Goodbye Summer, Hello Journal Club!

Welcome to Journalphoria, an on-line Journal Club created to increase dialogue and critical thinking skills between nurses, using Oncology related topics and articles. For a Journal Club first timer, here's how it goes -  Sign up for a g-mail account if you don't already have one. G-mail accounts are free, and allow you to access Journal Club articles anywhere and anytime. You may use your work computer, smart phone, tablets or home computer. Once your g-mail account is established, you will be able to sign onto the blog to make posts, and  to reply to the posts of other Journal Club members.  When you sign on as a follower, you will receive updates from the blog.  

There will be six posts this year, each post will have a selected reading that will be followed by 2-3 questions.  After each posting, your answers need to be sent to
melissa.luebbe@ctca-hope.com .  It is VERY important that your responses include your full name, the unit you work on, as well as contact information. Each response should be written in a professional manner and include a minimum of three complete sentences. To receive full credit you must also respond to the discussion question on the blog and comment on someone else's comment.  When you are blogging, please remember on-line courtesy and HIPAA!  Another important point to remember is that there are no wrong answers.  The questions will ask you to use your nursing experience and critical thinking skills. The questions also offer you the opportunity to practice teaching points that can be used in your practice.  

To receive Clinical Ladder credit for Journal Club this year, you must complete the questions and blog for all six posts.  The first Journal Club article will be posted in October, followed by posts for November, January, February, March, and April.  This year for the months of December and May, I invite you to forward any creative writing or poetry that you would like to share.  There will be no credit given for these submissions, just an opportunity to say you have been published!

Practice  

• Everyone can practice signing in and blogging about the following question. Once each month's assignment is over, would you like to have everyone's answers posted to a share site?