New #Statistics Title Added to Collection!

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The second edition of Statistics for Nursing: A Practical Approach has recently been added to our @RittenhouseBKS R2 Digital Library.  This resource presents the complicated topic of statistics in an understandable manner for entry level nurses. The text gives students the opportunity to practice statistics while they learn statistics, by including relevant clinical examples followed by end-of-chapter application exercises.  The top ten statistical techniques used throughout nursing are covered very clearly in the text and without any irrelevant complicating concepts. This text is ideal for both undergraduate nursing research students who need to learn how to critically analyze literature, as well as graduate DNP students who must be familiar with statistics for nursing in accordance with the rigor of the DNP program.

Statistics for Nursing: A Practical Approach may be accessed through the R2 Digital Library or by searching Summon.

Alcohol Consumption, Antipsychotic Agent and More…

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Here are a few newsworthy items in the world of cancer research

  • Evidence supports an association between casual alcohol consumption and seven different cancer types: oropharynx, larynx, esophagus, liver, colon, rectum and female breast cancers. Read more on this connection in the journal Addiction.
  • New research out of Sanford Health finds that the antipsychotic agent olanzapine could reduce nausea and vomiting caused by chemotherapy. The findings were published in the New England Journal of Medicine.
  • A recent study led by scientists at the National Cancer Institute highlighted ways in which breast cancer tumors can evade chemotherapy intervention. The findings were reported in Nature.
  • A mice study carried out by cancer researchers in the UK found that that the anti-malaria drug atovaquone has potential to stop tumors from having a low-oxygen environment (hypoxia) during radiotherapy. Read more on this discovery in Nature Communications.

Adding “Kudos” to Your Scholarly Communication Toolkit

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The volume of published research output continues to grow at a rapid rate often making it difficult for the researcher to keep up with the literature in his or her field. Adding to this is the need to also demonstrate research impact and value.  In the world of Scholarly Communication, the Internet has added yet another layer of complexity by increasing the number of ways one can now measure research impact.

Traditionally, research assessment has been predominantly determined by the Journal Impact Factor and article citation count. This method not only takes time before citations start to accumulate, it also provides a very limited picture of the article’s impact. Alternative metrics have surfaced, offering more immediate results.  These results can come from social media or online attention metrics (e.g. mentions via Twitter, Facebook and Google+), number of downloads, shares or posts, mass media (coverage of research output from news outlets), and commentaries from scientific blogs.

Early this year, I met with a representative from Kudos and was intrigued with their service.  Their “Step by Step tutorial for using Kudos” (4:00 min) presents an overview and summary of benefits.
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