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About Lisa

I have been a Clinical Informationist (aka Medical Librarian) for Emory University since September 2013. Prior to that, I was a Medical Librarian for Lincoln Memorial University (LMU) from March 2007 to August 2013 and served its DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine (LMU-DCOM), Caylor School of Nursing, and allied health programs. From January 2002 - March 2007, I served the Medical Assisting (MA), Occupational Therapy Assistant, Physical Therapy Assistant, Radiologic Technologist, and Nursing programs at South College in Knoxville, Tennessee. I graduated from The University of Tennessee School of Information Sciences with a Master of Science degree in December 2000. Received a Educational Specialist (EdS) degree in Educational Administration and Supervision with a higher education focus in August 2010 from LMU.

Effectiveness of music therapy as an adjunct to pharmacological pain relief in post-operative patients

Relevant articles will be found in PubMed using the search strategy listed below. To execute the search:
1. Go to www.health.library.emory.edu and then click on the PubMed link on right side of page.
2. When PubMed opens, copy/paste this search strategy in the search box (articles):
(“perioperative care”[Mesh] OR “perioperative care” [all fields] OR postoperative) AND (“music therapy”[Mesh] OR “music therapy”[all fields]) AND pain

impact of use of diapers in development of pressure ulcer and other skin related issues

Articles dated within the last ten years that are specific to the topic based on skimming the full text:

Sugama, Junko, et al. “Efficacy of an improved absorbent pad on incontinence-associated dermatitis in older women: cluster randomized controlled trial.” BMC Geriatrics 12(2012):22-22.

Shannon, Ronald J, LynneBrown, and DebashishChakravarthy. “Pressure Ulcer Prevention Program Study: a randomized, controlled prospective comparative value evaluation of 2 pressure ulcer prevention strategies in nursing and rehabilitation centers.” Advances in Skin & Wound Care 25.10 (2012):450-464.

Fader, Mandy, et al. “Management of night-time urinary incontinence in residential settings for older people: an investigation into the effects of different pad changing regimes on skin health.” Journal of clinical nursing 12.3 (2003):374-386.

Shigeta, Yoshie, et al. “Factors influencing intact skin in women with incontinence using absorbent products: results of a cross-sectional, comparative study.” Ostomy/Wound Management 56.12 (2010):26-28, 30-33.

Schindler, Christine A, et al. “Protecting fragile skin: nursing interventions to decrease development of pressure ulcers in pediatric intensive care.” American journal of critical care 20.1 (2011):26-34.

Nix, Denise. “Prevention and treatment of perineal skin breakdown due to incontinence.” Ostomy/Wound Management. 52.4 (2006):26-28.

Whether nurses who receive evidence-based practice/evidence-based nursing (EBP/EBN) training are more likely to implement EBP projects

White Williams, Connie, et al. “Use, knowledge, and attitudes toward evidence-based practice among nursing staff.” The Journal of Continuing Education in Nursing 44.6 (2013):246-54.

Levin, Rona F, et al. “Fostering evidence-based practice to improve nurse and cost outcomes in a community health setting: a pilot test of the advancing research and clinical practice through close collaboration model.” Nursing administration quarterly 35.1 (2011):21-33.

Johansson, Birgitta, MarieFogelberg Dahm, and BarbroWadensten. “Evidence-based practice: the importance of education and leadership.” Journal of nursing management 18.1 (2010):70-77.

Kiss, Teri L, MaureenO’Malley, and Thomas JHendrix. “Self-efficacy-based training for research literature appraisal: a competency for evidence-based practice.” Journal for nurses in staff development 26.4 (2010):170-177.

Strickland, Rosemary J, and ColleenO’Leary Kelley. “Clinical nurse educators’ perceptions of research utilization: barriers and facilitators to change.” Journal for nurses in staff development 25.4 (2009):164-71.

Mehrdad, Neda, MahvashSalsali, and AnooshiravanKazemnejad. “The spectrum of barriers to and facilitators of research utilization in Iranian nursing.” Journal of clinical nursing 17.16 (2008):2194-2202.

Morris, Jenny, and VeronicaMaynard. “The value of an evidence based practice module to skill development.” Nurse Education Today 27.6 (2007):534-541.

Caldwell, Kay, et al. “Preparing for professional practice: how well does professional training equip health and social care practitioners to engage in evidence-based practice?.” Nurse Education Today 27.6 (2007):518-528.

Olade, Rosaline A. “Attitudes and factors affecting research utilization.” Nursing forum 38.4 (2003):5-15.
Though this article does not address the question of whether nurses who receive EBP training are more likely to implement EBP projects, this article includes a survey that may be of use in a future study.

McCleary, Lynn, and G T TBrown. “Research utilization among pediatric health professionals.” Nursing and health sciences 4.4 (2002):163-171.

Wyatt, J C, et al. “Randomised trial of educational visits to enhance use of systematic reviews in 25 obstetric units.” BMJ. British medical journal 317.7165 (1998):1041-1046.

 

Invasive blood pressure (BP) versus non invasive BP monitoring in ICU patients

Searches of PubMed, Embase, and CINAHL yielded this one meta-analysis and two systematic reviews.

Kim, Sang-Hyun, et al. “Accuracy and precision of continuous noninvasive arterial pressure monitoring compared with invasive arterial pressure: a systematic review and meta-analysis.” Anesthesiology 120.5 (2014):1080-1097.
Twenty-eight studies with 919 patients were included in this systematic review. “The overall random-effect pooled bias and SD were -1.6 ± 12.2 mmHg (95% limits of agreement -25.5 to 22.2 mmHg) for systolic arterial pressure, 5.3 ± 8.3 mmHg (-11.0 to 21.6 mmHg) for diastolic arterial pressure, and 3.2 ± 8.4 mmHg (-13.4 to 19.7 mmHg) for mean arterial pressure. In 14 studies focusing on currently commercially available devices, bias and SD were -1.8 ± 12.4 mmHg (-26.2 to 22.5 mmHg) for systolic arterial pressure, 6.0 ± 8.6 mmHg (-10.9 to 22.9 mmHg) for diastolic arterial pressure, and 3.9 ± 8.7 mmHg (-13.1 to 21.0 mmHg) for mean arterial pressure.
CONCLUSIONS: The results from this meta-analysis found that inaccuracy and imprecision of continuous noninvasive arterial pressure monitoring devices are larger than what was defined as acceptable. This may have implications for clinical situations where continuous noninvasive arterial pressure is being used for patient care decisions.”

Ben Sivarajan, V, and DesmondBohn. “Monitoring of standard hemodynamic parameters: heart rate, systemic blood pressure, atrial pressure, pulse oximetry, and end-tidal CO2.” Pediatric critical care medicine 12.4 Suppl (2011):S2-S11.
The conclusion of this systematic review states, “literature would suggest that invasive arterial monitoring is the current standard for monitoring in the setting of shock. The use of heart rate, electrocardiography, and atrial pressure monitoring is advantageous in specific clinical scenarios (postoperative cardiac surgery); however, the evidence for this is based on numerous case series only.”

Chatterjee, Arjun, et al. “Results of a survey of blood pressure monitoring by intensivists in critically ill patients: a preliminary study.” Critical care medicine 38.12 (2010):2335-2338.
“Eight hundred eighty individuals received an invitation to complete the survey and 149 responded. We found that 71% (105 of 149) of intensivists estimated the correct cuff size rather than measuring arm circumference directly. In hypotensive patients, 73% of respondents (108 of 149) reported using noninvasive blood pressure measurement measurements for patient management. In patients on a vasopressor medication, 47% (70 of 149) of respondents reported using noninvasive blood pressure measurement for management.”

Borrowed theories about alarm fatigue

This article on anaesthesia monitor alarms mentions the theory of behavioural economics.

This major paper on alarm fatigue by an MSN student covers the transactional theory of stress and coping.

This PowerPoint on alarm fatigue mentions chaos theory. A book by Lorenz entitled The Essence of Chaos is available at the Woodruff Library; see the catalog entry here.