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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."

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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

"For individuals with substance use disorders, this means seeing them as a person battling a
severe illness and providing hope. Our words reflect our thinking and make a profound difference in the outcome of care. Let’s choose to inspire and support our patients."

Culturally Aware Language

"Stigma, along with structural racism and societal and economic factors, can prevent people from
reaching out for help or getting the care they seek. Using culturally/racially aware language can
help remove negative and stereotypical labels and improve patient-provider encounters."

Mental Health Conditions

"Language matters in compassionate care, including what you say behind closed doors with
co-workers, friends or family. Understanding the prevalence of mental health conditions is an
important step in how you perceive individuals and in destigmatizing mental illness."

People First Language

"Using people-first language means speaking in a way that primarily acknowledges
the person, rather than the illness or disability. In other words, individuals with mental illness and disabilities are first and foremost ... people!"

PTSD Supportive Language

"After experiencing a traumatic event, many people struggle to share their experiences and reactions
with others. When they do open up, it may result in several reactions for you, making it difficult to know
how exactly to respond. What you say matters in helping the survivor feel safe and understood."

Suicide Destigmatizing Language

"Language matters in compassionate care, especially in behavioral health care, and that doesn’t
mean just what you say in front of a patient. What you say behind closed doors with co-workers
can be the seed for stigma and perpetuate discrimination against a person based on a physical
or mental health disorder. The topic of suicide, and the sometimes-stigmatizing language around
it, must be handled with compassion. The language you use can be an important factor in whether or not a person decides to seek care."

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 Care, JONA, 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
Do a simple search using each key concept in your PICO, and connect all of them with "and", "or" or "not". To search only the Nursing literature, please choose the Nursing filter within PubMed.

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

National Council of State Boards of Nursing

Articles of Interest - From our Subscriptions

Guidelines in Practice: Hand Hygiene

Speth, J. (2023). Guidelines in Practice. AORN Journal, 118 (2), 101-108. doi: 10.1002/aorn.13964.

"The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention1 and the World Health Organization (WHO)2 recognize that hand hygiene is an effective intervention to prevent the spread of infection. The WHO estimates that health care workers (HCWs) can avoid approximately 50% of preventable infections by performing proper hand hygiene.3 The revised AORN “Guideline for hand hygiene”4 provides recommendations for performing hand hygiene and surgical hand antisepsis effectively to help promote patient and personnel safety. The guideline addresses:

fingernail and hand condition;
jewelry;
general hand hygiene performance;
surgical hand antisepsis;
sinks, faucets, and drains;
towel and alcohol‐based product dispensers;
product evaluation;
education; and
quality."

“A Different Normal”: Living With Cancer During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Australia

Kerr, L. , Ilangakoon, C. & Russo, P. (2023). “A Different Normal”: Living With Cancer During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Australia. Cancer Nursing, 46 (5), E328-E335. doi: 10.1097/NCC.0000000000001132.

Abstract

Background

The COVID-19 pandemic has seen mass disruptions to healthcare globally. People with cancer are in a vulnerable position, and treatment teams may be anxious in making decisions that try to balance risks associated with malignant disease with those of potential exposure to COVID-19. In addition, palliative care is likely to have experienced significant burdens during the pandemic. As a result of COVID-19 disturbances, people with cancer and their caregivers may have increased stressors and therefore poor outcomes.

Objective

The aim of this study was to explore the experiences of people with cancer and their caregivers during the COVID-19 pandemic, with the aim to inform future oncology practice during infectious crises.

Methods

This qualitative study had 2 stages. Stage 1 involved key informant interviews (n = 16) conducted with healthcare professionals working in cancer care. These were used to inform the stage 2 interview guide for participants who had cancer or were caregivers of someone with cancer (n = 19). Data were thematically analyzed using NVivo.

Results

Five interconnected themes were identified from the interviews: uncertainty and vulnerability, constraints and restrictions, isolation and disconnection, burdens and stressors, and adaptability and resilience. Across themes, complexity and diversity in experience were demonstrated.

Conclusions

The findings suggest cancer concerns outweigh those associated with the COVID-19 pandemic. Many difficulties experienced by healthcare professionals and people with cancer during the COVID-19 pandemic were related to social isolation.

Implications for Practice

Provision of psychosocial and spiritual telehealth services should be increased. It is important during times of crisis to pay attention to those who are most vulnerable.

Integrating information literacy into nursing education

Fetter, K. , Wilford, B. , Brodie, J. & Mulkey, D. (2023). Integrating information literacy into nursing education. Nursing, 53 (9), 17-19. doi: 10.1097/01.NURSE.0000978244.48194.f6.

Abstract:

Information literacy (IL) is crucial for nursing education because it enables nursing students to effectively access, evaluate, and apply research and evidence-based practice (EBP). This includes critically assessing the quality and relevance of information sources, understanding how to effectively search for and retrieve information, and applying research and EBP to clinical decision-making.1

The Association of College and Research Libraries2 defines IL as the skills to discover, understand, and use information. Nursing students need to be able to identify credible sources and use information responsibly, ethically, and effectively. Since EBP is the foundation of problem-solving in nursing, students can only actively participate in EBP after building their IL.

Having a different cultural, linguistic, or geographic background could impact a nursing student's ability to effectively find, appraise, and apply research and evidence. Of note, nursing students are becoming more ethnically diverse. In 2020, the number of students from ethnic and racial backgrounds who graduated from baccalaureate programs doubled, tripled for master's programs, and grew over 1,000% for doctor of nursing practice (DNP) programs.3

Many students pursuing higher education have language and cultural barriers that inhibit them from navigating the library to find the information needed to succeed academically.4 As the population of nursing students becomes more ethnically diverse, nurse educators must be more intentional with how information literacy is taught.

Nursing Web Resources - Associations

Academy of Medical Surgical Nursing
A website of resources for professional development, certification and practice resources
American Nurses Association
A one-stop shopping web site for nurses with information on credentialing, ethics, practice, and advocacy.
Emergency Nurses Association
A web site for certification, practice resources and educational materials.
Society of Pediatric Nurses
A professional web site for pediatric nurses with information regarding practice, education, and advancement

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 Book Shelf at NLM
This is a vast online collection of open assess books for all fields in medicine, allied health, and nursing.
Educational interventions for preventing vascular catheter bloodstream infections in critcal care
Evidence maps, systematic review, and economic evaluation of the pervasive problem.
The Future of Nursing -- An assessment
Assessing the progress on the Institute of Medicine's report, "The Future of Nursing".
Global guidelines for the prevention of surgical site infections
World Health Organization guidelines adaptable to any setting, anywhere as an intervention to reduce SSI.
Nonpharmacologic interventions for agitation and aggression in dementia
Examining the efficacy, comparative effectiveness and adverse effects of drug-free interventions in patients with dementia.

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

National Council of State Boards of Nursing

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