Wednesday, December 31, 2008

STAT!Ref Podcasts

NCLEX-RN® Success with Sally Lagerquist, RN, MS
STAT!Ref has partnered with Sally Lagerquist, RN, MS, author of Davis’s NCLEX-RN® Success, to provide a series of podcasts aimed at assisting students with their preparation for the NCLEX-RN® exam. Click on a section below and listen to the podcast or download it. Then, learn more about each section in the title in STAT!Ref.

The 2nd edition of Davis's NCLEX-RN® Success is based on the latest official NCLEX-RN® test plan and incorporates new question formats. It brings with it the expertise of an author who has spent nearly 40 years teaching exam prep. This resource has been key in the success of thousands of students taking the NCLEX-RN® exam.


Davis’s NCLEX-RN® Success, 2nd Ed. ©2006 F.A. Davis Company Publishers

Click on a link to listen. To download for your mp3 player, right click and select, "Save Target As...".

1. Test taking Techniques.mp3 (10:44)
2. Test taking Do's and Don'ts.mp3 (8:42)
3. Taking the Exam Soon.mp3 (6:31)
4. Repeat and International Test Takers.mp3 (12:49)
5. Most Frequently Tested Subjects.mp3 (7:51)
6. Focus on Psychiatric Nursing.mp3 (16:26)
7. Focus on Maternal-Newborn Nursing.mp3 (16:27)
8. Focus on Pediatric Nursing.mp3 (17:32)
9. Focus on Medical-Surgical Nursing Part1.mp3 (18:40)
10. Focus on Medical-Surgical Nursing Part2.mp3 (23:36)

Sunday, September 14, 2008

September Issue of NIH News in Health

Announced by MidContinental Region News

The September issue of NIH News in Health, the monthly newsletter bringing you practical health news and tips based on the latest NIH research, is now online at http://newsinhealth.nih.gov/.

In this issue of NIH News in Health:
“Good Health to Go: Eating Smart at School”
“Back to School with Diabetes: Plan Ahead for a Smooth Start to School”
“Health Capsules”:

Monday, July 21, 2008

AHFS DI Essentials: What's New in July 2008

New Monographs

  • Antithymocyte Globulin (Rabbit): Antithymocyte globulin (rabbit) (ATG [rabbit]); rabbit-derived polyclonal antibody preparation; immunosuppressive agent.
  • Atropine: Mydriatic and cycloplegic; naturally occurring tertiary amine antimuscarinic.
    Estazolam: Benzodiazepine, sedative and hypnotic.
  • Guanfacine: Phenylacetyl-guanidine derivative hypotensive agent; selective α2-adrenergic agonist.
  • Hydroquinone: Depigmenting agent; structurally related to monobenzone.
    Phenelzine: Hydrazine-derivative, nonselective monoamine oxidase (MAO) inhibitor antidepressant.
  • Sodium Chloride: Source of essential sodium and chloride ions.
  • Tranylcypromine: Non-hydrazine derivative, nonselective monoamine oxidase (MAO) inhibitor antidepressant; structurally similar to amphetamine.

Revised Monographs

  • Abacavir: Antiretroviral; nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor (NRTI).
  • Adalimumab: Biologic response modifier and disease-modifying antirheumatic drug (DMARD); a recombinant DNA-derived human immunoglobulin G1 (IgG1) monoclonal antibody specific for human tumor necrosis factor (TNF; TNF-α).
  • Azacitidine: Antineoplastic agent; a synthetic pyrimidine nucleoside analog of cytidine.
    Darbepoetin Alfa: Biosynthetic (recombinant DNA origin) form of the glycoprotein hormone erythropoietin, a hematopoietic agent that principally affects erythropoiesis.
  • Darunavir: Antiretroviral; HIV protease inhibitor (PI).
  • Didanosine: Antiretroviral; nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor (NRTI).
  • Etanercept: Biologic response modifier and disease-modifying antirheumatic drug (DMARD); a recombinant DNA-derived human immunoglobulin G1 (IgG1) monoclonal antibody specific for human tumor necrosis factor (TNF; TNF-α).
  • Formoterol: Bronchodilator; a relatively selective, long-acting β2-adrenergic agonist.
  • Metformin: Antidiabetic agent; a biguanide, chemically and pharmacologically unrelated to sulfonylurea antidiabetic agents.
  • Montelukast: Antiasthmatic agent; leukotriene modifier.
  • Natalizumab: Biologic response modifier; a recombinant humanized anti-α4-integrin monoclonal antibody.
  • Oseltamivir: Antiviral; neuraminidase inhibitor; sialic acid analog.
  • Sargramostim: Biosynthetic hematopoietic agent that affects the proliferation and differentiation of a variety of hematopoietic progenitor cells; a yeast-derived (Saccharomyces cerevisiae) recombinant human granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (rHuGM-CSF).
  • Tiotropium: Bronchodilator; a synthetic quaternary ammonium antimuscarinic agent.
  • Zoledronic Acid: Synthetic bisphosphonate; bone resorption inhibitor.

Friday, June 6, 2008

Keeping up with Health Information

If you're struggling to keep up with health information, here's a fast and easy way to get control.

RSS feeds allow us to subscribe to newsletters, blogs, and journals online. The information is sent to my newsreader, and I check it 2 to 3 times a week. I no longer feel overwhelmed, because I don’t have more junk going to my email. I chose subscriptions relevant to my life, and I control the when I want to review the information.

If you are interested in this service, you can contact a librarian to assist you, or you can visit the Library Without Walls website for more information about RSS feeds, newsreaders, and suggestions for subscriptions.

I learned how to create RSS feeds from this video clip from CommonCraft: http://www.commoncraft.com/rss_plain_english

Wednesday, May 21, 2008

Journal issue explores treatment of returning war troops

The May 2008 issue of Disease-a-Month journal explores the timely topic of the health of returning Gulf War Servicemen and Servicewomen. Articles in this issue describe biomedical, exposures, combat related injuries, infectious complications, and psychosocial aspects of Gulf War veterans' health.

This issue will be of interest to civilian primary care physicians caring for the survivors of the Iraq/Afghan battlefield (both primary and support personnel). Available to checkout at the St. Mary's Health Science Library, or online from the Library Without Walls at:
http://www.mdconsult.com/das/article/body/95811504-3/jorg=journal&source=&sp=20622595&sid=709540315/N/639897/s0011502908000138.pdf?SEQNO=4&issn=0011-5029.

Thursday, April 17, 2008

UpToDate Changes

UpToDate has redesiged their website.

When you access UpToDate from the Library Without Walls, you will be taken to a screen that has a centrally located gray box, that says BEGIN, or to the License Agreement.
  • Click on BEGIN or ACCEPT, and you will be directed to the UpToDate database.
If you have shortcuts to UpToDate, you may need to change the URL to http://www.uptodate.com/onlineonline.

If you have any questions, please contact Marie at 715-346-5090 or marie.janz@ministryhealth.org.