Fast Answers with the Clinical Key Mobile App

Fast Answers with the Clinical Key Mobile App

Here's what you need to do :

1)    Set up a Clinical Key Personal Account on an Ascension Wisconsin work computer.   [See this tutorial with screenshots.]  If you already have a CK personal account, skip down to Step 2 below. 

A)   Go to Clinical Key.com and click Register in the top right corner.

B)   Using your Ascension email address, fill in the required information on the registration page. 

C)   Click Register when finished.  Clinical Key will display an activation message and sends a confirmation email.

D)   In the confirmation email, click on the link to officially start your remote access.

Ø  This will grant 180 days of remote access. Prior to the end of the 180 days, log into your Clinical Key personal account while on your institutions IP. This will extend access another 180 days.  If your remote access expires, follow the above steps to re-activate your access. 

2)    Activate Remote Access [See Tutorial in #1 above.]   

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: Ascension Wisconsin 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!

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

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

How to set up a Clinical Key Personal Account with Remote Access (pdf) – Detailed instructions / tutorial with screenshots. 

 Questions or Comments?   Contact Your Ascension Wisconsin Librarians:

Michele Matucheski    Elissa Kinzelman-Vesely    Kellee Selden

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

Nursing Reference Center - Home and Mobile Access

We’ve created a FrequentlyAsked Questions (FAQ) document  to answer some of the most common questions about Nursing Reference Center (NRC) at Ministry Health Care. 

See below for an expanded answer on home and mobile access to NRC :

1) Can I access NRC on my home computer or iPad?

>  Yes, NRC can be accessed from home for personal use* 

       Check the following pdf document  for access info.

   

*Note:  If used for work-related purposes outside of the associate’s scheduled working hours, prior approval is expected from the department leader before work is performed.  If the request is approved, the associate is responsible for accurately entering their worked time to the time and attendance system.  

Can I access NRC from my iPhone/iPod Touch? 

>  Yes, you can download a slimmed-down version of NRC for Apple mobile devices. 

       Be aware that the mobile version is not the full database.

>   How do I get the NRC Mobile app?

From any Ministry computer connected to our Intranet, access the NRC homepage

(ie : The Source > Links & Resources > Nursing Reference Center). 

Scroll down to the bottom of the page:

                                                                           

Click on the NRC iPhone/iPod Touch Application link.

Enter an email that you’ll be able to access on your iPhone or iPod Touch.

After you submit, it will send you an email with instructions to download the iTunes App along with an access key.  Follow the instructions …

To access on an iPad, you don’t need the mobile App.  You can sign in and have full access to the entire NRC database.    Use the instructions for accessing NRC on a home computer.