might enrich your life.


Ninisina


When we consider the connections between ancient mythology and religion and the field of modern medicine, usually one distinct example comes to mind: Greece. And why not? Ambulances are still emblazoned with the symbol of Asclepius, the Greek god of physicians and medicine. When new doctors take their famous oath upon entering the profession, it is an ancient Greek, Hypocrates, whom they invoke. As our culture took great inspiration from this civilization in particular upon its founding over two-hundred years ago, it is no surprise that such things still remain fairly common to us. However, medicine and religion had been entwined for centuries before Hypocrates, and were just as likely to include female deities alongside their male counterparts. One such goddess is Ninisina.

“Ninisina (Sumerian: "Mistress of Isin") was a Mesopotamian goddess who served as the tutelary deity of the city of Isin. She was considered a healing deity. She was believed to be skilled in the medical arts, and could be described as a divine physician or midwife. As an extension of her medical role, she was also believed to be capable of expelling various demons. Her symbols included dogs, commonly associated with healing goddesses in Mesopotamia, as well as tools and garments associated with practitioners of medicine.” (Wikipedia)

In order to understand the complicated, and often overlooked, pantheons of ancient Mesopotamia and those who worshipped them, let us give a profile of this goddess.

“Ninisinna was the daughter of An and UraÅ¡. She was married to the god Pabilsag, with whom she had a son Damu and a daughter Gunura. During the early second millennium, she was syncretised with the healing goddesses Gula/Ninkarrak, Nintinugga and Baba. She also came to be connected with Inana, probably during the Isin period (2017-1794 BCE) when Ninisinna rose in prominence as goddess of the dynastic capital. This situation is perhaps reflected in Enki and the World Order, where Inana ascribes high status to Ninisinna: "She is to be the mistress of heaven. She is to stand beside An and speak to him whenever she desires" (Penn State)

Syncretism is the practice of combining one cultural aspect with another, it is a term commonly used in art history and archaeology. We see this in deities over time absorbing one another symbols as one nation conquers another, or cultural practices being reused and shared as national boundaries change. In contemporary times, this can seem strange or even disrespectful, but in the ancient world the combination of gods and goddesses with those of another country was common. Of the symbols known to be associated with Ninisina are her scalpel and her dogs. Scholars often describe her as wearing a specific robe that is associated with medical practitioners of the era, refer to her in hymns for healing and midwifery and describe her in inscriptions of surgical procedures as well as the cleaning and bandaging of wounds. The dogs might be considered somewhat of an addition to all this, but we need only look at cultural context to understand why this goddess is a dog person.



Votive dog statuette dedicated by a physician from Lagash to the goddess Ninisina, 'for the life of Sumu-El', king of Larsa
Soapstone, 2nd millenium BCE, Wiki Commons



“Dogs in Mesopotamia were highly respected, and Mesopotamia was one of the few cultures to associate dogs with healing. Elsewhere, dogs in myth tended to be psychopomps, not healers, instead aiding the dead in finding the afterlife. This echoes the journey of domestication. Dogs transformed from wild to tame, so they were believed to move “between the planes of existence” the same way they could move “between the worlds of animals and
humankind.” (Hektoen)

Offerings are common artifacts left at temples, they are the means by which worshippers communicated and prayed to their gods for intervention. In the case of Ninisina, those offerings could take the shape of her dogs. As pictured here, this votive is inscribed with the sick person’s name and their prayer for a healthy life. It was written by the administering
physician on behalf of their patient and contains a vessel for ritual incense or food. Over time, Ninisina became associated with two other healing goddesses: Gula and Nintinuga. Both carry on the symbol and veneration of the canine. We know this from the fascinating discoveries from their temples in multiple cities. 

“Figurines of dogs and human figures in pain were discovered in the strata of the temple, while an inscription explicitly dedicated to Gula secured the identification. Later in the first millennium, Isin became her protected city. When her temple there was unearthed, it established beyond any doubt the association of Gula with dogs. The temple of Gula at Isin was called the e2 ur-gi7-ra ‘the temple/house of dogs’, and about three dozen dog-burials have been found in the vicinity of the temple as well as clay figurines and pendants representing dogs. Dog handlers were documented as receiving animals both destined
explicitly for the dogs and as part of the obligations of the state for the provisioning of Gula’s cult at Ur. These mentioned dogs must have been the property of Gula’s temple and could have resided - if not in - close to her temple. The situation thus could be comparable to Isin, where dozens of dogburials were unearthed in the vicinity of Gula’s temple.” (Cambridge)

Ninisina/Gula/Nintinuga and her devotees might have been onto a theory that is very much proven in our modern era. Keeping pets has been linked to happier, healthier people. Service dogs are now a common sight, working to alert their humans to drops in blood sugar, oncoming seizures and other illnesses. Animals roam hospital wards to offer comfort to patients every day. And these practices might be traced to those ancient physicians at the temples in Mesopotamia keeping dogs to honor these goddesses.


References:
Wikipedia - Ninisina
University of Cambridge
Hektoen International
Penn State



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Wednesday, October 22, 2025

Rehab Professionals: Welcome to Ascension Wisconsin Library Services - Library Resources to Make Your Work Life Easier



Dear AW Rehab Professionals:


Welcome to Ascension Wisconsin Library Services!


           

Michele Matucheski, MLS, AHIP 

with support from Mary Hyde, MSLS, AHIP


We are your Medical Librarians for Ascension Wisconsin.   

Allow me to give you a tour of Library Services.

 

Ascension Wisconsin Library Services Home  [Use Chrome]

Feel free to add this link to your Favorites/Bookmarks.  This website offers the same content statewide.  

Good Day Ascension > Ministry Markets > Wisconsin 
> Clinical Resource Teams OR Admin Support 
> Education/ Library >  Library Services - Ascension Wisconsin

We offer a New Issue Alerts / eTOC current awareness service so you can keep up with your favorite professional journals.  Just let me know what titles you’re interested in.  For each new issue, you’ll get an email with links to the current full-text articles.  


Rehabilitation Guide – a Guide filled with tools and sources that will be most helpful to a busy Rehab Professional, including  eBooks, eJournals, patient education, professional development and more.     Consider adding this LibGuide to your Favorites.


Clinical References: Physician & Provider ToolBox – a Guide filled with tools and sources that will be most helpful to a busy Physician, including  sources for point-of-care, drug info, diagnosis tools, access to over 1400 eBooks, full-text articles, patient education, and more.     You may want to consider adding this page to your Favorites/Bookmarks as well. 


DynaMed is a physician point-of-care reference tool offering answers to clinical questions.  Content is written by a team of physicians and researchers who synthesize the evidence and provide objective analysis.  It offers clinically organized summaries for more than 3,200 topics.   Also includes drug info.             

          See also: The DynaMed Search Tips page.


 

Clinical Key with Clinical Overviews and Procedures Consult

There’s also a Search Tips Page for Clinical Key, filled with useful articles, tutorials and videos to help you get the most out of it.   Consider signing up for a personal account with remote access for added functionality.

                Clinical Overviews are similar to UptoDate, by offering review articles on 1400 primary care topics, including current evidence, treatment and dosing info, and more.

                ProceduresConsult is like YouTube for Medicine.  It’s great if you need to review a procedure before you have to do it.  It provides a web video, along with a complete write-up of the procedure, including coding info.

                Clinical Key includes 1100+ medical eBooks, and 500+ eJournals.  

                  > The most useful CK eBooks are called out on the Rehab LibGuide under the Books Tab.  


Elsevier Clinical Key Skills (aka Clinical Key for Nursing) is a point-of-care tool for Nursing and Allied Health (including Rehabilitation!) that includes:

  • eBooks
  • eJournals
  • Clinical Overviews
  • Over 2000 Nursing & Allied Health (including 141 Rehabilitation) Skills
  •      > CEUs are available through MyLearning
  • Drug Identifier - Adverse Reactions, Drug Interactions
  • Labs - with normal values and nursing implications

Elsevier ClinicalKey Skills is considered an excellent source-of-truth for current nursing skills & procedures.  After your local policies, Nursing Skills should be the go-to reference that will help you provide consistent and highly reliable care across Ascension nation-wide.  


Icons / Links for Elsevier ClinicalKey Skills should be on all AW desktops, and linked within the EHRs and local intranets as well as the AW Library pages. 


See also: Elsevier Clinical Key Skills Search Tips


 

Let me know if we can be of any help to you.  If you want an in-depth look at any of our resources, we would be happy to give you a personalized tour.  Let me know if you want to schedule something.

 

Your AW Medical Librarian,

Michele 

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Michele Matucheski, MLS, AHIP

Medical Librarian

Michele.Matucheski@ascension.org

WiMedLibrary@ascension.org



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Physicians & Providers: Welcome to Ascension Wisconsin Library Services - Library Resources to Make Your Work Life Easier



Dear AW Physicians & Providers:


Welcome to Ascension Wisconsin Library Services!


         

Michele Matucheski, MLS, AHIP  

with support from Mary Hyde, MSLS, AHIP


We are your Medical Librarians for Ascension Wisconsin.   

Allow us to give you a tour of Library Services.

 

Ascension Wisconsin Library Services Home  [Use Chrome]

Feel free to add this link to your Favorites/Bookmarks.  This website offers the same content statewide.  

Good Day Ascension > Ministry Markets > Wisconsin 
> Clinical Resource Teams OR Admin Support 
> Education/ Library >  Library Services - Ascension Wisconsin

We offer a New Issue Alerts / eTOC current awareness service so you can keep up with your favorite professional eJournals.  Just let me know what titles you’re interested in.  For each new issue, you’ll get an email with links to the current full-text articles.  


Clinical References - Physician & Provider ToolBox – a Library Guide filled with tools and sources that will be most helpful to a busy Physician, including  sources for point-of-care, drug info, diagnosis tools, access to over 1400 eBooks, full-text articles, patient education, and more.     You may want to consider adding this page to your Favorites/Bookmarks as well. 


DynaMed is a physician point-of-care reference tool offering answers to clinical questions.  Content is written by a team of physicians and researchers who synthesize the evidence and provide objective analysis.  It offers clinically organized summaries for more than 3,200 topics.   Also includes drug info.   See also: The DynaMed Search Tips page.


Lexidrug Clinical Drug Reference

              Dosing info, interactions, etc.  

              Lexidrug Search Tips - Includes info about the mobile app. 


Natural Medicines

             This database compliments Lexicomp by providing evidence-based info on natural medicines and supplements.

              Search Tips & Tutorials: Natural Medicines 

 

Clinical Key (CK) with Clinical Overviews and Procedures Consult

There’s also a Search Tips Page for Clinical Key, filled with useful articles, tutorials and videos to help you get the most out of it. 

                Clinical Overviews are similar to UptoDate, by offering review articles on 1400 primary care topics, including current evidence, treatment and dosing info, and more.

                ProceduresConsult is like YouTube for Medicine.  It’s great if you need to review a procedure before you have to do it.  It provides a web video, along with a complete write-up of the procedure, including coding info.

                Clinical Key includes 1100+ medical eBooks, and 500+ eJournals. 

Here is a sample of some of the specialty content from CK

 

                Internal Medicine eBooks in Clinical Key

                Emergency Medicine eBooks in Clinical Key

 

                Internal Medicine eBooks in Access Medicine

                Emergency Medicine eBooks in AccessMedicine

 

Let me know if we can be of any help to you.  If you want an in-depth look at any of our resources, we would be happy to give you a personalized tour.  Let me know if you want to schedule something.

 

Your AW Medical Librarian,

Michele 

~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~

Michele Matucheski, MLS, AHIP

Medical Librarian

Michele.Matucheski@ascension.org

WiMedLibrary@ascension.org

 


Ascension Wisconsin Library Services 

       Find More Answers on our Ascension Wisconsin Research Guides   


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