Library News: May 2024

NEWS

Gems from our collection

Selected titles from our Archival collection. Available to borrow from the Darwin Health Library.

• Top End nurses : tales from the bush nurses in Australia's Northern Territory 1964-1974
• The paths I've trod : autobiography of an Australian nurse
• There's a bird in my hand and a bear by the bed - I must be in ICU : the pivotal years of Australian critical care nursing

NT Health Publications of interest:

• 1981 Alice Springs Hospital Maternity report
• 1985 Handbook for overseas nurses
• 1986 Midwifery nursing procedure manual, Darwin Region

Just published! 

To celebrate nurses and give thanks for the essential role they play in the health care system, SLACK Journals are providing FREE ACCESS to the May issues of all SLACK Nursing Journals. Click on the links below to read the latest articles!

• Journal of Psychosocial Nursing and Mental Health Services 
• Journal of Gerontological Nursing 
• The Journal of Continuing Education in Nursing
• Journal of Nursing Education
• Research in Gerontological Nursing

Accessing Australian Standards

The Library provides all NT Health staff with access to Australian Standards via the Techstreet online platform.

To find out how to access the standards, visit our Australian Standards help page on our website, or call us on 8922 8961.

Clinical calculators

Specialised calculators covering topics such as: body metrics, cardiology, critical care, drug and medicines, hematology, infectious disease, neurology, pediatrics and more are available from the Library's resources.

• ClinicalKey for Nursing Calculators 
• Therapeutic Guidelines Calculators 
• UpToDate Calculators

UPCOMING TRAINING

Upcoming training: ClinicalKey for Nursing

This short 30 minute workshop will demonstrate how to effectively search the ClinicalKey for Nursing database, explore the different types of content available (book chapters, procedure videos, drug information, clinical overviews) and to showcase the various tools available to make your nursing research easier.

Delivered via MS Teams
Wednesday 15th May 2024, 2pm-2.30pm

Upcoming training: Finding health statistics

An introductory session designed for health professionals who need help with finding statistics data for clinical work, research or study.

Guest Speakers 

Alyson Wright from Health Statistics and Informatics, Peter Dinham from NT Health Analytics.

Delivered via MS Teams
Tuesday 21st May 2024, 10-11am

The burden of Finke Desert race-related trauma: a 10-year retrospective descriptive analysis

This review quantifies the trauma burden of the event for the first time, enabling local and interstate stakeholders' ability to plan an adequate and sustainable response while also enabling the future effectiveness evaluation of recent safety reforms.

Cehic MG et al. Aust J Rural Health. 2024 Apr 20.

Patient clinical and demographic factors associated with involuntary psychiatric admission in the Northern Territory Top End

This study examines the association between patient clinical/demographic factors and involuntary psychiatric admission following initial psychiatric assessment in Royal Darwin Hospital. Further research regarding the influence of patient demographics and clinical factors on rates of involuntary admissions, particularly for Aboriginal patients, is recommended. The findings prompt discussion on strategies to improve monitoring of involuntary care and barriers to voluntary treatment.

Lowes J et al. Australas Psychiatry. 2024 Apr 11

Why surveys are 'very hard': exploring challenges and insights for collection of authentic patient experience information with speakers of Australian First Nations languages

This study explores the challenges and considerations in collecting authentic patient experience information through survey methods with Australians who primarily speak First Nations languages.

Lowell A, et al. Rural Remote Health. 2024 Apr;24(2):8380

SPOTLIGHT

LATEST HEALTH PUBLICATIONS

Advances in measuring healthcare productivity

This paper estimates productivity growth for one third of Australia’s healthcare sector and benchmarks our level of productivity against that of other countries’ healthcare sectors. Australia’s healthcare sector was amongst the most productive in the world between 2010 and 2019.

Productivity Commission, 23 April 2024

Unlocking the power of global collaboration: building a stronger evidence ecosystem together

This editorial highlights the pivotal role of collaboration in addressing contemporary global challenges, emphasizing the collective commitment of JBI, The Campbell Collaboration, and Cochrane to foster cooperation for enhanced health outcomes and policy efficacy worldwide.

Cochrane Library, 16 April 2024

AI trends for healthcare

This report discusses four trends in digital health - each being driven by the increasing digitisation of society and the increased willingness of doctors, researchers, and patients to interact using digital tools.

Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, 27 March 2024 

NEW BOOKS

Check out the range of new books this month 
Read new eBooks from any device using your NTG LAN login.
New books can be sent to you via internal mail or you can pick them up from your nearest library.

WHAT YOU'RE LOVING

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