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Nursing Resources

Lewis P. Gundry Health Sciences Library

900 S Caton Ave, Baltimore MD 21229
Phone: 667-234-3134
Email: stagneslibrary@ascension.org

1st Floor (main building)

Library Open Hours: 7:30AM - 4:00PM (Monday - Friday)

After Hours Access limited (door unlocks at 6:30AM weekdays) 

Librarian: Lucinda Bennett

Nursing Databases & Platforms

 

 

All Databases indexed via Ovid can be found here. These include: Ovid Nursing Database, Joanna Briggs & Medline

 

Nursing Reference Center Plus

 

 

Other Helpful Resources

 

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

PubMed

PICO Search

The Maryland Nurse

"The Maryland Nurses Association is the only state-wide, non-profit, multipurpose professional membership organization for Registered Nurses in Maryland.

The primary purpose of MNA is to provide direction and a voice for the profession of nursing in Maryland...The Maryland Nurse Journal is a publication of the Maryland Nurses Association exclusively for the nurses in our state. It is a peer reviewed journal. Each article is blindly reviewed by two peer reviewers."

Full issues are linked below:

Archived Issues

Inclusive Language & Mental Health Environments

Healthcare is an ever-changing and dynamic environment. It is important that providers in all fields learn the language and skills to compassionately care for patients of vast backgrounds and mental health status. The following PDFs are crafted by the American Hospital Association to help healthcare workers practice such language. Take a look and feel free to print, share and spread the word in your department.

Compassionate SUD Language

Culturally Aware Language

Mental Health Conditions

People First Language

PTSD Supportive Language

Suicide Destigmatizing Language

Citation Matcher

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Catalog: Search for Print Resources 

Nursing Web Resources - Associations

Basic Search Hints for Articles

PubMed is always a great place to begin a search for nursing literature.  PubMed is the National Library of Medicine database of over 26,000 citations of peer-reviewed literature.  Use the basic search bar to begin your search. Jump to the link below to get the web-based PubMed home page, or access it from this URL embedded here https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed 

To add the nursing journal filter, click on the Topic-Specific Queries and scroll down near the bottom of list to choose Nursing literature,  before you type in your concept terms.

If you wish to search our subscription databases, go to the Quick Links or Discover Search for directly choose from the several options such as CLINICALKEY NURSING, Joanna Briggs in the OVID platform, Nursing Reference Center, or the advanced search option for the many nursing journals in OVID platform).

Our library has many subscriptions to nursing journals, including the OVID Nursing Collection, as well as journals not included in that collection such as Orthopedic Nursing, AORN, European Journal of Oncology Nursing, Simulation in Heathcare Critical Care Nursing Quarterly, Journal of Wound, Ostomy, and Continence Nursing, AACN Critical CareJONA, Dimensions of Critical Care Nursing, and many others. Having trouble finding something?  Use the Library Search Request Form or Email us at stagneslibrary@ascension.org 

PubMed Clinical Queries - "This tool uses predefined filters to help you quickly refine PubMed searches on clinical or disease-specific topics. To use this tool, enter your search terms in the search bar and select filters before searching." 

 


 

The National Council of the State Boards of Nursing has valuable information regarding the Nurse Practice Act for each state, toolkits, and other resources to help nurses understand and adhere to best practice guidelines and laws.  Click on the link below to go to the web site.  Then follow the online directions to get the particular state you wish to find, Maryland or others. 

The Maryland Nurse Practice Act is available free on line at the Maryland General Assembly web site under Statutes ---->  Health Occupations ----> Section 8.  The entire section 8 is called the Nurse Practice Act.  The URL is below:

http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/webmga/frmStatutesText.aspx?article=gho&section=8-101&ext=html&session=2020RS&tab=subject5

Articles of Interest - From our Subscriptions

Exploring the Use of Common Strict Search Criteria in Nursing Literature Searches

Nursing Research

In 2020 AJN launched a new series of articles focused on nursing research: 

“The series is designed to give nurses the knowledge and skills they need to participate in research, step by step. Each column will present the concepts that underpin evidence-based practice—from research design to data interpretation. The articles are accompanied by a podcast offering more insight and context from the author.”

This series is an excellent complement to the EBP series that began in 2009 and that is often recommended reading for nursing research councils or nurse residency programs. (American Journal of Nursing)

 

"How Does Research Start?"  Capili, Bernadette. AJN, American Journal of Nursing: October 2020 - Volume 120 - Issue 10 - p 41-44

"Selection of the Study Participants"  Capili, Bernadette. AJN, American Journal of Nursing: January 2021 - Volume 121 - Issue 1 - p 64-67

"Sampling Design in Nursing Research"  Curtis, Alexa Colgrove and Keeler, Courtney. AJN, American Journal of Nursing: March 2021 - Volume 121 - Issue 3 - p 53-57

Nursing Web Resources - Sites & Articles

The Maryland Nurse Practice Act

The National Council of the State Boards of Nursing has valuable information regarding the Nurse Practice Act for each state, toolkits, and other resources to help nurses understand and adhere to best practice guidelines and laws.  Click on the link below to go to the web site.  Then follow the online directions to get the particular state you wish to find, Maryland or others. 

The Maryland Nurse Practice Act is available free on line at the Maryland Government web site.

The URL is below:

https://mbon.maryland.gov/Pages/nurse-practice-act

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