NEW Infusion Therapy Standards of Practice 2016

A brand new edition of The Infusion Therapy Standards of Practice (c2016) was just published.

Follow the direct link (via Ovid) to access now.

It’s also available via The Nursing Standards LibGuide on the Nursing Procedures Tab.

You can find ALL of our eBooks (and more) through our

• Library Catalog or
•  our A-Z Books List

Questions or comments?  Contact your Librarians :

Michele Matucheski or Deb Knippel

Ask-a-Librarian : Do we have Perry & Potter?

Question: Do we have electronic access to a reference by Perry and Potter? I am hearing that this is a great nursing resource? Thanks!

Answer :  I believe you are referring to the “Perry and Potter” book, officially known as :

Clinical Nursing Skills and Techniques (Perry & Potter) by Anne Griffin Perry; Patricia A. Potter; Wendy Ostendorf           ISBN: 9780323083836                Publication Date: 2014
Purchase at Amazon

Unfortunately, we do NOT have online access to this wonderful reference.  The publisher knows how valuable it is, and they do NOT make it available for purchase as a single eBook to Libraries or institutions.  They will only sell it as part of a much larger online package called Clinical Skills or Clinical Key for Nursing, which are similar to Nursing Reference Center.

We do have a print copy at the Mercy Medical Center Library in Reference, meaning it does not circulate.     

Deb Knippel also has a print copy at the St Michael’s Hospital Library at 2501 Main in Stevens Point.

On the Affinity side, this was always the go-to nursing procedure manual, so every nursing floor/department had their own copy—again because the online version was not available to us.

If you want to check a particular chapter or section, I can scan and email select pages to you.

You can find several alternative Nursing Procedures references (eBooks and/or Print) on The Nursing Standards LibGuide at http://ministryhealth.libguides.com/nursingstandards  which also includes links for Nursing Reference Center.

Nursing Reference Center has a great Skills & Procedures section that IS available online all over Ministry Health Care.  Take the tour here.

Your Librarian,

Michele Matucheski, MLS, AHIP – Librarian and Information Consultant

Our Top 10 Medical eJournals

American Family Physician (Clinical Key)
Anesthesia & Analgesia (Ovid)

Am J Obstetrics & Gynecology (Clinical Key)

Journal of Hospital Medicine  (Wiley)

Circulation (Ovid)

Critical Care Medicine (Ovid)

JAMA  Journal of the American Medical Association

JAMA – Internal Medicine (JAMA)

NEJM  New England Journal of Medicine

Obstetrics & Gynecology (Ovid)

These full-text journals are currently available through Ministry Library Services.  

•  eTOCs / New issue alerts are a great way to stay up-to-date with what’s happening in Medicine.
• If you want to receive emailed updates (eTOCs) for each new issue, with links to the full-text articles (as long as you’re using an Affinity/Ministry computer or remote access), just ask!

• Don’t see your favorite professional journal on the list?  Consult our A-Z Journals List for our complete journal holdings.
• You don’t have to be a Physician or a Provider to sign up for new issue alerts.  The service is open to ANY interested Ministry Associate.

• Sneak-a-peak at what you’ll get for any of the titles above, then
• Contact your Ministry Librarians via Outlook to register for email alerts for any of these eJournals:   Michele Matucheski 
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• Or fill out the eTOC signup forms to see what else is available.

Mental Health LibGuide

Ministry Librarians, Michele Matucheski and Deb Knippel, have been working with Ministry Standards of Care Council, Chris Maghrak, subject matter experts, Clinical Nurse Educators, and Patient Care Leaders to develop a Mental Health LibGuide, filled with tools, links and resources to help the bedside nurse understand and care for patients with these issues.  

The first topic published is Suicide Prevention to coincide with the new system-wide policy.  Other topics to come include : Delirum, Dementia, Alcohol & Substance Abuse, and Anxiety.    

Mental Health LibGuide: Suicide  

Lexicomp Mobile App for Drug Info

As a benefit of working for Ministry Health Care, Providers, Nurses, and all our Associates may download the Lexicomp Mobile App for comprehensive drug info on-the-go.

LexiComp Medication Reference 

You will need to login to Lexicomp from a work computer or other network connected device.  Here's how : 

> Select the Lexicomp link from the Ministry Health Care Intranet  

(or use the links above)

> Click the Mobile App Access button in the right hand column. 

> Follow the instructions on screen to get an access code …

•  Lexicomp Mobile Access Instructions (pdf) (with screenshots)

Once installed, the Lexicomp Mobile app :

·         Has an unlimited number of users for Ascension acute care hospital associates

·         Does not require Internet access

·         Can be used whenever and wherever needed

•  LexiComp Mobile Apps Quick Reference (pdf)

• Watch this Video (90 sec.) for tips on faster searching in the LexiComp App
• For additional tips and tutorials about Lexicomp, visit LexiComp Search Tips.

Lexicomp® Online and Lexicomp® Mobile Apps are made available by Wolters-Kluwer through an institutional subscription paid by Ministry Health Care and Ascension.

Want to know what other Mobile Apps we offer through Library Services?

See our Mobile Apps LibGuide.  

Questions or comments, contact Your Ministry Librarians :

Michele Matucheski      920-223-0340                                     

Deb Knippel     715-346-5091

Clarification on the Clinical Key Mobile App

There has been some confusion about  getting the new Clinical Key App.

BEFORE you download the app, you FIRST need to set up a Clinical Key Personal Account and activate remote access.

In other words, the vendor needs to know that you are a Ministry Person, and therefore entitled to this app.  Access comes with our Library subscription, and is not free to just anyone.  Though it will be free to you as a Ministry employee. 

Below, you’ll find a tutorial to lead you through that process, with a link to the revised article about getting the Clinical Key App.

Clinical Key : Setting up a Personal Account with Remote Access [Tutorial with screenshots]

Introducing the Clinical Key App  (Revised)

Clinical Key  Search Tips & Tutorials

Sorry for the confusion.

Your Librarian,

Michele Matucheski

Clinical Key : Setting Up a Personal Account with Remote Access

Set Up a Personal Account in Clinical Key :

1. Go to www.ClinicalKey.com   and click Register in the top right corner.

2. Using the email address associated with your institution (ie, your work email : such as name@affinityhealth.org OR name@ministryhealth.org), fill in the required information on the registration page.  
Please note : Free emails like gmail, yahoo, and hotmail will not be accepted for remote access.  

3. Click Register when finished. ClinicalKey will display an activation message and send a confirmation email.

4. In the Confirmation email, click the link to verify your personal account for Clinical Key.

Activate Remote Access :

With Remote Access, you'll be able to access Clinical Key from home, an internet café, or anywhere you have internet access.

A. To activate remote access, click Login at the top of ClinicalKey :

B. From the Login page, click the link under Remote Access Activation.

C. Enter the email address associated with your Clinical Key personal account and click Continue. 

ClinicalKey displays an activation message and sends a confirmation email.

D. After entering your email address into the Remote Access Activation registration bar and clicking continue, you will receive a confirmation email.  You will need to click the link within the email to officially start your remote access. 

• This will grant 180 days of remote access. 
•  Prior to the end of the 180 days, you will need to log into their ClinicalKey personal account/user profile while on your institution’s IP.  This will extend your access another 180 days. 
• Should their remote access expire, you will need to follow the above steps to re-activate remote access.

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Also available : The Clinical Key Mobile App  (which requires a Clinical Key personal account and activated remote access BEFORE you can download the app.)

For additional articles and tutorials, visit our Clinical Key Search Tips & Tutorials Page.

For help with registrations, or other questions, contact Your Ministry Librarians :

Michele Matucheski      920-223-0340                                     

Deb Knippel     715-346-5091

Introducing the New Mobile App for Clinical Key

Clinical answers that match the speed of your busy workday are now available with the new ClinicalKey mobile app from Elsevier.  The app's intuitive design makes it faster and easier to get support from the clinical reference source you trust.

Here's what you need to do :

1.  Set up a Clinical Key Personal Account on a work computer.   [See tutorial with screenshots.]
2. Activate Remote Access  [See Tutorial in #1]
3. Get the Clinical Key Mobile App : 

• Open the App Store on your mobile device.
• Search for "ClinicalKey" and install at no charge.
• Once in the app, two options will appear : ClinicalKey and ClinicalKey for Nursing. [Please note : Ministry Health Care does NOT subscribe to ClincialKey for Nursing.]
• Select ClinicalKey;  Enter your ClinicalKey personal account username and password used for remote access and start using the app!

Download the mobile app now :

Download for Apple                   Download for Android

Please note : An internet connection is required to use the ClinicalKey Mobile App.

For additional articles and tutorials, visit our ClinicalKey Search Tips & Tutorials Page.

Want to see what other mobile apps are available through Ministry Library Services?

 Questions or Comments?   Contact Your Ministry Librarians :

Michele Matucheski            920-223-0340                           

Deb Knippel         715-346-5091

Our Most Popular Nursing Journals

American Journal of Nursing (Ovid)

AORN Journal (ClinialKey)

Nursing (Ovid)

Nursing Critical Care (Ovid)

Nursing Made Incredibly Easy (Ovid)

Journal of Nursing Administration (Ovid)

Nursing Management (Ovid)

Nurse Practitioner (Ovid)

Professional Case Management (Ovid)

These full-text journals are currently available through Ministry Library Services.  

·                     eTOCs / New issue alerts are a great way to stay up-to-date with what’s happening in Nursing.

·                     If you want to receive emailed updates (eTOCs) for each new issue, with links to the full-text articles (as long as you’re using an Affinity/Ministry computer or remote access), just ask!

·                     Sneak-a-peak at what you’ll get for any of the titles above, then

·                      Contact your Ministry Librarians via Outlook to register for email alerts for any of these eJournals:   Michele Matucheski    

·                     Tell us what you want, and we'll make sure you get signed up for the new issue alerts.

·                     Don’t see your favorite professional journal on the list?
Consult our A-Z Journals List for our complete journal holdings.

• Or fill out the eTOC signup forms to see what else is available.

·                     You don’t have to be a Nurse to sign up for these eTOCs.  The service is open to ANY interested Ministry Associate.

Featured Database: Natural Medicines - Comparative Effectiveness

Looking for natural medicines that work for a specific condition? Try our Comparative Effectiveness database. This database allows users to review all therapies that might be used for a specific condition in one easy-to-read chart. Each Comparative Effectiveness chart provides a list of natural medicines and therapies that have been studied for a selected condition, ranked by level of effectiveness.

How to get there :     

Natural Medicines [direct link]

The Source > Dept & Intranets > Library > Natural Medicines > Databases > Comparative Effectiveness

For more information, see our Natural Medicines Search Tips page, where you’ll find helpful info including an 11-minute training video that offers a great overview of Natural Medicines.

Questions, Comments, or Requests?   Please contact Your Librarians:   
           Michele Matucheski  920-223-0340 or Deb Knippel  715-346-5091

                                       Also available via Outlook.