Listed below are databases, journals, and applications (apps) that can be used to find continuing nursing education. Please note that there are brief directions within each database and journal.
Nursing journal articles, procedures, practice guidelines and eBooks. Added functionality available with personal account. Good for background and foreground questions.
Sign in to your personal account within ClinicalKey Nursing and select Clinical Skills. You can also look at Clinical Overviews and Procedures consult.
Evidence-based point of care resource with diagnostic tools, calculators, patient education and ICD codes. Includes shared decision making tools. Personal accounts available for additional functionality. Good for foreground questions.
Sign in to your personal account to claim CME credits and follow topics.
App version of ClinicalKey or ClinicalKey Nursing. Evidence based journal articles, eBooks, monographs, patient education, and clinical overviews. Good for background and foreground questions.
Instructions:
Go to the Google Play or App Store and download the ClinicalKey app.
Open the App.
Choose product: “ClinicalKey” or “ClinicalKey Nursing”
Then select “Next”
Select edition “ClinicalKey” or “ClinicalKey Nursing” (first option)
Select "Access via your institution"
Message will pop up stating "ClinicalKey" wants to use "elsevier.com" to Sign in. Select "Continue"
Enter “Georgetown University Medical Center (Georgetown University)” on the Find your institution search page
App version of Medical Letter. Critical appraisals of prescription drugs and comparative reviews of drugs for common diseases. Personal accounts required. Good for background and foreground questions.
Instructions:
From a computer, go to the web version of the Medical Letter.
On the left, within about us, select "mobile app".
Fill out the required information to create a free account.
Select the "request mobile app" button when finished.
Users will not need to confirm their registration in order to use the app.
Go to the Google Play or App Store to download onto a smartphone or tablet.
App version of Dynamed. Evidence-based point of care resource with diagnostic tools, calculators, patient education and ICD codes. Personal accounts required. Good for background and foreground questions.
Instructions:
On a computer, go to the web version of DynaMed.
Within DynaMed, click on the "sign in" link.
Click "register now" to create a personal account.
Go to the Google Play or App Store to download onto a smartphone or tablet.
After installing the DynaMed app, tap the "sign in" option. Select Continue from the "DynaMed wants to use ebsco.zone to sign in" message.
Sign in with the username and password created above.
