Emerging Evidence

2024

• May 2024

  Latest articles of interest

  • Strategies for the delivery of sex-based equity in cardiovascular clinical trials. Nature Reviews Cardiology. 2024: April. Full Text Western Health Author
  • Breastfeeding and pre-pregnancy bariatric surgery: A scoping review. Women & Birth. 2024: May. Full Text Western Health Author
  • Sustainability of rural Victorian maternity services: ‘We can work together’. Women & Birth. 2024: May Full Text Western Health Author
  • An innovative low-cost breast pump-hire program to enhance breastfeeding rates in a neonatal intensive care unit. Journal of Advanced Nursing. 2024: April. Full Text Western Health Author
  • Trends and disparities in perinatal health outcomes among women from refugee backgrounds in Victoria, Australia: A population-based study. Midwifery. 2024: March. Full Text Western Health Author
  • The barometer of moral distress in midwifery: A pilot study. Women & Birth. 2024: May. Full Text Western Health Author
• March 2024

  Latest articles of interest:

  • “I always felt like I wasn’t supposed to be there”. An international qualitative study of fathers’ engagement in family healthcare during transition to fatherhood. Midwifery. 2024: March. Full Text Western Health Author
  • Community Practices, Published Guidelines, and Evidence Base Surrounding Breast Milk Handling and Storage: A Qualitative Study. Breastfeeding Medicine. 2024: February. Request Article Western Health Author
  • An assessment of ten popular pregnancy applications (Apps) available for women in Australia. International Journal of Medical Informatics. 2024: February. Full Text Western Health Author
  • Development of the essential learning outcomes for the midwifery student continuity of care learning model: A Delphi study. Women and Birth. 2024: January Full Text Western Health Author
  • Barriers and enablers to screening, management and referral of sleep disorders in patients attending cardiac rehabilitation: A qualitative descriptive study. Journal of Advanced Nursing. 2024: January. Full Text Western Health Author
  • Direct oral anticoagulant use in hospitalized patients with atrial fibrillation across body mass index categories: design and rationale for a retrospective cohort study. Therapeutic Advances in Drug Safety. 2024: January Full Text Western Health Author
• February 2024

  Latest articles of interest

  • Maternity clinician use of shared decision-making in antenatal care: A scoping review. Birth. 2023: December. Full Text Western Health Author
  • Co-design of a question prompt list about pregnancy and childbearing for women with polycystic kidney disease: an exploratory sequential mixed-methods study. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth.2023: December. Full Text Western Health Author
  • Pregnant women with diabetes and their clinician’s experience of participating in a pilot randomised controlled trial of corticosteroid administration in late pregnancy: A qualitative study. Health Expectations. 2023: December. Full Text Western Health Author
  • Danish men’s experiences of cardiovascular screening and their views on preventive cardiovascular medication: A qualitative explorative nurse study. Journal of Vascular Nursing. 2023: December. Request Article Western Health Author
  • Satisfaction with maternity triage following implementation of the Birmingham Symptom-Specific Obstetric Triage System (BSOTS): Perspectives of women and staff. Journal of Advanced Nursing. 2024: February. Full Text Western Health Author
  • Worsening psychological wellbeing of Australian hospital clinical staff during three waves of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Australian Health Review. 2023: Issue 6. Full Text Western Health Author

  New Nursing/Midwifery eBooks

  • The role of the clinical nurse specialist in cancer care. Wiley-Blackwell. 2023. Wiley Online Library eBook Guide.
    Trace the historical development of the CNS role while gaining invaluable patient and carer perspectives that provide essential guidance for professionals in this field. Examine key aspects such as symptom management and non-medical prescribing, gaining a deeper understanding of the multifaceted responsibilities of Clinical Nurse Specialists. Find vital subjects like leadership and multidisciplinary teamwork supplemented with practical tools to excel in your role. Explore comprehensive coverage of specialised areas within clinical nursing, including the unique challenges of caring for young adults with cancer, navigating the complexities of COVID-19, and utilising digital tools for enhanced patient care.
  • Pocket Guide to Townsend’s Psychiatric Nursing. 12^th ed. F. A. David Company, 2024. ProQuest eBook Guide
    Here’s the most complete and easy-to-use resource on how to develop practical, individualized plans of care for psychiatric and mental health patients. It’s the perfect quick reference now for clinical rotations…and later for practicing nurses. This Pocket Guide is really two books in one! The first half provides the diagnostic information needed to create a care plan; the second half covers the safe prescription and administration of psychotropic medications.

2023

• December 2023

  Latest articles of interest

  • P2-N95 mask use during the COVID-19 pandemic-experiences and perceptions of nurses who suffered adverse effects. Infection, Disease & Health. 2023: November. Full Text Western Health Author
  • Sick sink syndrome: a cautionary tale on the impact of sustainability and climate resilience measures in a newly constructed hospital. Infection, Disease & Health. 2023: November. Full Text Western Health Author
  • Engaging culturally diverse fathers in maternal and family healthcare: experiences and perspectives of healthcare professionals. Health Promotion Journal of Australia. 2023: October. Full Text Western Health Author
  • Health literacy among fathers and fathers-to-be: a multi-country, cross-sectional survey. Health Promotion International. 2023: October. Full Text Western Health Author
  • A survey of Australian women’s digital media usage in pregnancy and labour and birth. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth. 2023: September. Full Text Western Health Author

  New Nursing/Midwifery eBooks

  • Mastering precepting. 3rd ed. Sigma Theta Tau International 2023. (EBSCO eBook Guide)
    Written for staff nurses and other care providers, managers, and educators, this third edition of Mastering Precepting teaches preceptors both the science and art of precepting and empowers them to seek the support they need to be effective. For managers, it emphasizes the importance of providing preceptors with positive and supportive experiences. For educators, it provides the information and knowledge required to develop and improve preceptor programs. View other library print and eBook Preceptorship and Mentoring titles
    
  • A concise guide to continuity of care in midwifery. Routledge, 2021 (Taylor & Francis eBook Guide)
    This book is a vital companion to students and qualified midwives as continuity of care is integrated into midwifery education and services. A practical, easy-to-read guide to practising caseload midwifery, this book outlines the contemporary political and professional context for midwifery care, different models of care, and the evidence and outcomes associated with continuity of carer. It discusses the real-life concerns, challenges and opportunities of working closely with women throughout their pregnancy and birth, covering key issues such as risk assessment, consent, boundaries, time management, documentation, communication, burnout and decision-making.

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• November 2023

  Latest articles of interest:

  • Equitable access to COVID-19 diagnostics: factors associated with the uptake of rapid antigen testing in Victoria, Australia, January – February 2022. BMC Public Health. 2023: November. Full Text Western Health Author
  • Family experiences and perceptions of intensive care unit care and communication during the COVID-19 pandemic…Australian and New Zealand Intensive Care Society/Australian College of Critical Care Nurses (ANZICS/ACCCN) Intensive Care Annual Scientific Meeting, March 29-31, 2023, Adelaide, South Australia. Australian Critical Care. 2023: Supplement 1. Request Article Western Health Author
  • Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Australian community health service staff’s occupational and personal lives: a longitudinal study. Australian Journal of Primary Health. 2023: October. Full Text Western Health Author
  • Staff experiences, perceptions of care and communication in ICU during the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia…Australian and New Zealand Intensive Care Society/Australian College of Critical Care Nurses (ANZICS/ACCCN) Intensive Care Annual Scientific Meeting, March 29-31, 2023, Adelaide, South Australia. Australian Critical Care. 2023: Supplement 1. Request Article Western Health Author

  New Nursing/Midwifery eBooks

  • ECG Interpretation Made Incredibly Easy! 7^th ed. Wolters Kluwer Medical, 2020. (Ovid eBook Guide)Offering expert direction, this freshly updated, fully illustrated guide is packed with images and learning aids that support your understanding and retention in obtaining and interpreting rhythm strips. Recognize and treat a wide variety of arrhythmias with this vital text — an ideal study aid and friendly on-the-unit support for both students and practicing nurses. Get skilled and confident in rhythm strip interpretation and treating arrhythmias. NEW and updated content in a quick-read, bulleted format that makes it easy to spot important points at a glance. Dozens of colourful diagrams and illustrations that outline core terms and concepts, with easy-to-retain definitions of key terms.
  • Clinical Practice Guidelines for Midwifery & Women’s Health. 6^th ed. Jones & Bartlett Learning, 2022. (ProQuest eBook Central Guide)Clinical Practice Guidelines for Midwifery & Women’s Health, Sixth Edition remains an accessible and easy-to-use quick reference guide for midwives and women’s healthcare providers. Thoroughly updated and revised to reflect the changing clinical environment, it offers current evidence-based recommendations, updated approaches, and opportunities for midwifery leadership in every practice setting. The Sixth Edition features new information on diversity and inclusion, sexual health, opioid disorder and substance-exposed newborns, care for the individual who is transitioning and after transition, and more timely and relevant topics.
• October 2023

  Latest articles of interest:

  • Advocacy, accountability and autonomy: the learning intention of the midwifery student continuity of care experience. Nurse Education in Practice. 2023: August. Full Text Western Health Author
  • The association between shift scheduling and burnout, insomnia, and well-being in critical care nurses. Australian Critical Care. 2023: Supplement 1. Request Article Western Health Author
  • Building critical care nursing research capacity. Intensive & Critical Care Nursing. 2023: August. Request Article Western Health Author
  • The changing landscape of obesity in pregnant women in Victoria. Women & Birth. 2023: Supplement 1. Full Text Western Health Author
  • Changing the intention: embracing the Continuity of Care Experience educational model for students. Women & Birth. 2023: Supplement 1. Full Text Western Health Author
  • Evaluation of the EVE app for maternity care at Western Health. Women & Birth. 2023: Supplement 1. Full Text Western Health Author
  • Exploring the educational needs of non-specialist cancer nurses who provide care for people with cancer: a mixed-methods study. Australian Journal of Cancer Nursing. 2023: August. Full Text Western Health Author
  • A gym-based exercise program for patients with breast cancer: a mixed methods evaluation. Australian Journal of Cancer. 2023: August. Full Text Western Health Author
  • Health-care related barriers and enablers for weight management among pregnant women with overweight and obesity: a rapid review. Women & Birth. 2023: Supplement 1. Full Text Western Health Author
  • Improving assessment and escalation of threatened haemodialysis access: results of a nursing-led program. BMC Nephrology. 2023: September. Full Text Western Health AuthorMoral distress in midwifery practice: a Delphi study. Women & Birth. 2023: September. Full Text Western Health Author

  New Nursing/Midwifery eBooks

  • Qualitative research methods for nurses. Sage, 2021. (Sage eBook Guide)
    This book provides an overview of qualitative methods nurses need to understand when considering their research project. It covers the entire research process, specifically relating to qualitative methods, and the authors have drawn on their years of experience to provide an overview of how the field has developed, along with some practical tools and advice for approaching a research project. It uses multiple real-world case studies to highlight qualitative research in a work-based context.
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• August 2023

  Latest articles of interest:

  • Preconception factors associated with postnatal mental health and suicidality among first-time fathers: results from an Australian Longitudinal Study of Men’s Health. Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology. 2023: August. Full Text Western Health Author
  • The green maternity project: a midwife-led initiative to promote correct waste segregation on an Australian postnatal ward. Journal of Advanced Nursing. 2023: July Full Text Western Health Author
  • Nurses’ work experiences in hospital wards with single rooms: an integrative review. Journal of Clinical Nursing. 2023: July Full Text Western Health Author
  • Letter to editor. Journal of Advanced Nursing. 2023: July Full Text Western Health Author

  

  Australian Library & Information Week 31 July – 6 August 2023

  This week we celebrate Western Health Library’s information services and offer a range of useful information seeking tools. To help you get started on EndNote and Covidence, we have added two NEW group sessions for Library and Information Week.

  New Nursing/Midwifery eBooks

  • Clinical practice guidelines for midwifery & women’s health. 6^th ed. Jones & Bartlett Learning, 2022
    Clinical Practice Guidelines for Midwifery & Women’s Health, Sixth Edition remains an accessible and easy-to-use quick reference guide for midwives and women’s healthcare providers. Thoroughly updated and revised to reflect the changing clinical environment, it offers current evidence-based recommendations, updated approaches, and opportunities for midwifery leadership in every practice setting. The Sixth Edition features new information on diversity and inclusion, sexual health, opioid disorder and substance-exposed newborns, care for the individual who is transitioning and after transition, and more timely and relevant topics.

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• July 2023

  Latest articles of interest:

  • Community-based models of health care for women, trans and nonbinary people released from prisons: An international scoping review with implications for Canada. Journal of Clinical Nursing. 2023: July. Full Text
  • Missed nursing care in emergency departments: a scoping review. International Emergency Nursing. 2023: June. Full Text
  • Collaborative practice among general ward staff on escalating care in clinical deterioration: A systematic review. Journal of Clinical Nursing. 2023: May. Full Text
  • Low-value wound care: Are nurses and physicians choosing wisely? A mixed methods study. International Journal of Nursing Practice. 2023: June. Full Text
  • Instruments for measuring empowering patient education competence of nurses: Systematic review. Journal of Advanced Nursing. 2023: July. Full Text
  • Relationships are the key to a successful publicly funded homebirth program, a qualitative study. Women and Birth. 2023: July. Full Text Western Health author

  New eBooks on Correctional Health

  The library has expanded our collection of correctional health books with services commencing July 1 at the Dame Phyllis Frost Centre.

  • Correctional assessment, casework, and counseling. 6^th ed. Springer 2020.
  • Correctional health care delivery: unimpeded access to care. Charles C. Thomas Publisher Ltd, 2020.
  • Correctional health care services: mental health, infectious disease, dental care, addiction treatment. Charles C. Thomas Publisher Ltd, 2019.
  • Correctional nursing: scope and standards of practice. 3^rd ed. American Nurses Association, 2021.
  • Essentials of correctional nursing. Springer, 2013.
  • Handbook of mental health assessment and treatment in jails. Oxford University Press, 2023.
  • The practice of correctional psychology. Springer, 2018.
• June 2023

  Latest articles of interest:

  • Moral distress in midwifery practice: A Delphi study. Women and Birth. 2023: May Full Text Western Health Author
  • Either ‘a blessing in disguise’, or ‘I couldn’t get help’: Australian and Aotearoa NZ women’s experiences of early infant feeding during COVID-19. Women and Birth. 2023: May Full Text Western Health Author
  • Evaluating the implementation of the Birmingham Symptom-specific Obstetric Triage System (BSOTS) in Australia. Women and Birth. 2023: May Full Text Western Health Author
  • Social determinants of health on human immunodeficiency virus care quality in Indonesia. Journal of Advanced Nursing. 2023: May Full Text Western Health Author
  • Psychological wellbeing of Australian community health service staff during the COVID-19 pandemic: a longitudinal cohort study. BMC Health Services Research. 2023: April Full Text Western Health Author
  • PRECeDe Pilot: Prevention of neonatal respiratory distress with antenatal corticosteroids before elective caesarean section in women with diabetes – a feasibility randomised trial. BJOG. 2023: April Full Text Western Health Author
• May 2023

  Latest articles of interest:

  • Feasibility and acceptability of an online guided self-determination program to improve diabetes self-management in young adults. Digital Health. 2023:  March Full Text Western Health Author
  • Experiences and information needs of women who become pregnant after bariatric surgery: An interpretive descriptive qualitative study. Midwifery. 2023: March Full Text Western Health Author
  • Outcome of reduction of paediatric forearm fracture by emergency department clinicians. Emergency Medicine Australasia. 2023: April Full Text Western Health Author
  • Nurse practitioners treating ankle and foot injuries using the Ottawa Ankle Rules: a comparative study in the emergency department. Australasian Emergency Nursing Journal. 2013: August Request Article Western Health Author
  • Accurate identification and documentation of First Nations women and babies attending maternity services: How can we ‘close the gap’ if we can’t get this right? Australian &New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology. 2023: April Full Text Western Health Author

  NSQHS Standards – Live Literature Searches (Support for Accreditation):
  

  These searches are primarily aimed at staff working in Australian hospitals who wish to find evidence to support best practice in line with Australian National Safety and Quality Health Service Standards. They are provided through a joint initiative of Health Libraries Australia (HLA) and Health Libraries Inc. (HLI) and have been adapted and expanded to reflect NSQHS 2^nd edition. The searches are provided in PubMed, as a platform that is freely available and a source of quality health evidence.

  NSQHS PubMed Live Searches

• April 2023

  Latest articles of interest:

  • Patient-centered care experiences of first-generation, south Asian migrants with chronic diseases living in high-income, western countries: systematic review. Patient Preference and Adherence. 2023: February Full Text Western Health Author
  • Examining the transformation of midwifery education in Australia to inform future directions: An integrative review. Women and Birth. 2023: March Full Text Western Health Author
  • Effectiveness of transition programs on new graduate nurses’ clinical competence, job satisfaction and perceptions of support: A mixed‐methods study. Journal of Clinical Nursing. 2023: April. Full Text Western Health Author
  • Job satisfaction and symptoms of depression, anxiety, stress, and burnout: A survey of Australian and New Zealand intensive care research coordinators. Australian Critical Care. 2023: January Request Article Western Health Author
  • Survey of intensive care unit staff views on a newly introduced reusable isolation gown. Australian Health Review. 2023: January. Full Text Western Health Author
  • Rural maternity and media discourse analysis: Framing new narratives. Australian Journal of Rural Health. 2023: March. Full Text Western Health Author

  New Nursing/Midwifery eBook Titles:
  

  • The handbook of strategic 360 feedback. Oxford University Press, 2019. OUP eBook Guide
    This volume is the definitive work on strategic 360 feedback, an approach to performance management that is characterized by: (1) having content derived from the organization’s strategy and values; (2) creating data that is sufficiently reliable and valid to be used for decision making; (3) integration with talent management and development systems; and (4) being inclusive of all candidates for assessment. Featuring 30 chapters from leading practitioners in the field, the volume is organized into four major sections: 360 for Decision Making; 360 for Development, Methodology, and Measurement; Organizational Applications; and Critical and Emerging Topics.
  • D.I.V.E.R.S.I.T.Y: a guide to working with diversity and developing cultural sensitivity. Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2023. Proquest eBook Guide
    D – Decide to be a Culturally Sensitive Practitioner
    I – Invite people to talk about their cultures, values, beliefs, and experiences
    V- Value their history, individuality and differences
    E – Explore the client’s realities, show curiosity
    R – Reflect upon information and knowledge received
    S – Scrutinise yourself
    I – Identify strategies to aid your work
    T – Train yourself to treat people, children, and families individually
    Y – Yield to culturally sensitive practice. Encouraging you to do more than just talk about racism, this simple practice tool provides easily achievable steps and practical guidance to empower you and your colleagues tackle racism and discrimination in practice.
• March 2023

  Latest articles of interest:

  • Attendance at, and experiences of, urban hospital outpatient appointments: informing a new model of care for urban-dwelling Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander patients. Australian Health Review. 2023: February Full Text Western Health Author
  • Worsening general health and psychosocial wellbeing of Australian hospital allied health practitioners during the COVID-19 pandemic. Australian Health Review. 2023: February Full Text Western Health Author
  • Be sweet to babies: consumer evaluation of a parent-targeted video aimed at improving pain management strategies in newborn Infants undergoing painful procedures. Advances in Neonatal Care. 2023: February. Full Text Western Health Author
  • The introduction of registered undergraduate students of midwifery in a tertiary hospital: Experiences of staff, supervisors, and women. Women and Birth. 2023: February Full Text Western Health Author
  • Preconception factors associated with postnatal mental health and suicidality among first-time fathers: results from an Australian Longitudinal Study of Men’s Health. Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology. 2023: January. Full Text Western Health Author
  • The experience of women from rural Australia with a preterm infant in a neonatal intensive care unit. Rural and Remote Health. 2023: January. Full Text  Western Health Author
  • Reports of bullying, discrimination and sexual harassment in ICU nurses in Australia and New Zealand. Critical Care Medicine. 2023: Supplement; 51 Request Full Text Western Health Author
  • Bullying, discrimination, and sexual harassment among intensive care unit nurses in Australia and New Zealand: An online survey. Australian Critical Care. 2023: January Full Text Western Health Author
  • The experiences and support needs of students with diabetes at university: An integrative literature review. Diabetic Medicine. 2023: January Full Text Western Health Author
    

  New Nursing/Midwifery eBook Titles:
  

  • Clinical leadership in nursing and healthcare. 3^rd ed. Wiley-Blackwell, 2022
    Clinical Leadership in Nursing and Healthcare offers a range of tools and topics that support and foster clinically focused nurses and other healthcare professionals to develop their leadership skills and strategies. The textbook is helpfully divided into three parts: information on the attributes of clinical leaders, the tools healthcare students and staff can use to develop their leadership potential, and clinical leadership issues. It also outlines a number of principles, frameworks, and topics that support nurses and healthcare professionals to develop and deliver effective clinical care as clinical leaders.
  • Supporting women for labour and birth: a thoughtful guide. 2^nd ed. Routlege, 2022.
    This new edition provides an up-to-date and thoughtful guide to supporting women in labour, looking at a range of techniques and approaches that promote a safe and positive experience of birth for women and their families. Across the world, support in labour has been shown to reduce obstetric interventions and improve outcomes for women and babies. Written by two highly experienced midwifery authors, this text draws on a wide range of cutting-edge research on this topic, identifying how the evidence can be applied to everyday practice. Narratives from women and practitioners, including midwives, doulas, childbirth educators and students, are used to illustrate a range of situations where the quality of support is central to the quality of the experience and outcome.
• February 2023

  Latest articles of interest:

  • Accurate identification and documentation of First Nations women and babies attending maternity services: How can we ‘close the gap’ if we can’t get this right? Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology. 2022 December Full Text Western Health Author
  • Outcome of reduction of paediatric forearm fracture by emergency department clinicians. Emergency Medicine Australasia. 2023: January. Full Text Western Health Author
  • Examining the transformation of midwifery education in Australia to inform future directions: An integrative review. Women and Birth. 2022: December Full Text Western Health Author
  • Relationships are the key to a successful publicly funded homebirth program, a qualitative study. Women and Birth. 2023: January Full Text Western Health Author
  • Participants’ and Health Care Providers’ Insights Regarding a Web-Based and Mobile-Delivered Healthy Eating Program for Disadvantaged People With Type 2 Diabetes: Descriptive Qualitative Study. JMIR Formative Research. 2023: January Full Text   Western Health Author
  • Critical thinking development in undergraduate midwifery students: an Australian validation study using Rasch analysis. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth. 2022: December Full Text Western Health Author
  • Language used to describe the Australian midwifery workforce: A change opportunity to improve professional identity. Women and Birth. 2022: December Full Text Western Health Author
  • Families are receiving world-class breastfeeding care at Joan Kirner Women and Children’s at Sunshine Hospital in the western suburbs of Melbourne, Victoria. Australian Midwifery News. 2022: Summer Full Text Western Health Author

  New Nursing/Midwifery eBook Titles:
  

  • Cardiac care: a practical guide for nurses.  2^nd edition. Wiley, 2022
    This latest edition includes brand new chapters on structural heart disease, takotsubo syndrome, and non-obstructive coronary artery disease. While also covering the essential topics necessary for the proper provision of cardiac care, this practical guide for nurses provides: A thorough introduction to cardiac practice, including the mechanics of the cardiovascular systems and the regulation of cardiac and vascular function. Comprehensive exploration of cardiovascular disease assessment, including risk factors for cardiovascular disease, laboratory tests, and diagnostic procedures. Practical discussions of the detection and management of heart rhythm disturbances, including ECG interpretation, cardiac monitoring, and arrhythmias In-depth examinations of the detection and management of acute coronary syndromes, including chest pain assessment and discharge planning.
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  • Hale’s Medications & mothers’ milk, 2023; a mawesternhealth.spydus.com/…ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQnual of lactational pharmacology. 21^st ed. Springer, 2023.
    The worldwide gold standard for lactation support professionals. Developed by world leaders in lactational pharmacology, this essential reference contains the most current, complete, and evidence-based information available on the transmission of maternal drugs into human milk.
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2022

• December 2022

  Latest articles of interest:

  • Proactive rounding: Perspectives and experiences of nurses and midwives working in a large metropolitan hospital. Australian Critical Care, 2022: November. Full Text  Western Health Author
  • Predictors and impact of women’s breastfeeding self-efficacy and postnatal care in the context of a pandemic in Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand. Midwifery, 2022: November.  Full Text  Western Health Author
  • Nurse- and midwife-led trials in Australia and New Zealand: Scoping review protocol. Collegian, 2022: October. Full Text
  • Maternal mental health: Women’s voices and data from across the globe. BMC Pregnancy & Childbirth, 2022 October. Full Text  Western Health Author
  • Towards the idea of ‘clinical capital’: A longitudinal study exploring nurses’ dispositions and workplace manifestations in an Australian intensive care unit. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 2022: November. Full Text
  • Individualized Risk Prediction for Improved Chronic Wound Management. Advances in Wound Care, 2022: November. Full Text

  New Nursing/Midwifery eBook Title

  • Experiences of health workers in the COVID-19 pandemic: in their own words. Routledge, 2022.
    Experiences of Health Workers in the COVID-19 Pandemic shares the stories of frontline health workers – told in their own words – during the second wave of COVID-19 in Australia. The book records the complex emotions health workers experienced as the pandemic unfolded and the challenges they faced in caring for themselves, their families, and their patients. The book shares their insights on what we can learn from the pandemic to strengthen our health system and prepare for future crises. The book draws on over 9,000 responses to a survey examining the psychological, occupational, and social impact of COVID-19 on frontline health workers. Survey participants came from all areas of the health sector, from intensive care doctors to hospital cleaners to aged care nurses, and from large metropolitan hospitals to rural primary care practices.
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  • Gerontological nursing: competencies for care 5^th edition. Jones & Bartlett, 2023
    Following the framework outlined by the AACN’s recommended baccalaureate competencies and curricular guidelines for the care of older adults, the text guides students through the core foundations of gerontological nursing as a specialty. The Fifth Edition emphasizes these essential competencies coupled with the management of geriatric syndromes that impact this population including falls, sleep disorders, depression/anxiety, and elder abuse. Key Features: * Practical information on dementia for nurses and caregivers * Expanded content on fall prevention * New content on COVID-19 and telehealth care * “Healthy Aging Tips” found throughout the text* Updated research highlights* Critical thinking and personal reflection exercises * Video case studies in the form of author-conducted interviews accessible via Navigate Premier Access.
    View similar Library titles available at Western Health
• November 2022

  Articles of Interest:

  • Exploring pre-hydration in angiography patients in Australian tertiary hospital settings. Australian Nursing & Midwifery Journal. 2022: Oct–Dec. Western Health Author
  • Preventing Patient Falls Overnight Using Video Monitoring: A Clinical Evaluation. IJERPH, 2022: October. Full Text Western Health Author
  • Australian maternity service provision: a comparative analysis of state and territory maternity care frameworks. Australian Health Review, 2022: October. Full Text Western Health Author
  • Be sweet to babies: consumer evaluation of a parent-targeted video aimed at improving pain management strategies in newborn infants undergoing painful procedures. Advances in Neonatal Care, 2022: September.
    Full Text  Western Health Author
  • A dedicated antenatal clinic for pregnant women with morbid and super‐obesity: Patient characteristics, outcomes, perceptions and lessons learnt from establishing the DIAMOND clinic. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 2022: October. Full Text Western Health Author
  • Health literacy in health professionals two years into the COVID-19 pandemic: results from a scoping review. JMIR Medical Education, 2022: October. Full Text
  • Utility of healthcare worker-targeted antimicrobial stewardship interventions in hospitals of low and lower middle-income countries: a scoping review of systematic reviews. Journal of Hospital Infection, 2022: September. Full Text
  • Experiences of handovers between shifts among nurses in small and medium-sized hospitals: A focus-group study. Nursing & Health Sciences, 2022: September. Full Text

  New Nursing/Midwifery eBook Title

  • Fast facts about LGBTQ+ care for nurses. New York: Springer, 2022
    Fills a crucial need in helping nurses to provide safe, culturally-competent care to LGBTQ+ patients. This pivotal resource-the first written specifically for nurses-focuses on the unique health needs and inequities affecting LGBTQ+ patients and discusses how to provide them with safe, respectful, and holistic care. Written in an easy-access bulleted format with concise paragraphs, this book sets the stage by examining the background and history of the LGBTQ+ population and focusing on the health disparities that set them apart. It addresses the nursing implications and care of LGBTQ+ patients in all practice settings, highlighting transgender medical, surgical, and mental health.
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  • Comprehensive lactation consultant exam review. 5^th edition. Jones & Bartlett Learning, 2022
    This review guide is perfect for beginning lactation consultants and those re-certifying, as well as dietitians, childbirth educators, nurses, and breastfeeding counselor. The book is an ideal resource to help prepare for the International Board of Lactation Consultant Examiners (IBLCE) certification examination. Completely revised and updated the new edition includes detailed content outlines and contains more than 1100 practice exam questions and answer rationales, more than 350 clinical photos, and 20 case studies with questions. Organized around the mother-baby dyad’s development, it poses questions unique to key topics, including nutrition, pathology, psychology, clinical skills, and more.
    View similar library titles available at Western Health
• October 2022

  Articles of interest:

  • Evaluating the implementation of the Birmingham Symptom-specific Obstetric Triage System (BSOTS) in Australia. Women and Birth, 2022: September. Full Text Western Health Author
  • Midwives providing woman-centred care during the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia: A national qualitative study. Women and Birth, 2022: September. Full Text   Western Health Author
  • Social determinants of health on human immunodeficiency virus care quality in Indonesia. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 2022: August. Full Text  Western Health Author
  • Nurse-provided lung and inferior vena cava assessment in patients with heart failure. Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 2022: August.   Article Link  Request This Article  Western Health Author
  • Nurse, midwife and patient perspectives and experiences of diabetes management in an acute inpatient setting: a mixed-methods study. BMC Nursing, 2022: September. Full Text Western Health Author
  • Predictors and impact of women’s breastfeeding self-efficacy and postnatal care in the context of a pandemic in Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand. Midwifery, 2022: August. Full Text  Western Health Author
  • O16 – Engagement in health services among expectant and new fathers: Qualitative findings from a cross sectional study. Women and Birth, 2022: September, Supplement 1. Full Text Western Health Author
  • O23 – Ten years of a publicly funded homebirth in Victoria: maternal and neonatal outcomes. Women and Birth, 2022: September, Supplement 1. Full Text Western Health Author
  • O27 – Maternity Connect: An evaluation of a professional upskilling education program for rural midwives and nurses. Women and Birth, 2022: September, Supplement 1. Full Text Western Health Author
  • O69 – Experiences and information needs of women who become pregnant after bariatric surgery. Women and Birth, 2022: September, Supplement 1. Full Text Western Health Author
  • O71 – Australian maternity service provision: a comparative analysis of state and territory maternity care frameworks. Women and Birth, 2022: September, Supplement 1. Full Text Western Health Author
  • O90 – Barriers and enablers for antenatal care access of women engaged with social work services in the Geelong North region. Women and Birth, 2022: September, Supplement 1. Full Text Western Health Author
  • P30 – The introduction of registered undergraduate students of midwifery in a tertiary hospital: Experiences of staff, supervisors, and women. Women and Birth, 2022: September, Supplement 1. Full Text Western Health Author
  • P5 – Expectant and new fathers’ health literacy and engagement in maternity and early infant health services. Women and Birth, 2022: September, Supplement 1. Full Text Western Health Author

  New Nursing/Midwifery eBook Title

  • Fast Facts for the L&D Nurse: Labor and Delivery Orientation. Cham: Springer, 2022. 3rd edition.
    This succinct, easy-to-use orientation guide for nurses new to labor and delivery (L&D) is the only resource to deliver quick-access guidance in bulleted format regarding everyday procedures, requisite equipment, and how to capably handle emergency situations.
  • Fast Facts for the Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner. Cham: Springer, 2022.
    Organized in a clinical system-based approach. Provides quick-access tables, diagrams, and formulas, including risk calculators. Streamlines complex information into easily understandable language. Compares similar diagnostic criteria for accurate diagnoses in high-acuity settings.
• August 2022

  Articles of interest:

  • Health service COVID-19 wellbeing and support initiatives: a mixed-methods evaluation. Occupational Medicine. 2022: July. Full Text  Western Health Author
  • Australian maternity care, considering risk and supporting safety: a scoping review. Midwifery, 2022: Sept. Full Text      Western Health Author
  • Translating evidence into practice: implementing culturally safe continuity of midwifery care for First Nations women in three maternity services in Victoria. eClinicalMedicine. 2022: May Full Text  Western Health Author
  • Australian and Danish nurses’ and midwives’ wellbeing during COVID-19: a comparison study. Collegian. 2022: June Full Text  Western Health Author
  • Understanding midwifery student needs and expectations of peer-mentoring for clinical placement: a qualitative questionnaire study. Collegian. 2022: June   Article Link  Request This Article  Western Health Author
  • Family-centred care interventions to reduce the delirium prevalence in critically ill patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Nursing Open 2022: July Full Text
  • Association of hospital and community factors on the attainment of Baby-Friendly designation: a breastfeeding health promotion. Maternal & Child Nutrition. 2022: July Full Text
  • Adult inpatients’ perceptions of their fall risk: a scoping review. Healthcare (Basel). 2022: May Full Text

  New Nursing/Midwifery eBook Title:

  • Reading, understanding, and applying nursing research. Philadelphia: F.A. Davis, 2021. 6^th edition
    This sixth edition of Reading, Understanding, and Applying Nursing Research has been updated while retaining all important features of previous editions. The book has been updated to better guide students in their understanding of evidence-based practice. The book continues to be directed toward undergraduate students, RNs returning to school, and practicing nurses. This edition continues to emphasize how to read research reports, evaluate them critically, and apply findings to practice by providing more examples of nursing research throughout the book. Steps of the research process are illustrated with excerpts from studies that have been published in nursing literature.
  • Lowitja Institute Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Search Tool: Lit Search
    This open access search tool provides easy access to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health literature on the PubMed database. You can do a keyword search to look at all literature or choose one of 27 search topics. You can also refine your search by entering keywords, filter options and published dates. Install LibKey Nomad browser extension to view instant full-text library article links in your PubMed Lit Search results page. Why not Take the WH Library with you wherever you browse.

  View the library collection of Indigenous Health Print and eBook Titles.

• July 2022

  Articles of interest: 

  • Women’s perceptions of inclusion and exclusion criteria for publicly-funded homebirth — A survey. Women and Birth. 2022: July. Full Text  Western Health Author
  • Exploring moral distress in Australian midwifery practice. Women and Birth. 2022: July. Full Text   Western Health Author
  • The context, contribution and consequences of addressing the COVID‐19 pandemic: A qualitative exploration of executive nurses’ perspectives. Journal of Advanced Nursing. 2022: July. Full Text   Western Health Author
  • Effects of a person-centred and thriving-promoting intervention on nursing home residents’ experiences of thriving and person-centredness of the environment. Nursing Open. 2022: July Full Text
  • Investigation of interventions to reduce nurses’ medication errors in adult intensive care units: A systematic review. Australian Critical Care. 2022: July. PubMed Link  Request Full Text Copy
  • The Impact of Care Bundles on the Incidence of Surgical Site Infections: A Systematic Review. Advances in Skin & Wound Care. 2022: July Full Text
  • Systematic review of patient education for pressure injury: Evidence to guide practice. Worldviews on Evidence-Based Nursing. 2022: May Full Text
  • Frontline health professionals’ perinatal depression literacy: A systematic review. Midwifery. 2022: Aug Full Text
  • Exploring Nurses’ Perceptions of Clinical Handover in Regional Healthcare Facilities: A Qualitative Research Study. Journal of Nursing Management. 2022: June Full Text

  New Nursing/Midwifery Print and eBook Titles:

  • Becoming a reflective practitioner. Hoboken, NJ: Wiley, 2022. Print copies held at FH & SH Libraries
    This book is an essential guide for everyone using reflection in everyday clinical practice or required to demonstrate reflection for professional registration. Students will acquire new insights into how they interact with their colleagues and their environment, and how those things shape their own behaviours, both positively and negatively. Readers will learn to “look in” on their thoughts and emotions and “look out” at the situations they experience to inform how they understand the circumstances they find themselves in.
  • Stories in midwifery: reflection, inquiry, action. Chatswood, NSW: Elsevier 2021. Print copy held at SH Library.
    Stories in Midwifery presents an insightful collection of personal stories told by a range of women, midwives, students, health professionals and family members. This unique resource offers both midwifery students and practicing midwives an extraordinary perspective on a range of topics related to birthing and midwifery. Reflection, inquiry and action provide the framework for the teaching and learning strategies for each story, aimed at undergraduate and postgraduate levels.

  Click to view more Reflective Practice Print and eBook Titles.

• June 2022

  Articles of interest: 

  • The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Australian hospital-based nursing and midwifery educators. Collegian. 2022: June. Full Text  Western Health Author
  • COVID-19 Special Issue – The Impact of COVID-19 on women, babies, midwives, and midwifery care. Women and Birth. 2022: May. Full Text   Western Health Author
  • Childbearing women’s experiences of the maternity care system in Australia during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. Women and Birth. 2022: May. Full Text   Western Health Author
  • Receiving maternity care during the COVID-19 pandemic: Experiences of women’s partners and support persons. Women and Birth. 2022: May. Full Text   Western Health Author
  • Midwives’ experiences of providing maternity care during the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia. Women and Birth. 2022: May. Full Text    Western Health Author
  • Patient preferences using telehealth during the COVID-19 pandemic in four Victorian tertiary hospital services. Internal Medicine Journal. 2022: May. Full Text      Western Health Author
  • Needs of young adults with type 1 diabetes during life transitions – An Australian-Danish experience.  Patient Education and Counseling. 2022: May.  PubMed Link      Request Full Text Copy   Western Health Author
  • The introduction of registered undergraduate students of midwifery in a tertiary hospital: Experiences of staff, supervisors, and women. Women and Birth. 2022: April. Full Text  Western Health Author
  • Nurses’ Perceptions of Recommended Fall Prevention Strategies: A Rapid Review. Journal of Nursing Care Quality. 2022: Jul-Sept. Full Text
  • Effects of non-pharmacological interventions for preventing delirium in general ward inpatients: A systematic review & meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. PLoS One. 2022: May. Full Text

  New Nursing/Midwifery eBook Titles:
  

  • Communication in nursing and healthcare: a guide for compassionate practice. London: Sage, 2017.
    Communication is an essential skill for nurses, midwives and allied health professionals when delivering care to patients and their families. With its unique and practical approach, this textbook will support students throughout the three years of their degree programme and on into practice, focussing on how to develop person-centred and compassionate and collaborative care. Key features include: * students′ experiences and stories from service users and patients to help readers relate theory to practice * reflective exercises to help students think critically about their communication skills * learning objectives and chapter summaries for revision.
    Click Here to View Similar Titles on our catalogue.
• May 2022

  Articles of interest: 
  

  • We’re on mute! Exclusion of nurses’ voices in national decisions and responses to COVID-19: An international perspective. Journal of Advanced Nursing 2022: April. Full Text  Western Health Author
  • Evaluation of a new lactation device ‘Lactamo’ designed to apply massage, heat or cold, and compression to the breast. International Breastfeeding Journal. 2022: Mar. Full Text  Western Health Author
  • Hospital clinicians’ psychosocial well-being during the COVID-19 pandemic: longitudinal study. Occupational Medicine (Oxford, England). 2022: April. PubMed Link. Request copy of article  Western Health Author
  • Women’s experiences of pregnancy and lactation after bariatric surgery: A scoping review.  Midwifery. 2022: April. Full Text Western Health Author
  • Effectiveness of patient education on total knee arthroplasty: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of Clinical Nursing. 2022: April. Full Text
  • Family involvement in caring for inpatients in acute care hospital settings: A systematic review of literature. Sage Open Nursing. 2022: April. Full Text
  • Impact of sepsis education for healthcare professionals and students on learning and patient outcomes: a systematic review. The Journal of Hospital Infection. 2022: April. Full Text
  • Instruction strategies for drug calculation skills: A systematic review of the literature. Nurse Education Today. 2022: April. Full Text
  • Family-centred care interventions to reduce the delirium prevalence in critically ill patients: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Nursing Open. 2022: April. Full Text
  • Fall prevention in hospitals and nursing homes: Clinical practice guideline. World Views on Evidence-Based Nursing. 2022: April. Full Text

  New Nursing/Midwifery eBook Titles:

  • Care of the acutely ill adult: an essential Guide for Nurses. 2^nd ed. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2020.
    The new edition of this book enables nursing staff to develop an in-depth understanding of the knowledge required to care for patients whose condition is deteriorating. The book emphasizes the importance of systematic assessment, interpretation of clinical signs of deterioration, and the need to escalate the patient in a timely manner. Current evidence-based practice and up-to-date guidelines are included in each systems-based chapter and case studies are used throughout the book to enable nurses to apply knowledge to patient scenarios
  • Point-of-Care Resource – UpToDate
    Point of Care (POC) resources or products are searchable databases that provide a summary (or synthesis) of current evidence for specific conditions or treatments.
  • UpToDate (On-site at WH) is an evidence-based, physician-authored clinical decision support resource which clinicians trust to make the right point-of-care decisions. Take a look at A Nurses’ Guide to Using UpToDate. (Best with Edge or Chrome)
• April 2022

  Articles of interest: 
  

  • Ten years of a publicly funded homebirth service in Victoria: Maternal and neonatal outcomes. The Australian & New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology. 2022: March PubMed Link. Request copy of article. Western Health Author
  • An integrative review of interventions for limiting gestational weight gain in pregnant women who are overweight or obese. Women and Birth 2022: March. Full Text Western Health Author
  • Health Literacy in Patients’ Clinical Records of Hospital Settings: A Systematic Review. Sage Open Nursing. 2022: March. Full Text
  • Wound management provided by advanced practice nurses: a scoping review protocol. JBI Evidence Synthesis. 2022: February. Full Text
  • Getting palliative medications right across the contexts of homes, hospitals and hospices: protocol to synthesise scoping review and ethnographic methods in an activity theory analysis. BMJ Open. 2022: March.
    Full Text
  • Does delirium prevention reduce risk of in-patient falls among older adults? A systematic review and trial sequential meta-analysis. Australasian Journal on Ageing. 2022: March. Full Text
  • Evidence-based prevention and management of pressure injuries in Home Care: A Scoping Review. Advances in Skin & Wound Care. 2022: March. Full Text
  • Medication-related interventions to improve medication safety and patient outcomes on transition from adult intensive care settings: a systematic review and meta-analysis. BMJ Quality and Safety. 2022: January. Full Text
  • The use of early warning system scores in prehospital and emergency department settings to predict clinical deterioration: A systematic review and meta-analysis. PLoS One. 2022: March Full Text

  New Nursing/Midwifery eBook Titles:

  • Improving nurse retention & healthcare outcomes: innovating with the IMPACT model. Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing [2021]. Nurse retention is a key focus for healthcare organizations-particularly the retention of clinical nurses, who provide direct patient care. Each percent change in nurse turnover (or retention) will cost (or save) the average hospital hundreds of thousands of dollars per year. But nurse turnover doesn’t just have financial implications. It also has a direct impact on the remaining clinical nurses themselves, which then trickles down to patient care. To address the long-term impact of turnover at their hospital, the authors opted to create a program to motivate nurses to remain as frontline staff.

  Training: 

  • Covidence Training 19^th April Tuesday 19 April 2022 9.30 – 10.30am  Register
    Covidence is an online tool that is easy to use and assists in streamlining the production of systematic reviews.
    Sign up for a FREE Institutional Account
    Getting started with Covidence (video tutorial)
• March 2022

  New journal articles of interest:

  • Australian women’s experiences of receiving maternity care during the COVID-19 pandemic: A cross-sectional national survey. Birth. 2022: March. Full Text   Western Health Author
  • An evaluation of interventions to improve outcomes for hospitalized patients in isolation: A systematic review. American Journal of Infection Control. 2022: February. PubMed Link. Request copy of article. Western Health Author
  • Impact of Antimicrobial Stewardship Program on Antimicrobial Resistant and Prescribing in Nursing Home: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Journal of Global Antimicrobial Resistance. 2022: February. Full Text
  • Outcomes of Telehealth for Wound Care: A Scoping Review. Advances in Skin & Wound Care. 2022: February. Full Text
  • Effectiveness of Interventions to Reduce Potentially Inappropriate Medication in Older Patients: A Systematic Review. Frontiers in Pharmacology. 2022: January. Full Text
  • Patient-related risk factors for in-hospital functional decline in older adults: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Age and Ageing. 2022: February. Full Text
  • Physician-to-Nurse Handover: A Systematic Review on the Effectiveness of Different Models. Journal of Patient Safety. 2022: January Full Text
  • Nurses’ knowledge of heart failure self-care education: A systematic review. Nursing in Critical Care. 2022: February Full Text

  New Nursing/Midwifery eBook Titles:

  • Pocket guide for lactation management. 4^th ed. Jones & Bartlett Learning, 2022.
    This is an essential resource for new and experienced lactation care providers. Convenient and easy-to-use, it offers problem solving and counselling strategies for the wide-variety of situations commonly encountered by those working with child-bearing families. Topics include breastfeeding and public health, the Ten Steps to Successful Breastfeeding for hospitals and birth centres, normal breastfeeding, and addressing challenges from both the mother’s and baby’s perspective.
  • Emergency nurse practitioner core curriculum. Springer, 2021.
    Written for Emergency Nurse Practitioners (ENP). Incorporating diversity and inclusion throughout, this resource contains all essential information needed for the provision of skilled care, including the history and development of ENP; fundamental clinical skills; management of medical emergencies, shock and trauma, and environmental emergencies; toxicology; emergency medical services and disaster preparedness; and the needs of special patient populations-all according to the most current evidence-based research and guidelines.
• February 2022

  New articles of interest:

  • The impact of covid-19 on psychosocial well-being and learning for Australian nursing and midwifery undergraduate students: a cross-sectional survey. Nurse Education in Practice. 2022: January Full Text  Western Health Author
    
  • Proactive rounding: Perspectives and experiences of nurses and midwives working in a large metropolitan hospital. Australian Critical Care. 2021: December. PubMed Link. Request copy  Western Health Author
  • Systemic causes of in-hospital intravenous medication errors: A systematic review. Journal of Patient Safety. 2021: December. Full Text
  • Barriers to and facilitators of bedside nursing handover: A systematic review and meta-synthesis. Journal of Nursing Care Quality. 2021: Oct-Dec. Full Text
  • Systematic review: Nurses’ safety attitudes and their impact on patient outcomes in acute-care hospitals. Nursing Open. 2022: January. Full Text
  • Signs and symptoms, apart from vital signs, that trigger nurses’ concerns about deteriorating conditions in hospitalized paediatric patients: A scoping review. Nursing Open. 2022; January. Full Text
  • Postoperative delirium screening tools for post-anaesthetic adult patients in non-intensive care units: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of Clinical  Nursing. 2021: December. Full Text
  • The contribution of group prenatal care to maternal psychological health outcomes: A systematic review. Women and Birth. 2021: November. Full Text

  New Nursing/Midwifery eBook Titles

  • Field guide to telehealth and telemedicine for nurse practitioners and other healthcare providers. Springer, 2022.
    Field Guide to Telehealth and Telemedicine outlines step-by-step how to set up and manage a tele-medical practice or incorporate it into an existing one. Chapters include information on workflows, staffing, formats and limitations, online etiquette for an optimal patient experience, legal and safety issues, and essential techniques for assessment and remote care. Numerous tables help identify state-specific limitations and clarify the ins-and-outs of billing and reimbursement for remote visits. Additionally, a section specifically devoted to COVID-19 outlines key considerations regarding care of these patients.
  • Clinical nurse leaders beyond the microsystem: a practical guide. Jones & Bartlett Learning, 2022.
    In today’s rapidly changing healthcare landscape, a concise and comprehensive guide focused on preparing advanced clinical nurses to assume a leadership role is critical to improving the quality of patient care. Clinical Nurse Leaders Beyond the Microsystem: A Practical Guide, fourth edition is a core resource for CNLs which imparts the competencies necessary to lead improvement teams, analyse data, and ensure delivery of quality, safety, and value- based care in any healthcare setting.

2021

• December 2021

  Articles recently published:

  The COVID-19 articles below are available open access:

  • Increasing ICU capacity to accommodate higher demand during the COVID‐19 pandemic. MJA. 2021: November. Full Text (Australian)
  • Increased paediatric emergency mental health and suicidality presentations during COVID-19 stay at home restrictions. Emergency Medicine Australasia. 2021: October. Full Text (Australian)
  • COVID‐19 vaccination intention in the first year of the pandemic: A systematic review. Journal of Clinical Nursing. 2022: January Full Text
  • Leveraging Magnet^® principles: Leadership during the COVID-19 pandemic. Nursing Management. 2021: December. Full Text
  • On entering Australia’s third year with COVID‐19. MJA. 2021: November. Full Text (Australian)
  • The impact of COVID-19 critical illness on new disability, functional outcomes and return to work at 6 months: a prospective cohort study. Critical Care, 2021: November. Full Text
  • Dealing with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreaks in long-term care homes: A protocol for room moving and cohorting. Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology. 2021: October. Full Text
  • Nursing moral distress and intent to leave employment during the COVID-19 pandemic. Journal of Nursing Care Quality. 2022: January. Full Text
  • Models of care for post-acute COVID-19 clinics experiences and a practical framework for outpatient physiatry settings. American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation. 2021: December. Full Text

  New Nursing and Midwifery eBook Titles:

  • Neonatal Nursing Care Handbook: an evidence-based approach to conditions and procedures. 3^rd ed. Springer, 2022. This benchmark handbook for neonatal nurse practitioners describes the most common conditions and procedures in an easy-to-access streamlined format. This thoroughly revised third edition continues to promote the foundational principles of evidence-based nursing practice worldwide, while taking the resources and requirements of different practice settings into account. It delivers updated information on trauma-informed care and offers new sections on parent perspectives about transition to home, neonatal opioid withdrawal syndrome (NOWS), and therapeutic hypothermia.

  New! LibKey Nomad:

  • Take the WH Library with you wherever you browse
    LibKey Nomad is a browser extension which provides instant links to full text content for articles subscribed to by Western Health Library – or open access alternatives – as you do research on the web. With Nomad installed, for the first time clinicians and researchers are able to download articles directly from the search results screen in PubMed.
• November 2021

  Articles recently published:

  The COVID-19 articles below are available open access:

  • Long-COVID: neurological manifestations and management. Journal of Neurology. 2021: December Full Text
  • The overall impact of COVID-19 on healthcare during the pandemic: A multidisciplinary point of view. Health Science Reports. 2021: October Full Text
  • Specialist consultation activity and costs in Australia: Before and after the introduction of COVID-19 telehealth funding. Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare. 2021: December Full Text
  • Considerations for acute care staffing during a pandemic. Best Practice & Research. Clinical Anaesthesiology. 2021: October Full Text
  • Experiences and attitudes of midwives during the birth of a pregnant woman with COVID-19 infection: A qualitative study. Women and Birth. 2021: September Full Text
  • Preparing nursing homes for a second wave of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology. 2021: October Full Text
  • Doubling intensive care unit capacity by surging onto medical-surgical units during the COVID-19 pandemic. Dimensions of Critical Care Nursing. 2021: November-December Full Text
  • Risks of and from SARS-CoV-2 infection and COVID-19 in people with diabetes: a systematic review of reviews. Diabetes Care. 2021: October Full Text
  • Assessment of cognitive function in patients after COVID-19 infection. JAMA Network Open. 2021: October 22 Full Text

  New eBook Titles:

  • Fast facts about LGBTQ+ care for nurses. Springer Publishing, 2022. Written in an easy-access bulleted format with concise paragraphs, this book sets the stage by examining the background and history of the LGBTQ+ population and focusing on the health disparities that set them apart. It addresses the nursing implications and care of LGBTQ+ patients in all practice settings, highlighting transgender medical, surgical, and mental health.
  • AWHONN’s perinatal nursing. 5^th edition. Wolters Kluwer, 2021. This freshly updated, comprehensive resource offers expert guidelines and best practices for the full range of patient care issues, from cultural practices and pregnancy complications to newborn assessments and nutrition. All chapters written by expert nurse clinicians and researchers, to support positive perinatal outcomes. Nursing staffing standards are included as they apply to each patient population. Ideal for those seeking certification in obstetrics nursing. (RNC-OB) and maternal newborn nursing (RN-MNN, RNC-LRN).
• October 2021

  Articles recently published:

  The COVID-19 articles below are available open access.

  • Physiotherapy-assisted prone or modified prone positioning in ward-based patients with COVID-19: a retrospective cohort study. Physiotherapy. 2021: September Full text
  • The origins of SARS-CoV-2: A critical review. Cell. 2021: August 18. Full text
  • The biological and clinical significance of emerging SARS-CoV-2 variants. Nature Reviews Genetics. 2021: September 17 Full text
  • Nurses’ perceptions of social rejection, resilience and well-being during COVID-19: A national comparative study. Journal of Clinical Nursing. 2021: September 12 Full text
  • Barriers to nutritional therapy in the critically ill patient with COVID-19 Disease. Journal of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition. 2021: September Full text
  • ‘From Expert to Novice’, perceptions of general ward nurses on deployment to outbreak intensive care units during the COVID-19 pandemic: a qualitative descriptive study. Journal of Clinical Nursing. 2021: August Full text
  • Physical recovery of COVID-19 pneumosepsis intensive care survivors compared with non-COVID pneumosepsis intensive care survivors during post–intensive care hospitalization: The RECOVID retrospective cohort study. Journal of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition. 2021: August Full text
  • Prevalence, incidence and mortality of delirium in patients with COVID-19: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Age and Ageing. 2021: September Full text
  • Phase 3 safety and efficacy of AZD1222 (ChAdOx1 nCoV-19) Covid-19 vaccine. New England Journal of Medicine. 2021: September 29 Full text

  New eBook Titles:

  • Supervising and assessing student nurses and midwives in clinical practice: a practical guide. Lantern Publishing, 2021. Supervising and Assessing Student Nurses and Midwives in Clinical Practice provides a practical guide for healthcare practitioners responsible for the supervision and assessment of students. The book is designed to help practice supervisors and practice assessors: to identify and plan for a range of learning opportunities to consider what is possible for learning and assessment in their area to get ready for and deliver the best learning experiences that they can to prepare students for their role as future nurses and midwives.
  • Impacts of Rationing and Missed Nursing Care: Challenges and Solutions: RANCARE Action. Springer, 2021. This book reveals how economic restrictions and limited healthcare resources, combined with growing care demands due to advanced technology and more care options, have to a great extent contributed to increased workloads for healthcare professionals and put them under pressure to prioritize their work. This has led to the rationing of care, i.e., to decision-making processes on the allocation of scarce resources, especially human resources, and on which care activities take priority over others; in turn, these processes have led to unfinished or missed care, which has serious implications for quality of care and patient safety.
• September 2021

  Articles recently published:

  The COVID-19 articles below are available open access.

  • Quality of care was not compromised during the COVID-19 pandemic at a level-1 trauma centre. ANZ Journal of Surgery.2021: August 17 Full text (Australian)
  • Barriers to learning a new technology to go online among older adults during the COVID-19 pandemic. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society.2021: August  Full text
  • Palliative care and COVID-19 in the Australian context: a review of patients with COVID-19 referred to palliative care. Australian Health Review. 2021: August 27 Full text (Australian)
  • 1-year outcomes in hospital survivors with COVID-19: a longitudinal cohort study. Lancet.2021: August 28 Full text
  • Failures of quarantine systems for preventing COVID-19 outbreaks in Australia and New Zealand. Med J Aust. 2021: September 1 Full Text (Australian)
  • Acute Coronary Syndrome in the COVID-19 Pandemic: Reduced Cases and Increased Ischaemic Time. Heart, Lung Cir. 2021: Aug 24 Full Text  (Australian)
  • Coping strategies adopted by Australian frontline health workers to address psychological distress during the COVID-19 pandemic. Gen Hosp Psychiatry. 2021: Aug 20 Full Text  (Australian)
  • Healthcare Professional Presenteeism during a COVID-19 Outbreak in an Australian Rural Healthcare Environment: A Case Analysis. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021: Aug 6 Full Text  (Australian)
  • The experience of the COVID-19 pandemic for families of infants involved with Child Protection Services for maltreatment concerns. Health Soc Care Community. 2021: Aug 25 Full Text (Australian)

  New eBook Titles:

  • Breastfeeding: a Guide for the Medical Profession. 9^th ed. Elsevier, 2022
    Written and edited by leading physicians, Breastfeeding: A Guide for the Medical Profession, 9th Edition, offers comprehensive, dependable information and guidance in this multifaceted field. The book covers everything from basic data on the anatomical, physiological, biochemical, nutritional, immunological, and psychological aspects of human lactation, to the problems of clinical management of breastfeeding. Helps the reader make appropriate drug recommendations, treat conditions associated with breastfeeding, and provide thoughtful guidance to the breastfeeding mother according to her circumstances, problems, and lifestyle. Included are numerous charts and tables throughout, with an emphasis on the scientific, chemical, and physiological underpinnings of breastfeeding.
  • Critical Care Nursing Made Incredibly Easy! 5^th ed. Wolters Kluwer, 2021.
    This friendly, fully illustrated guide offers clear, concise direction on treating numerous acute and life-threatening issues. Absorb current best practices on critical care basics and specialized areas such as advanced life support measures, multisystem trauma, and treating specialized needs.
• August 2021

  Articles recently published:

  The COVID-19 articles below are available open access.

  • Is COVID-19 the straw that broke the back of the emergency nursing workforce? Emergency Medicine Australasia. 2021: Online ahead of print Full text  (Western Health author)
  • Decision fatigue among clinical nurses during the COVID-19 pandemic. Journal of Clinical Nursing. 2021: July Full text
  • Outcomes for emergency department patients with suspected and confirmed COVID-19: an analysis of the Australian experience in 2020 (COVED-5). Emergency Medicine Australasia. 2021: July 21 Full text  (Australian)
  • Remote patient monitoring identifies the need for triage in patients with acute COVID-19 infection. Telemedicine and E-Health. 2021: July 22 Full text
  • Characteristics of nursing homes associated with COVID-19 outbreaks and mortality among residents in Victoria, Australia. Australasian Journal on Ageing. 2021: July 19 Full text   (Australian)
  • COVID-19 as a context in suicide: early insights from Victoria, Australia. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health. 2021: July 11 Full text  (Australian)
  • COVID-19 preparedness and response plans from 106 countries: a review from a health systems resilience perspective. Health Policy and Planning. 2021: July 31 Full text
  • Treatment with dry hydrogen peroxide accelerates the decay of severe acute syndrome coronavirus-2 on non-porous hard surfaces. American Journal of Infection Control. 2021: July 15 Full text
  • Effectiveness of Covid-19 vaccines against the B.1.617.2 (Delta) variant. New England Journal of Medicine. 2021: July 21 Full text

  New eBook Titles:

  • Pathophysiology of nursing demystified. McGraw-Hill, 2013
    If you’re looking for a fun, fast review that boils pathophysiology down to its most essential, must-know points, your search ends here! Studying is easy and effective with key objectives, important terms, brief overviews, tables and diagrams, and, NCLEX-style questions throughout the book. At the end is a comprehensive final exam that covers all the content found in Pathophysiology of Nursing Demystified.
  • Pathophysiology made incredibly easy! 6^th ed. Wolters Kluwer, 2019.
    Gain confidence, with the newly updated Pathophysiology Made Incredibly Easy! Offering helpful learning aids that boost your understanding and retention, this colourfully illustrated, enjoyable text offers all the vitals: cell development, the infection process, cancer warning signs, abnormal cell growth, and more. Packed with easy-to-remember definitions and plentiful illustrations, this supportive guide is the ideal study partner and on-the-job reference for new nurses, students, and all healthcare practitioners.
• July 2021

  Articles recently published:

  The COVID-19 articles below are available open access.

  • COVID-19 vaccination intention in the first year of the pandemic: a systematic review. Journal of Clinical Nursing. 2021: July 6 Full text (Australian)
  • Utilization of telehealth for outpatient diabetes management during COVID-19 pandemic: how did the patients fare?  Internal Medicine Journal. 2021: July 6 Full text  (Australian)
  • Patient satisfaction and acceptability with telehealth at specialist medical outpatient clinics during the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia. Internal Medicine Journal. 2021: July 2 Full text  (Australian)
  • Hand hygiene compliance of healthcare workers before and during the COVID-19 pandemic: A long-term follow-up study. American Journal of Infection Control. 2021: June 25 Full text
  • Intensive care unit admission, mechanical ventilation, and mortality among patients with type 1 diabetes hospitalized for COVID-19 in the U.S. Diabetes Care.2021: June 22 Full text
  • Rapid implementation of telehealth in geriatric outpatient clinics due to COVID-19. Internal Medicine Journal. 2021: June 18 Full text (Australian)
  • Evaluation of the knowledge of operating room nurses of preventive practices for protection against COVID-19. Journal of Perianesthesia Nursing. 2021: June Full text
  • Adaptation of independent midwives to the COVID-19 pandemic: A national descriptive survey. Midwifery. 2021: March Full text

  New eBook Titles:

  • Acute pain management: a practical guide. 5^th ed. CRC Press, 2021
    With a focus on practical acute pain management in adults in the hospital setting, this book provides health professionals with simple and practical information to help them manage patients with acute pain safely and effectively. Combines evidence-based information with practical guidelines and protocols. Covers the pharmacology of opioids, local anaesthetics, and nonopioid and adjuvant analgesic agents. Discusses management of acute pain in both surgical and nonsurgical acute pain settings including in patients with spinal cord or burns injuries and selected medical illnesses.
  • McKenna’s drug handbook for nursing and midwifery: Australia and New Zealand. 9^th ed. Wolters Kluwer Health Australia, 2021.
    Fully updated for its 9th edition, McKenna’s Drug Handbook for Nursing and Midwifery gives clear guidance for safe and effective drug administration. This essential handbook for students and practitioners includes over 1100 drug profiles and provides best-practice advice and information on: – each drug’s characteristics and available forms; – indications and dosages, actions, adverse reactions, interactions and contraindications; – pregnancy risk categories and sports risk indicators; – care considerations and patient teaching.