Welcome to the Nursing SVHM Libguide
This is a library guide to resources and information for Nursing professionals at SVHM.
The guide includes journals, Ebooks, and online resources. For all your nursing information queries Contact: Anna Lovang, anna.lovang@svha.org.au
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Upcoming Webinars
NHMRC Centre of Research Excellence in Wiser Wound Care Knowledge Translation Seminar: Patient engagement in wound care
This seminar will showcase consumer, healthcare professional and researcher viewpoints on the importance of promoting patient engagement in wound care. The presentation will be followed by a panel discussion to share ideas on how to increase patient engagement in wound care.
Where: Online
When: Thursday 29 September 2022 2-3pm
Join here
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Victorian Association of Research Nurses (VARN): 2022 Professional Development Day
The aim of VARN is to promote the recognition of nurses working in research over a wide variety of settings, roles and functions and to raise the public and professional profile of nurses in research. Join VARN on this year’s Professional Development Day for great educational opportunities, as well as networking and encouraging peer discussion during the event. Agenda of the day includes:
GMO Research and Bio Safety, Dr Vivien Sutton and Dr Stan Stainopoulos
Decentralized Clinical Trials: Social Media/Media Engagement, A.Prof Tam C. Nguyen
Update on Research Nurse Standards, Samantha Bates
Model of Care for Family preparing for death and dying in ICU, Alysia Coventry
CRE Wiser Wound Care – pressure injury focusing on nutrition support services guidelines, Dr Angela Wan
Where: ANMF Building 535 Elizabeth Street, Melbourne
When: 7th October 2022
To register contact: anastasia.abela@unimelb.edu.au
elizabeth.mulrooney@svha.org.au
Internurse is UK's largest collection of
peer reviewed nursing content.
Home of the British Journal of Nursing.
Internurse (MA health care)
A collection of nursing journals in various disciplines provided by OVID, Wolters Kluwer.
Easy, full text access to journals such as:
Browzine is an easy-to-use interface for browsing journals and locating articles. Use on your PC, or via a free app or on your device.
See the Library 
Homepage for more information.
Access to Nursing subject titles here: Browzine - Nursing titles
ROAM: an online platform that links patients and clinicians with research
Crosby-Nwaobi R (2021) Nursing Times [online]; 117: 12, 33-34.
"A new online platform developed by Moorfields Eye Hospital is making it easier to recruit patients to clinical trials and improving communication between researchers, clinicians and patients. This initiative won the Clinical Research Nursing category at the 2021 Nursing Times Awards"
Access through the Library Homepage
Online resources
Joanna Briggs Institute EBP Resources (non subscription)
Evidence-based practice resources used to assist healthcare professionals in clinical decision making. Included best practice information sheets, evidence summaries, systematic reviews and technical reports. Some free resources available.
Free resource: Joanna Briggs Special COVID-19 Collection
Social Care Online
The UK’s largest database of information and research on all aspects of social care and social work.
Includes nursing, home health care, prison care
Australian Indigenous Health InfoNet
Providing support to those working in the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health sector by making research and other knowledge readily accessible. WA, Edith Cowan University
Resources: Supporting nurses to engage in research
(Victorian Comprehensive Cancer Centre)
Patient experience: "The Beryl Institute is the global community of practice committed to elevating the human experience* in healthcare".
Free registration to access, community and research resources. (US)
Feature articles on current relevant nursing issues. Articles marked with a (*) has an Australian focus. 
Are you a Nurse or Allied Health staff?
If you need support or guidance with regard to a research project, abstract writing, grant application or getting published, please reach out:
Allied Health: Rita Kinsella, Allied Health Research & Knowledge Translation Lead, Allied Health & Pharmacy - Rita.Kinsella@svha.org.au
Nursing: Nursing Research Officers Kelly Coughlan Kelly.Coughlan@acu.edu.au or Alysia Coventry Alysia.Coventry@acu.edu.au from the Nursing Research Institute
Nursing Research -Melbourne & Sydney
NRI -Nursing Research Interest group (here in conjunction with the Allied Health research group) through SVHA. Some resources will not be accessible to SVHM staff due to IP network identification.
(The NRI group supports nursing staff through St. Vincent's Hospital in Melbourne and Sydney to undertake research and professional development) See the 2022 seminar program
EBP - Evidence based practice
Evidence based practice - Step by Step (American Journal of Nursing Collection series)
Asking the Clinical Question, Steps of Evidence, critical appraisal processes)
Evidence based practice- SVHM Library Service
Overview of Evidence based practice.
General nursing research - support pages
Clinical research nurses - Nursing Times magazine journal (1-3 articles downloaded with a free registration)
Literature searching & Systematic Reviews
Literature searching - introduction SVHM Library Service
Systematic Reviews - introduction SVHM Library Service
Helen Wilding, SVHM Library Service. Set up a search strategy step by step. Systematic review process overview. Library tutorials.
Writing & Publishing
Writing for Publication for Nurses (English Edition)
An Easy-To-Follow Guide for Nurses. Copyright © 2000-2019 by John Wiley & Sons, Inc., or related companies.
Research and Evidence based Nursing Practice Issue 3 & 4 (March-April) 2019
Nursing Update Bulletin, SVHM Library Service, Anna Lovang 2019, (Nursing research, writing & publishing resources)
Scholarly Writing Library Guide - SVHM Library Service
Danila Durante, SVHM Library Service. Resources for writing health professional clinical or non-clinical work. This could be an article for publication, an internal report, or a grant application.
Writing Abstracts
Center for Nursing Excellence: Writing Abstracts - University of Alabama at Birmingham (US)
Standards
ACORN Standards
ACORN Webinars
The Standards are supporting Australian perioperative nurses in delivering safe and high-quality perioperative care.
(Member registration, Open access to webinars)
Clinician's Health Channel resources (CHC)
Department of Health, VIC. (Set up your own account to freely access resources)
https://www2.health.vic.gov.au/clinicianshealthchannel
Carl de Gruchy Library, St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne
+613 9231 2541 Anna.Lovang@svha.org.au
Literature Searching, Database Literature Search Education, Nursing liaison
Monday, Tuesdays & alternate Wednesdays
Please see other Nursing related libguides.
| Nursing SVHM (main nursing guide) |
| Nursing Update (current awareness bulleting and special topic guide |
| Graduate Nurse (SVHM graduating nurses) |
| Nursing eBooks Oxford Medicine Online Nursing eBooks |
This libguide page supports nursing in all fields. The page is regularly updated with new information.
If you experience a broken link or would like to recommend a resource please contact the library on library.svhmlibrary@svha.org.au
