Here are my picks from the nursing literature for May dealing with nursing research articles or articles about nursing research/EBN. Staff at St. Joseph Hospital or Children's Hospital of Orange County may be able to access some of the full text articles through the
library website
1. Nursing students' and clinical instructors' perceptions on the
implementation of a best practice guideline.(includes abstract);
Ritchie L; Evans MK; Matthews J; Journal of Nursing Education, 2010
Apr; 49 (4): 223-7 (journal article - research) ISSN: 0148-4834 PMID:
20055324 CINAHL AN: 2010617920
2. Partnering with your library to strengthen nursing research.(includes
abstract); Hallyburton A; St John B; Journal of Nursing Education,
2010 Mar; 49 (3): 164-7 (journal article - research) ISSN: 0148-4834
PMID: 19954132 CINAHL AN: 2010602293
3. Integration of spirituality in nursing practice: a literature
review.(includes abstract); Tiew LH; Creedy DK; Singapore Nursing
Journal, 2010 Jan-Mar; 37 (1): 15-20, 22 (journal article - research,
systematic review) ISSN: 0218-0995 CINAHL AN: 2010621331
4. Evidence-based nursing. 6 steps for transforming organizational EBP
culture.Ogiehor-Enoma G; Taqueban L; Anosike A; Nursing Management,
2010 May; 41 (5): 14-7 (journal article) ISSN: 0744-6314 PMID: 20418746
CINAHL AN: 2010647956
5. Rapid response team - a proactive strategy in managing
haemodynamically unstable adult patients in the acute care hospitals
[corrected] [published erratum appears in SINGAPORE NURS J 2010
Jan-Mar;37(1):4].Choo CL; Heng D; Ching AC; Kang J; Wentao Z;
Singapore Nursing Journal, 2009 Oct-Dec; 36 (4): 17-22, 24-8 (journal
article - tables/charts) ISSN: 0218-0995 CINAHL AN: 2010489902
6. Information literacy for evidence-based practice in perianesthesia
nurses: readiness for evidence-based practice.Ross J; Journal of
PeriAnesthesia Nursing, 2010 Apr; 25 (2): 64-70 (journal article -
research, tables/charts) ISSN: 1089-9472 PMID: 20359640 CINAHL AN:
2010635535
7. A meta-study of the essentials of quality nursing
documentation.(includes abstract); Jefferies D; Johnson M; Griffiths R;
International Journal of NursingPractice, 2010 Apr; 16 (2): 112-24
(journal article - research, systematic review, tables/charts) ISSN:
1322-7114 PMID: 20487056 CINAHL AN: 2010605897
8. Perceived facilitators and inhibitors for the use of personal
digital assistants by nurses: a systematic review.Gyi AA; Journal of
Advanced Nursing, 2010 May; 66 (5): 964-6 (journal article - abstract)
ISSN: 0309-2402 PMID: 20423356 CINAHL AN: 2010647106
9. Rounding for outcomes: an evidence-based tool to improve nurse
retention, patient safety, and quality of care.Baker SJ; McGowan N;
JEN: Journal of Emergency Nursing, 2010 Mar; 36 (2): 162-4 (journal
article - pictorial) ISSN: 0099-1767 PMID: 20211412 CINAHL AN:
2010621739
10. Team-based care interventions involving nurses and primary care or
community pharmacists improve hypertension control.Khan EU;
Evidence-Based Nursing, 2010 Apr; 13 (2): 47-8 (journal article) ISSN:
1367-6539 PMID: 20436147 CINAHL AN: 2010668595
11. Nurse-led postpartum discharge education programme including
information on postnatal depression reduces risk of high depression
scores at 3-month follow-up.Morrell CJ; Evidence-Based Nursing, 2010
Apr; 13 (2): 48-9 (journal article) ISSN: 1367-6539 PMID: 20436148
CINAHL AN: 2010668596
12. Evidence-based practice improvement: merging 2 paradigms.(includes
abstract); Levin RF; Keefer JM; Marren J; Vetter M; Lauder B;
Sobolewski S; Journal of Nursing Care Quality, 2010 Apr-Jun; 25 (2):
117-26 (journal article - tables/charts) ISSN: 1057-3631 PMID: 19680149
CINAHL AN: 2010617873
13. Accreditation and certification for evidence-based design.(includes
abstract); Stichler JF; Journal of Nursing Administration, 2010 Apr;
40 (4): 158-61 (journal article) ISSN: 0002-0443 PMID: 20305460 CINAHL
AN: 2010629098
14. Knowledge translation: summarizing and synthesizing the evidence for
WOC best practices.Kelechi TJ; Naccarato MK; Journal of Wound, Ostomy
& Continence Nursing, 2010 Mar-Apr; 37 (2): 132-6 (journal article -
tables/charts) ISSN: 1071-5754 PMID: 20228652 CINAHL AN: 2010604492
15. Discover a better way to care: exploring uncharted territory,
researchers are blazing a path to better nursing practice.Brown G;
Johns Hopkins Nursing, 2010 Spring; 8 (1): 28-33 (journal article -
pictorial) CINAHL AN: 2010631192
16. Telephone behavioural intervention delivered by nurses combined with
home blood pressure monitoring improves long-term hypertensive
management compared with usual care.Hill MN; Evidence-BasedNursing,
2010 Apr; 13 (2): 46 (journal article) ISSN: 1367-6539 PMID: 20436146
CINAHL AN: 2010668594
17. How professional nurses working in hospital environments experience
moral distress: a systematic review.McArthur A; Journal of Advanced
Nursing, 2010 May; 66 (5): 962-3 (journal article - abstract) ISSN:
0309-2402 PMID: 20423356 CINAHL AN: 2010620396
18. The journey to Magnet®: establishing a research
infrastructure.(includes abstract); Steele-Moses SK; Clinical Journal
of Oncology Nursing, 2010 Apr; 14 (2): 237-9
19. Preoperative skin cleansing with chlorhexidine-alcohol reduces
surgical site infection after clean-contaminated surgery compared with
povidone-iodine.Mimoz O; Evidence-Based Nursing, 2010 Apr; 13 (2):
36-7 (journal article) ISSN: 1367-6539 PMID: 20436136 CINAHL AN:
2010668584
20. Nicotine patch plus lozenge gives greatest increases in abstinence
from smoking at 6 months compared with placebo; smaller effects seen
with nicotine patch alone, bupropion or nicotine lozenges alone or
combined.Buchanan L; Evidence-Based Nursing, 2010 Apr; 13 (2): 50-1
(journal article) ISSN: 1367-6539 PMID: 20436150 CINAHL AN: 2010668598
21. Cohort study finds nine times increased overdose risk (fatal plus
non-fatal) in patients receiving 100 mg/day for 90 days compared with
1-20 mg/day opioids for chronic non-cancer pain, but wide CI and
possibility of unmeasured confounders.Hochman JS; Pergolizzi J;
Evidence-Based Nursing, 2010 Apr; 13 (2): 55-6 (journal article) ISSN:
1367-6539 PMID: 20436154 CINAHL AN: 2010668602
22. Telephone-delivered collaborative care for post-CABG depression is
more effective than usual care for improving quality of life related to
mental health.Gallagher R; Evidence-BasedNursing, 2010 Apr; 13 (2): 37
(journal article) ISSN: 1367-6539 PMID: 20436137 CINAHL AN: 2010668585
23. Systematic review finds no difference in effect between home and
centre-based cardiac rehabilitation on mortality, morbidity and
modifiable risk factors in patients with CHD.Parry M;
Evidence-BasedNursing, 2010 Apr; 13 (2): 38 (journal article) ISSN:
1367-6539 PMID: 20436138 CINAHL AN: 2010668586
24. Ginger reduces severity of nausea in early pregnancy compared with
vitamin B6, and the two treatments are similarly effective for reducing
number of vomiting episodes.Smith C; Evidence-BasedNursing, 2010 Apr;
13 (2): 40 (journal article) ISSN: 1367-6539 PMID: 20436140 CINAHL AN:
2010668588
25. Hand hygiene and facemask use within 36 hours of index patient
symptom onset reduces flu transmission to household contacts.Gould D;
Evidence-BasedNursing, 2010 Apr; 13 (2): 44 (journal article) ISSN:
1367-6539 PMID: 20436144 CINAHL AN: 2010668592
26. Low specificity and high false-positive rates limit the usefulness
of the STRATIFY tool and clinical judgement in predicting falls in
older patients in an acute hospital setting.Healey F;
Evidence-BasedNursing, 2010 Apr; 13 (2): 54 (journal article) ISSN:
1367-6539 PMID: 20436153 CINAHL AN: 2010668601
27. Where to find help when you need it: EIDM resources.Dobbins M;
Reflections on Nursing Leadership, 2010 1st Quarter; 36 (1). (2p)
(journal article) ISSN: 1527-6538 CINAHL AN: 2010641747
