Research and Practice Resources

Research & Professional Practice Committee

Letter of Approval of Standing Orders for ED Nurses
from the New Jersey Board of Nursing


Research and Professional Practice
Gayle Walker-Cillo - Chairperson
908-252-9144
Research and Professional Practice
Liz Whetzel
 

Evidence Based and Practice Resources

Click on a topic for additional resources
 

 

 

ENA Position Statements http://www.ena.org/about/position/
ENA Scope/Standards of Practice http://www.ena.org/publications/scopes/
Journal of Emergency Nursing (login needed) http://www.jenonline.org/
ENA National Awards http://www.ena.org/about/awards/
   

Other Emergency Care Sites

 
Advanced Emergency Nursing Journal http://www.aenjournal.com
American College of Emergency Physicians www.acep.org
Society for Academic Emergency Medicine http://www.saem.org/saemdnn/
   

Overcrowding Patient Flow (overcrowding)

 
  http://www.ihi.org/IHI/Topics/Flow/PatientFlow/
  http://www.urgentmatters.org/edCrowding/
  http://www.aha.org/aha/content/2002/pdf/EdoCrisisSlides.pdf
  http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/444321
  http://miemss.umaryland.edu/EDOvercrowdingSummit.pdf
  http://www.hospitalovercrowding.com/
  http://www.jcrinc.com/26813/newsletters/6640/

Disaster Preparedness Disaster Care

 

http://www.fema.gov/
  http://emergency.cdc.gov/
 

Health Information Translations is a collaborative initiative to improve health education for limited English proficiency patients.   This site is intended to be a valuable resource for helping health care professionals teach health education to those patients with limited English skills. By leveraging the combined skills and experience of 3 of Central Ohio's largest health care organizations, this project will produce some of the most valuable resources for health care education in diverse communities.

Documents on the site include signage and patient education materials for hazardous materials decontamination and pandemic flu.

www.healthinfotranslations.com/disaster-preparedness.php

 

 
  Treatment Guide. “Hazardous Materials Exposure Guide:
A step-by-step Medical Response Guide” Minnesota Dpt of Health. 2008.
http://health.state.mn.us/divs/phl/labep/hazmat/hazmatguide.PDF
 
 

The George Washington University Department of Nursing Education is pleased to announce that The National Nurse Emergency Preparedness Initiative (NNEPI) course, "Nurses on the Front Line: Preparing for and Responding to Emergencies and Disasters," is available online and has already enrolled over 4000 health care professionals! Developed with funding from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, the award-winning NNEPI course uses video, animations, and case- and scenario-based activities to engage the learner throughout the interactive course. Go to http://learning.nnepi.org to access this exciting course for nurses and other health care professionals.

 

   
 
Cultural Competency Curriculum for Disaster Preparedness and Crisis Response- HHS - Jun 30
The U. S. Department of Health and Human Services' Office of Minority Health (OMH) released on June 30, 2009 its latest cultural competency e-learning program –Cultural Competency Curriculum for Disaster Preparedness and Crisis Response.  According to Deputy Assistant Secretary for Minority Health, Garth Graham, M.D., M.P.H, "The program trains individuals such as emergency managers, first responders, social workers, and disaster mental health workers in effectively serving culturally and linguistically diverse populations at every phase of the disaster – preparedness, response and recovery” .
https://www.thinkculturalhealth.org/ccdpcr/
   

 

Stroke Care

  http://www.strokeassociation.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=3030388

Cardiac Care AHA – Circulation

  http://circ.ahajournals.org/

Critical Care

Society of Critical Care Medicine www.sccm.org
American Association of Critical Care Nurses http://www.aacn.org/
   

Pediatric Care

American Academy of Pediatrics http://www.aap.org/
Pediatric Critical Care Medicine http://pedsccm.org/
Association of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Nurses http://www.apon.org/i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageid=3276
   

New Jersey Sites

NJDOH and Senior Services Licensing Standards http://www.state.nj.us/health/healthfacilities/documents/ac/njac43g_hoslicstd.pdf
New Jersey Board of Nursing http://www.nj.gov/lps/ca/medical/nursing.htm
New Jersey Hospital Association http://www.njha.com/index.aspx
New Jersey State Nurses Association http://www.njsna.org/
   

Evidence-based Practice Resources

Formulating a PICOT question http://nursing.asu.edu/caep/pico.htm
Models of EBP  
Arizona State University (Melnyk) http://nursing.asu.edu/caep/resources/process.htm
Academic Center for Evidence-based nursing (ACE STAR model) http://www.acestar.uthscsa.edu/
Iowa Model http://www.uihealthcare.com/depts/nursing/rqom/evidencebasedpractice/iowamodel.html
Joanna Briggs Institute http://www.joannabriggs.edu.au/about/home.php
Health evidence Canada http://www.health-evidence.ca/
UNC Library (EBP tutorial) http://www.hsl.unc.edu/Services/Tutorials/EBN/intro.htm
   

Research Websites

Research Tutorial http://allpsych.com/researchmethods/researchcontents.html
Developing Questionaires http://www.managementhelp.org/evaluatn/questnrs.htm
Critiquing Quantitative Nursing Research http://www.nursingcenter.com/library/static.asp?pageid=637834
   

National Information and Databases

Cochrane evidence based reports www.cochrane.org
National Library of Medicine (NLM of NIH) http://www.nlm.nih.gov/
Institute of Medicine Report (IOM)Hospital-Based Emergency Care: At the Breaking Point http://www.iom.edu/CMS/3809/16107/35007.aspx
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) http://www.ahrq.gov/
AHRQ evidence-based practice http://www.ahrq.gov/clinic/epcix.htm
ESI Version 4: Implementation Handbook http://www.ahrq.gov/research/esi/esihandbk.pdf
Merck Manual Online http://www.merck.com/mmpe/index.html
National Guideline Clearinghouse http://www.guideline.gov/
Evidence-based Nursing Journal http://ebn.bmj.com/

Trauma Resources

Trauma practice guidelines http://www.east.org/tpg.asp
Evidence based guidelines for head trauma www.braintrauma.org
Trauma Moulages and Case Presentations http://www.trauma.org/
Virtual Grand Rounds on Spine Injuries http://www.spine-surgery.com/vgr/
National Medical Disaster System (NDMS) http://www.hhs.gov/aspr/opeo/ndms/index.html
American College of Surgeons (ACS) Trauma Verification Programs http://www.facs.org/trauma/verificationhosp.html
   

Psychiatric Care

American Psychiatric Association Practice Guidelines http://www.psych.org/psych_pract/treatg/pg/prac_guide.cfm
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA – EBP) http://nrepp.samhsa.gov/index.htm
American Association of Suicidology http://www.suicidology.org/

Research Study -

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