Wear Red on Feb 3rd for Womens Heart Health

Heart disease is the #1 killer of women in the United States, and this condition can be averted with simple steps like regular exercise and a healthy diet. Join The Heart Truth campaign on Friday, February 3rd, for National Wear Red Day—to help spread the message that “Heart Disease Doesn’t Care What You Wear, It’s the #1 Killer of Women.^®“

Raise community awareness by wearing your favorite red scarf, tie, shirt or maybe even a red dress!  At Williams Library we will have educational materials and give “The Red Dress” pins to the first fifteen who stop by wearing red.

Learn more about heart disease prevention, and take charge of your health by trying out some healthy recipies. 

The Heart Truth campaign is sponsored by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) in partnership with The Office on Women’s Health (OWH) and other groups committed to the health and well-being of women.

 ^®The Heart Truth, its logo, The Red Dress, and Heart Disease Doesn’t Care What You Wear—It’s the #1 Killer of Women are registered trademarks of HHS.
^® National Wear Red Day is a registered trademark of HHS and AHA.

Thank You!

Thanks to everyone who donated to the Coat Drive for former refugees in Rochester! We had a great turnout and in this chilly weather your gifts will warm someone  in need. Cheers!

UpToDate is coming home!

Thanks to the support of URMC and Highland Hospital leadership, the library now provides offsite access to UpToDate for healthcare providers employed by Highland and URMC plus all URMC students.

Access UpToDate from home or another offsite location by browsing through the Quick Links on Williams Library’s website or Miner Library’s website, or use the URMC VPN client.

Not near your desktop? That’s ok! UpToDate has a mobile-friendly website for hand-held devices. No login required when you are on the UR_MCWireless wifi network, but you will need your NetID or AD login when offsite or on another wireless network.  For support, call the Miner Library Computing Center Help Desk at 275-6865.

In addition, healthcare providers employed by URMC or Highland can earn CME/CE credit when using UpToDate to answer clinical questions.  UpToDate is accredited for continuing education by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education and the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners. Be sure to choose the UpToDate for CME link in Miner’s Quick Links so that your identifying information can be transmitted to UpToDate.  See the UpToDate CME brochure for more information about the CME/CE program.

Extra Hats or Coats? We will Take Them!

Refugee Student Alliance is partnering with Physicians for Human Rights for a fourth annual Coat Drive from Oct. 15 to Dec 15. This year, Williams Library will host one of their collection boxes.  The groups are collecting new or gently used coats, gloves, scarves, hats, sweaters, and winter boots. All items will be donated to Saint’s Place and Mary’s Place, not-for-profit organizations that distribute items to former refugees arriving to Rochester. 

Highland’s collection box is located in the Williams Library and other boxes may be found in Strong Memorial Hospital, the River Campus, and affiliated locations. Questions? Call Williams staff at 1-6761 or email natalia_golub@urmc.rochester.edu

UPDATE: Thanks to everyone who donated! Happy Holidays!

New titles on PFCC, Neurology and more

At last summer is here, in addition to a new season, we also have some new titles at Williams, you’ll find them in the ”New Books” section: 

Published by Planetree, this book is an excellent resource for anyone who wants to learn more about the principles and application of Patient-Centered Care. Plaintree, Inc ©2009  Check the library catalog for availability 

 

 

A symptoms-based approach to clinical neurology this book details therapy and treatment  for neurologic diseases  and conditions. This 7th edition includes updated neurobiology sections and use of current neuroimaging modalities. Lange /McGraw Hill ©2009. Check the library catalog for availability.

 

Green, Jacqueline M, Chiaramida, Anthony.
A step-by step workbook for interpretation of 12-Lead EKG’s. Beginning with basic anatomy and physiology, subsequent sections instruct on methods for measurements, common clinical arrhythmias, conduction abnormalities and ischemic disorderand non-ischemic disorders such as myocardial infarction and hypertrophy. The authors have over 20 years experience in cardiac instruction.

Intended for medical and nursing students, practicing nurses, or for those who wish to refresh their knowledge.  Springer Publishing Co. ©2010 Check the library catalog for availability.

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Happy Nurses Week!

The American Nurses Association celebrates National Nurses Week May 6 through May 12th. The week ends on the birthday of Florence Nightingale, the founder of modern nursing, who was born on May 12th in 1820. During this week at Highland Hospital we recognize and celebrate our nurses’ achievements.  

We’d like to congratulate the nurses who are receiving excellence awards this week, particularly our own Pam White, MLS, MS, RN  who will be given an award for Nursing Innovation!

 

Print of Florence Nightingale Pledge from the 1930′s.

New Standards of Practice from the Infusion Nurses Society

The Infusion Nurses Society (INS ) has released their 2011 edition of Infusion Nursing Standards Practice. New content includes standards on central vascular access device malposition, air and catheter embolism and more. All standards are reviewed, revised and updated with references from their supporting evidence base. The standards are issued as the January/February supplement to the INS official journal, Journal of Infusion Nursing.

This supplement can be found in the library on the new journal issue shelf under Journal of Infusion Nursing.

Free Printing Ends 12.01.2010

To control costs, save trees and reduce environmental waste, Williams Library will begin charging for printing and copying on December 1st, 2010. The fee will be 10 cents per B&W page, 25 cents per color page.

Please contact Bonnie Archer, Library Assistant, with any questions. 
Call 341-6761, or email at BArcher@urmc.rochester.edu

Update, 12/01/01: due to an unexpected hitch, the pay-for-printing launch date has been posponed until mid-December.

Library Website Better in IE7

If you’ve had any issues viewing pages on the library website, it may be because you haven’t upgraded your internet browser. Unfortunately, Internet Explorer 6 (IE6) isn’t compatible with this website. There’s an easy fix, to upgrade to Internet Explorer 7, IE7 is more versatile than  IE6 and preferred by web designers. Simply call ISD at 275-3200 and request an upgrade now!

Looking for Electronic Books?

The Williams Health Sciences Library has purchased two electronic books through the R2 Digital Library.

• Kozier & Erbs Fundamentals of Nursing, “presents the fundamentals of nursing care within the framework of the nursing process. [The book focuses]…on practical application with real-world examples and case studies.”
• Holistic Nursing: A Handbook for Practice “is for…nurses who are interested in gaining in-depth knowledge of holistic nursing. ..It provides a user-friendly nursing process format, standards of holistic nursing practice care plans with patient outcomes, outcome criteria, and evaluation guidelines for clinical practice to nurses in acute care, home care, and hospice, and those who are clinical specialists, educators, and bedside practitioners.”

The books are available through the Library’s E-Books page. For remote access, go to Miner Library’s E-Books page.

Check out the new books and send us an email to let us know what you think!