ProceduresConsult : Like "YouTube" for Medicine

We think of ProceduresConsult as a trustworthy and reputable version of “YouTube for Medicine.” 

Procedures Consult is an online procedure reference tool that offers easy access to complete details on how to prepare for, perform and follow up on the most common procedures required in today's hospital and clinical settings.

Procedures Consult covers the procedures required by the ABIM (American Board of Internal Medicine) and conforms to ACGME standards to help physicians and residents to consistently achieve the best patient outcomes.

Procedures Consult:

·         High quality video, text and illustrations for top medical procedures

·         Is browsable and searchable for quick and easy access to any procedure

·         Highlights when patient “informed consent” is required

·         Is customizable, for institution-specific protocols and procedures

·         Provides time-effective, self-directed procedures training and testing—with trackable results

·         Reinforces Joint Commission patient safety concepts

·         Provide Pre-, During, and Post-procedure reference

·         Includes indications, contraindications, anatomy, equipment

[This information was copied from here : http://www.elsevier.com/elsevier-products/proceduresconsult]

Where to find Procedures Consult  at Ministry Health Care :

     Procedures Consult is part of Clinical Key.

     Direct Link : https://www.clinicalkey.com/#!/browse/procedures

     On The Source > Links & Resources >  In the search box, type “clin”

Ø  Click on Clinical Key

Also available on the Library Web pages and some of our EMRs.

Once in Clinical Key, click on the down arrow to choose ProceduresConsult :

Note: There is an app version for ProceduresConsult but unfortunately, the app version is not accessible for institutional subscribers. The publisher continues a separate pricing model for the stand alone version. You will be able to access all of PC, but only through the Clinical Key platform.

Remote and Mobile Access for Clinical Key

For additional articles and tutorials, visit our Clinical Key Support Page.

Questions or Comments?   Contact Your Ministry Librarians :

Michele Matucheski      920-223-0340                           

Deb Knippel     715-346-5091

Try the New Nursing Reference Center Mobile App

Try the Nursing Reference Center™ Mobile App Today! Nursing Reference Center (NRC) is a comprehensive reference tool designed by nurses, for nurses that provides relevant clinical resources directly at the point of care.  Now, the NRC interface is now even more accessible, with updates to its mobile app available to subscribers. With the updated version of the NRC app, users experience the same rich functionality and convenience the app previously provided, but with increased speed for browsing and searching, an updated streamlined look and feel, and other enhancements. To download the app users first obtain an access key which can be found by accessing Nursing Reference Center online through their institution as they normally would.  >  From there, it’s as easy as clicking the link at the bottom of the page to email themselves the key. For more information or to download the NRC mobile app please follow the link below. https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/nursing-reference-center/id460280761?mt=8

Where can you find Nursing Reference Center?  

The Source > Links & Resources > In the search box, type in “nur”

                                                      > Click on Nursing Reference Center

It’s also linked within many of the EMRs such as Meditech, Centricity, and MedHost.

And on the Library web pages.

NRC Support Page –  Helpful info, links, articles, and tutorials for using NRC

NRC FAQ - Contains info about Ministry’s remote and mobile access to NRC and more Questions or Comments?  Contact your Librarians :

Michele Matucheski (920-223-0340)  and Deb Knippel (715-346-5091)

Nursing Reference Center : Designed for Nurses

Nursing Reference Center includes :

• Nearly 4,000 Evidence-based Care Sheets and Quick Lessons
•  Over 2,200 Nursing Skills and Skill Competency Checklists
•  Over 1,300 FREE continuing education modules
• Cultural Competencies
•   Drug Information
•  Guidelines
• And more …

Where can you find Nursing Reference Center?  

The Source > Links & Resources > In the search box, type in “nur”

                                                      > Click on Nursing Reference Center

It’s also linked within many of the EMRs such as Meditech, Centricity, and MedHost.

And on the Library web pages.

NRC Support Page –  Helpful info, links, articles, and tutorials for using NRC

NRC FAQ - Contains info about Ministry’s remote and mobile access to NRC and more 

Questions or Comments?  Contact your Librarians :

Michele Matucheski (920-223-0340)  and Deb Knippel (715-346-5091)

New E-Books Added to the Library Collection

You asked for it and we found it!  The following titles have been added to the library's electronic book collection based on patron requests.  Our goal is to meet your information needs when and where you need it!  Click on the blue book title link to open the e-book.  You can also find these (and other books) in our catalog, and/or the A-Z List under the eBooks tab. Click on the blue links to access these resources. 
 

The Only EKG Book You’ll Ever Need (c2015)

Pediatric Nursing Procedures (c2012)

Perianesthesia Nursing 2015-17 : Standards, PracticeRecommendations and Interpretive Statements

Contact Deb Knippel or Michele Matucheski For more information and/or assistance with e-books or other library resources.  

New Journal Added to E- journal Collection

Breastfeeding Medicine (click on the blue title link for full-text access to this journal) has recently been added to the MHC Library e-journal collection.  Breastfeeding Medicine is an authoritative, peer-reviewed journal created by physicians and dedicated to the advancement of breastfeeding worldwide. The Journal answers the growing demand for evidence-based research and explores the immediate and long-term outcomes of breastfeeding, including its epidemiologic, physiologic, and psychological benefits.

Breastfeeding Medicine coverage includes:

• Breastfeeding recommendations and protocols
• Health consequences of artificial feeding
• Physiology of lactation and biochemistry of breast milk
• Optimal nutrition for the breastfeeding mother
• Breastfeeding indications and contraindications
• Managing breastfeeding discomfort, pain, and other complications
• Breastfeeding the premature or sick infant
• Breastfeeding in the chronically ill mother
• Management of the breastfeeding mother on medication
• Infectious disease transmission through breast milk and breastfeeding
• The collection and storage of human milk and human milk banking
• Measuring the impact of being a “baby-friendly” hospital
• Cultural competence and cultural sensitivity
• International public health issues including social and economic issues

Audience: Physicians, pediatricians, growth and development specialists, midwives and perinatal nurses, obstetricians, and gynecologists, among others

Please contact Deb Knippel or Michele Matucheski if you would like to be added to the electronic table of contents for this journal.