New edition of the Royal Marsden Manual of Clinical and Cancer Nursing Procedures now available

The new 10th edition of the Royal Marsden Manual is now available online (we will order print copies when they are published in May).

The Manual is nationally recognised as the essential guide to clinical nursing skills. The online edition is very easy to use, allowing you to search or browse through topic headings.

www.rmmonline.co.uk/

The fully updated 10th edition provides up-to-date, evidence-based clinical skills procedures related to essential aspects of patient care.

The procedures in the Manual are based on the latest research findings and advice from clinical experts, to enable students and qualified nurses to provide the best possible care. All procedures include the rationale for each action and the evidence used is graded to help nurses assess its validity.

You can access the manual without logging in by using the links on your trust's intranet:

• NHFT staff - go to the Library's page on the Staff Room and look under "External links"
• NGH staff - find it in the Quick links section under "Clinical" on the front page of The Street

Alternatively, you can access the Manual from anywhere with an Internet connection via the RMM site. Go to www.rmmonline.co.uk and log in using your OpenAthens account.  If you don't have one you can apply online here (NHS staff and attached students only). 

Please contact one of the libraries if you have any questions or need any help.

New electronic journals collection available

Mark Allen Healthcare Complete

The Library Service has purchased a new collection of electronic journals for 2020.

Featuring over 65,000 articles across 26 titles, the Mark Allen Healthcare Complete collection is aimed at nurses, midwives and allied health professionals.

The titles available in the collection include:

• British Journal of Community Nursing
• British Journal of Healthcare Assistants
• British Journal of Healthcare Management
• British Journal of Mental Health Nursing
• British Journal of Midwifery
• British Journal of Nursing
• Dental Nursing
• International Journal of Palliative Nursing
• International Journal of Therapy and Rehabilitation
• Journal of Health Visiting
• Journal of Prescribing Practice (formerly Nurse Prescribing)
• + 15 others

For a full list of titles available see the MAH Collection poster online.

To access any of the individual titles from the MAH Complete collection you can:

• Go the the NICE Evidence Services Journals A-Z and search for the title you want
• Go the the Mark Allen Online Library and browse or search for titles 

You can also find links to all the MAH Complete content if you undertake a search on a topic using HDAS (the healthcare databases).

For any of these options you will need an OpenAthens password to access these (and thousands more) electronic journals. If you don't already have one you can register online for an account.

Please contact one of the libraries if you have any questions about accessing the collection. 

Always Caring, Always Nursing: Ethel 100 years of professional nursing 23rd December 2019

Ethel Fenwick

The Nursing and Midwifery Council are celebrating 100 years of professional nursing with the centenary of the Nurses Registration Act on the 23rd of December.

The Always Caring, Always Nursing site features a timeline, 100 years of professional pride, which looks at the major milestones of professional nursing in the UK.

There is also a profile of Ethel Fenwick, the first registered nurse and a real pioneer in the field.

Bring it up-to-date, there are also the stories of individual registered nurses, Tales from then, now and tomorrow.

For anyone with an interested in, or wanting to celebrate the rich history of professional nursing, the NMC's site is well worth a look.

Over 750 extra nursing and allied health electronic journals now available

In April you may recall the new National Core Content for NHS staff in England was released. Whilst we gained some great new resources such as BMJ Best Practice and the Psychology and Behavioural Sciences collection of journals, we also lost the CINAHL Plus with full text database.

When we reviewed how much Trust staff have been accessing CINAHL Plus we realised just how much the full text journal content was being used.

Consequently, we decided it is a resource we could not do without and have purchased a subscription to the database to allow staff to continue to access all the journals that were lost when the national funding was withdrawn.

You can now access all the full text journals online again, via the NICE Journals A-Z if you know the title of the journal you want (we have a handy guide on how to use it on our web site).

You can also find all the journals via a subject search using HDAS (Healthcare Databases Advanced Search) on the NICE Evidence Services site.

Of course you'll still need your OpenAthens password to access all the journals (and lots of other great resources) and you can get one here if you haven't already.

New and improved nursing and allied health database available

As part of the review of the National Core Content (electronic resources provided to all NHS staff in England), Health Education England have upgraded access to one of our nursing databases for 2018-19.

Where NHS staff previously had access to CINAHL with Full Text, for the new financial year we now have CINAHL Plus with Full Text, supplied by EBSCO.

That means access to an additional 146 full text electronic journals, with CINAHL Plus offering full access to a total of 775 nursing and allied health titles with content going back to 1937.

CINAHL Plus with Full Text is available to search through the NICE HDAS interface (along with all the other databases).

You can also access specific journal titles through the Journal A-Z list. You'll just need your OpenAthens password to access both (NHS staff and attached students can register here if they don't have one).

Web site of the month: QNI Heritage

In the early stages of her training, a trainee District Nurse (left) injects a diabetes-sufferer with insulin during a home visit. She is accompanied by a Sister (right), on her first rounds. The original caption states that "whilst they are with the patient the sister says nothing, but afterwards she gives nurse her criticism of the way she has handled the case".

Launched by the Queen's Nursing Institute, the QNI Heritage site explores the history of nursing in the community since 1859 when the very first district nurse was employed in England.

The site contains a large gallery of photos, audio files and films (dating from the 1930s to the 1970s), as well as a section of stories and articles revealing the experiences and lives of district nurses.

There are even a selection of "invalid recipes" and "ration recipes" (fricassee of tripe anyone?) taken from the pages of the Queen's Nurses' Magazine, as well as exam questions (from 1914-18 and 1948-58) with answers that give an interesting incite into the medical knowledge of the day.

The QNI Heritage site offers a fascinating look at the history of community nursing since its inception and with such a broad variety of content it is well worth a look.

Calling all nurses & AHPs - help needed with a database trial

Health Education England have organised a trial of the Ovid EMcare database as part of the plan to re-procure the NHS national core content (electronic journals and databases available to all NHS staff in England) in 2019.

Depending on the results of the trial HEE may decide to procure EMcare along side, or instead of, the CINHAL database currently available.

EMCare holds over 3,700 full text journals covering nursing and allied health topics. This includes 1,800 titles not currently available in other databases (you can find a short introductory video here and a full list of all the journals on the database here).

For the trial HEE are particularly interested in the database interface and how easy you find it to search (the full text content is not actually accessible).

To access the EMcare trial go to http://demo.ovid.com/demo/lp/emcare_nhs/ You will need your OpenAthens password to log in.

To complete a short (6 questions) feedback survey on EMcare go to: https://healtheducationyh.onlinesurveys.ac.uk/emcaretrialsurvey

The trial is available now and runs until the 29th of January 2018.

Web site of the month: Educator Hub

Educator Hub is a new e-learning resource aimed at educators and supervisors of doctors, nurses, midwives, dentists, pharmacists, allied health professionals and healthcare scientists that has recently gone live.

The content, which is hosted on the Health Education England e-Learning for Healthcare (e-LfH) Hub, includes both academic and video-based practical modules, such as supervision, feedback, workplace based assessments and Annual Review of Competence Progression (ARCP).

These have been migrated from HEE Kent, Surrey, Sussex's e-Training for Trainers (etft) platform together with London's Multi-professional Faculty Development modules. Complementary content from other regions will also be included to produce a national resource.

Modules are linked to the new 'Professional Development Framework for Educators' which is being adopted in London and South East in the first instance. The framework domains map to professional regulatory standards for education and training including HEE's Quality Framework standards and are applicable to all educators working in clinical practice and Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) as guidance for best practice.

Nearly 50 modules will be available initially, with complementary resources from elsewhere to be included in due course. All the resources are free to access (just browse the catalogue of modules). Registration with the site allows you to track your learning, provide feedback and keep copies of certificates of completion. 

Library training: Evidence into Practice: a CPD opportunity for nurses undertaking revalidation

This course offers the opportunity to refresh your skills in searching for the latest evidence, while finding information that is relevant to your day to day work.

Come to the course with a question related to your scope of practice and go away not only with updated skills, but also with evidence to feed back in to your department. 

You will log 3 hours of CPD time and at the end of the session will complete one of the 5 reflective accounts required by the NMC for revalidation, based on what you have learned.

The course will be running on the following dates in the Rowan Room at Berrywood Hospital:

• Monday 16th May 1.30-4.30
• Thursday 16th June 9.30-12.30
• Tuesday 12th July 1.30-4.30
• Thursday 18th August 1.30-4.30
• Tuesday 20th September 9.30-12.30

Please contact any of our libraries to book a place or for more information:

• Berrywood Library: berrywoodlibrary@nhft.nhs.uk / 01604 682650
• Isebrook Library: isebrooklibrary@nhft.nhs.uk / 01933 235862
• Richmond Library, Northampton General Hospital: richmondlibrary@nhft.nhs.uk / 01604 545929

New Library Services training for nurses going through revalidation

Library Services are running a course for nurses who are undergoing revalidation. It will give you the opportunity to refresh your skills in searching for the latest evidence, while finding information that is relevant to your day to day work.

Come to the course with a question related to your scope of practice and go away not only with updated skills, but also with evidence to feed back in to your department. 

You will log 3 hours of CPD time and at the end of the session will complete a reflective account based on what you have learned.

The course will be held  in The Rowan Room at Berrywood Hospital, Northampton on:

• Tuesday 23rd Feb 9.30 - 12.30
• Thursday 17th March 1.30 - 4.30
• Tuesday 26th April 9.30 - 12.30

To book please contact one of our libraries:

• Berrywood Library: berrywoodlibrary@nhft.nhs.uk / 01604 682650
• Isebrook Library: isebrooklibrary@nhft.nhs.uk / 01933 235862
• Richmond Library, Northampton General Hospital: richmondlibrary@nhft.nhs.uk / 01604 545929

Evidence for everyday nursing and midwifery

The UK Cochrane Centre have started a new social media based service to share the latest evidence in nursing and midwifery called Evidence for Everyday Nursing and Evidence for Everyday Midwifery.

The service offers evidence on common topics in nursing or midwifery in short summaries they call "blogshots" (like the one below), with links to the full evidence (often Cochrane reviews), if you want to look further.

See the evidence at the Cochrane Library

The service is available across a number of social media platforms, including Twitter, Facebook and Pinterest.

We think following the the hashtags #EENursing or #EEMidwifery on Twitter is the easiest way to keep up with what's new (and if you are unsure about Twitter you can contact us for help).

This is a very easy way to keep up to date with the latest evidence affecting everyday practice, and also a useful resource in helping with revalidation. You can even share it with your colleagues or the wider professional community.

If you want more information you can find it on the Evidently Cochrane blog.

Web site of the month: Royal Marsden Manual of Clinical Nursing Procedures 9th edition

www.rmmonline.co.uk

The new 9th edition of the Royal Marsden Manual is now available on-line. The manual is recognised as the essential guide to clinical nursing skills.

The fully updated edition provides up-to-date, evidence-based clinical skills procedures related to essential aspects of patient care. The procedures in The Manual are based on the latest research findings and advice from clinical experts, to enable students and qualified nurses to provide the best possible care. All procedures include the rationale for each action and the evidence used is graded to help nurses assess its validity.

The RMM's site has also been completely revamped, giving a much cleaner and more user-friendly interface.

You can access the RMM from anywhere, via your NHS OpenAthens password (if you don't have one, NHFT and NGH staff and attached students can apply online here).

To log in via OpenAthens, simply click on the login on the top right corner of the screen, then click on OpenAthens in the box and enter your user name and password.

The library service will also be getting some print copies of the new manual which will be available in stock shortly after its publication on the 13th of March.

The RCN launches moneysmart - a complete guide to finances for students nurses

MoneySmart

Moneysmart is a free interactive guide to finance for student nurses. It covers bursaries and budgeting as well as benefit entitlements and information on housing and accommodation. There is even a top ten money saving tips list.

It's an essential guide for any student nurse who wants to make their money go further.

Find the whole guide on the RCN's web site.

The Foundation of Nusing Studies: Innovative nursing projects reports



http://www.fons.org/



FoNS have supported innovation and funded projects in nursing since 2002. They have now changed the format of their project documents and launched one page summary reports, which include key information for changing practice.

These brief overviews are available free of charge on the FoNS web site under their Dissemination Series. There are many reports available, but those from the current volume (7) include:

• meeting the needs of people with bladder problems after stroke
• promoting physical health in people with mental health needs
• working effectively with people who have learning disabilities and offending behaviour

Reports are searchable by keyword or project title.

Sprituality in nursing care - new online resource from the RCN

The RCN have launched a new interactive online resource, Spirituality in Nursing Care that expands upon their Spirituality Pocketbook.

It provides an introduction to the concepts of spirituality and explores spiritual aspects of caring (but would be equally useful for other health professionals). It also examines personal and professional boundaries in relation to spirituality. There are links to other resources for further information.

New edition of the Royal Marsden Manual of Clinical Nursing Procedures available

The new 8th edition of the Royal Marsden Manual is now available on-line (the Libraries also hold printed copies of the book). The Manual is nationally recognised as the essential guide to clinical nursing skills. The online edition is very easy to use, allowing you to search or browse through topic headings.

www.rmmonline.co.uk

The fully updated edition provides up-to-date, evidence-based clinical skills procedures related to essential aspects of patient care. The procedures in The Manual are based on the latest research findings and advice from clinical experts, to enable students and qualified nurses to provide the best possible care. All procedures include the rationale for each action and the evidence used is graded to help nurses assess its validity.

You will need your NHS Athens account to access the Manual. If you don't have one you can apply online (NHS staff and attached students only). You can also reset your password if you have forgotten it.

To access the Manual, go to the RMM site (www.rmmonline.co.uk) and log in using your Athens account.

If you don't currently have an Athens account (or have forgotten your password), NHS staff in Northamptonshire can apply online.

End of Life - free palliative care electronic journal

End of Life

Produced by the London based St Christopher's Hospice, the open access End of Life is a peer reviewed quaterly e-journal that publishes articles on all aspects of nursing practice relating to end-of-life care.

It is primarily aimed at generalist nurses working in hospital, community and care home settings, but will also be of interest to the specialist palliative care audience. The journal focuses on care for patients with both malignant and non-malignant diseases.

The journal publishes articles relating to clinical skills and symptom management as well as clinical reviews, ethics and the law, primary research and audit, clinical practice development, communication skills, professional issues and debate.

Access to the journal is completely free of charge, but does require registration to view and download articles. You can find End of Life here: http://endoflifejournal.stchristophers.org.uk/

NHS Evidence and Royal College of Nursing (RCN) Survey

NHS Evidence is teaming up with the RCN to conduct a survey to understand the information searching needs and behaviours of nurses and health care assistants (HCAs).  The survey explores how you access and use health and social care resources, including any barriers you have experienced.   

It should take no longer than 10 minutes to complete

Complete the survey online at: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/RCN_survey

Alternatively, request a paper copy by emailing user.research@nice.org.uk