Monday, May 19, 2025

Articles of Interest for Nursing - May 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. 

Welcome to the inaugural edition!

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.

Click on the title links*  to go to the fulltext article.    


Quality improvement: Nurse-led unit-based stress management.

Woods RA, Baur K, Wendler MC.
Nurs Manage. 2025 May 1;56(4):46-50. doi: 10.1097/nmg.0000000000000247. Epub 2025 Apr 29.PMID: 40203849 No abstract available.


A Scoping Review of Workplace Bullying in Emergency and Intensive Care Settings.
Camarda A, McAndrew NS, Wolf L, Bishop-Royse J.
J Nurs Adm. 2025 May 1;55(5):252-258. doi: 10.1097/NNA.0000000000001572. Epub 2025 Apr 15.PMID: 40231865

Resilience, Moral Injury, and Burnout Among RNs: A Time-Series Analysis.
Hubbell SL, Young SE, Duea SR, Prentice CR.
J Nurs Adm. 2025 May 1;55(5):259-266. doi: 10.1097/NNA.0000000000001573. Epub 2025 Apr 15.PMID: 40231864

Using an AI-Powered Solution to Transform Nursing Workflow and Improve Inpatient Care: A Retrospective Observational Study.
Gentil LLS, Pires VAL, Andrade-Silva J, Almeida YE, Pinheiro PG, Pinheiro CG, Laselva CR.
Am J Nurs. 2025 May 1;125(5):38-43. doi: 10.1097/AJN.0000000000000070. Epub 2025 Apr 24.PMID: 40269426


The Therapeutic Hub: A Person-Centered Approach to Age-Friendly Care.
Nai M, Robinson R, Montano AR, Waszynski C.
Am J Nurs. 2025 May 1;125(5):56-60. doi: 10.1097/AJN.0000000000000062. Epub 2025 Apr 24.PMID: 40269429


Osteoporosis: What every nurse should know.
Maloney-Saxon GL.
Nursing. 2025 May 1;55(5):19-27. doi: 10.1097/NSG.0000000000000179. Epub 2025 Apr 21.PMID: 40254758


An introduction to climate change for nurses.
Calabria RA.
Nursing. 2025 May 1;55(5):45-48. doi: 10.1097/NSG.0000000000000181. Epub 2025 Apr 21.PMID: 40254765


Avoiding Functional Decline and Minimizing the Effects of Frailty in Hospitalized Older Adults.
Siegmund LA, Siedlecki SL.
Clin Nurse Spec. 2025 May-Jun 01;39(3):140-146. doi: 10.1097/NUR.0000000000000896.PMID: 40233232



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

AW Library Newsletter - May 2025


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Wednesday, May 14, 2025

Did you know MyLearning includes a Digital Library with over 20,000 eBooks and more than 4,200 Audio Books?

 



Log into myLearning and click on Library on the LEFT side of the home page.



On the next screen, click on FILTERS.

At present, it shows that the myLearning Library offers:
  • Over 20,000 ebooks
  • Over 4200 Audio Books
  • and over 1300 book summaries
The collection covers a wide range of topics, from leadership , management and business to IT and computer programming, to project management and beyond ...

If you are looking for a particular book or author, use the search box.

     Pro Tip: Use quotes if you are looking for a specific title : "Achieving Balance"


A sample search for books by Stephen Covey brings up 52 items.    
     >  20 of them are available as audio books.  

  • WATCH videos
  • READ online
  • LISTEN to the audiobook

It's a great way to foster lifelong learning!

Don't see what you're looking for?  

     > Check with your local public library for mobile access to eBooks and AudioBooks via Libby or Hoopla.  They may have additional formats and titles beyond myLearning.  

Brought to you by Your Ascension Wisconsin Librarians:

Michele Matucheski and Kellee Selden

Our AW Library Website is available 24/7.

Tuesday, May 13, 2025

The Dangers of Raw Milk: Humor by Dr. Glaucomflecken

The Dangers of Raw Milk    Humor by Dr. Glaucomflecken.

If I didn't laugh, I would cry about the knocks Public Health and food safety has taken since the start of 2025.   

Monday, May 12, 2025

Art in Medicine - May 2025: Hospital Architecture & Design

 

Old St. Agnes Hospital
Colored Photograph, Built 1906, FMG Design

The May 2025 Art In Medicine topic is about Hospital Architecture and Design.

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.


Hospital Architecture & Design 

What do you think of when you hear the word ‘hospital’? The place you were born? A medical drama on television? Perhaps you are afraid of the place and it’s a negative connotation that comes to mind. Does the merit of design, the history of architecture or the benefits of health come to mind? For this month’s topic we are looking at the manner in which we build our hospitals, what has changed across time, and how better health outcomes can be affected by a well designed floorplan. Modern hospitals have their roots in European Medieval history. Houses for the sick were attached to church complexes and often had specific wards for the poor, lepers, pilgrims and such. Public hospitals, as we would know them, were funded by secular governments in addition to wealthy churches, and into existence after the Renaissance. “The history of hospital architecture is full of discussions about windows and their effects on patient health. In the 19th century, British hospital reformer Florence Nightingale argued for large windows. She claimed that well-ventilated hospital wards would help evacuate any miasma, the “foul air” thought to cause nosocomial infections. After the advent of the germ theory, the discovery of sunlight’s bactericidal properties led to numerous design experiments with the size, shape and orientation of windows in hospital wards.  Architects also took stock of the psychologic benefits of daylight. For instance, in the hospital he planned for Venice in 1963, celebrated Swiss architect Le Corbusier based the ward design on the patient’s relationship to daylight. He proposed overhead windows for when patients would be confined to bed, and horizontal windows in the wall for when patients would be mobile.” (Better Design, Better Hospitals) By the end of the 20th century, and into the 21st, the need for private rooms became tied up in cultural and financial expectations. More private rooms came into being, with whole pavilions dedicated to such layouts, the ability to charge for services began to mimic the amenities of a hotel. Good hospital design does not only cover patients and visitors, however important they are these groups are not the only inhabitants of the building. Staff are present twenty-four hours a day, seven days per week, and should absolutely be considered in both new construction and renovation. The American Medical Association even has multiple webpages discussing just this topic, where they point their concern towards staff well-being and ease of performing their duties. 

“Several accounts in the literature describe a lack of space parity: hospitals have well-designed and appointed spaces for patients and families but not for staff. In particular, a documented decline in staff social spaces signals a devaluing of health care professionals and denigration of their daily work experience and productivity. Even after a hospital is constructed, opportunities exist for ongoing performance assessment that can inform operational changes. For example, locked space for medication storage that serves an ICU may turn out to be insufficient to bridge resupplies from the central pharmacy, necessitating an expansion of storage near the ICU.

Ascension St Agnes, Photograph 2025, FMG Design

Ongoing performance assessment can identify such shortcomings so leadership can guide investment prioritization.” (How to design and build health care spaces for the best outcomes) As we move forward in both design trends and the expectations of patients, healthcare workers, stakeholders across the board, and society at large, we come into the discussion concerning sustainability. How do we balance the complex needs of a healthcare setting with the evolving expectation of green or sustainable building practices? Across the globe, healthcare professionals have partners with architects to solve this issue with glowing results. 

“The Butaro District Hospital in Rwanda has become a benchmark for how prioritizing patients’ health can prevent the spread of infectious disease and send patients home faster. Working with Paul Farmer’s Partners in Health, MASS helped design the hospital to mitigate and reduce the transmission of airborne disease through overall layout, patient and staff flow, and natural cross-ventilation. The use of local materials — like volcanic rock from the Virunga mountain chain — and local labor-intensive practices enabled a site-appropriate, sustainable design and stimulated the local economy.” (How the Architecture of Hospitals Affects Health Outcomes) In this same article, a valuable definition is identified early on, the definition of ‘social design’. While the term has been in use for decades, a solid understanding of its meaning and impact was solidified circa 2006. Social design describes the interconnectedness of relationships, both from the designers perspective and the end user. In the case of hospital architecture, this would translate into how the healthcare workers expect to use the space, what patients and their families desire from their experience, and the vision of the architect all blending into a single design. The needs of today’s community are not the same as their parents’, and that difference in time is almost negligible in the grand scheme of human society. Time moves quickly and so does design and the innovations of healthcare. When the very layout of a unit, the greenspace and accessibility of a hospital could lead to positive or negative outcomes, the time has come to take design and artistry seriously. “Healthcare institutions face numerous challenges today, from demographic changes to technological innovations. In this context, architecture has become a critical factor influencing the quality of care, sustainability, and the entire planning process of healthcare institutions. However, it is crucial to note that while architecture plays a significant role, it must be integrated with other aspects, such as healthcare policies and technological advancements, to create a holistic healthcare environment.” (Architectural Evaluation of Healthcare Facilities) 


References: 

How the Architecture of Hospitals Affects Health Outcomes 

Architectural Evaluation of Healthcare Facilities: A Comprehensive Review and Implications for Building Design 

How to design and build health care spaces for the best outcomes 

Better design, better hospitals


Reprinted with the generous permission of Ms. Bennett.



Saturday, May 10, 2025

New Ascension Libraries Introductory Video

This is a generic and introductory video for Ascension Library Services across the US.


      >  Ascension WISCONSIN Library Services


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

Michele Matucheski & Kellee Selden

Use our WI Request Form if you need research or articles.

Our AW Library website is available 24/7.

Friday, May 9, 2025

Q: Where are the old filters for Evidence-Based Practice and Research in the new CINAHL interface?


Q: Where Do I Find the Evidence-Based Practice and Research Filters in the NEW CinahlFT?


The Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature (CINAHL) offers filters for evidence-based practice and research, among others.   They are a little tricky to find in the new EbscoHost interface.


>  Run your search as usual in basic or advanced mode, as preferred.

> When you are ready to apply additional limits (beyond fulltext or peer reviewed), click on Advanced Search [highlighted in yellow above.]

> Under the Filters Tab, you'll see additional limits and filters to hone your search results.  

The most common filters appear at the top.  The most often used fillters are Evidence-based Practice, Research, Inpatient, English language.  But the list is quite long, and may be worth exploring beyond the snippet below.  

Note: We recommend NOT using the fulltext limit because it limits only to the fulltext available in the Cinahl database, and would miss all the other fulltext we offer.  


  



See Also:   Search Tips & Tutorials: CinahlFT