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BrowZine
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Complete Anatomy 20
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Draw It to Know It
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e-Anatomy
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The most complete reference of human anatomy available on web, iPad, iPhone and android devices. Explore over 5400 anatomic structures and more than 375,000 translated medical labels. Images in CT, MRI, radiographs, anatomic diagrams, and nuclear images.
Lexicomp Online
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Additional indexes cover pediatric and geriatric pharmacotherapy, pharmacogenomics, infectious diseases management, poisoning and toxicology, nuclear and biological chemical agent exposures, and laboratory tests and diagnostic procedures. Includes a drug interaction and compatibility tool and a drug identification tool. Provides generic drug availability and pricing information.
Stat!Ref
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UpToDate
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NCLEX-RN Resources

About the Library

The Information Commons at The Phillips School of Nursing at Mount Sinai Beth Israel supports the education, research, and information needs of the students and faculty at the school. The Library is affiliated with the Levy Library at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai.

Contact:

If you have any questions or would like to set up a consultation please schedule an appointment with the PSON Librarian via email (on Moodle), or submit a consultation request form. For VPN, technical issues, or password reset questions email technical support (on Moodle) or submit a Moodle IT form.

Availability:

The Librarian is available during business hours M-T via chat, email, SMS, video conferencing, and phone.

Consultations:

The library offers one-on-one or group virtual consultations via Video, Phone, or Email.

Get help with:

Accessing library materials remotely
APA citation style & Formatting
Catalog Searching
Conducting literature reviews
Navigating databases
PICO & EBP
Reference management
Resumes & Cover Letters
Search strategy creation (finding articles)
Understanding research assignments
Writing Assistance

Levy Library

Nursing Database Resources

Access Medicine
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AccessMedicine is a collection of full text, searchable textbooks covering internal medicine, cardiology, genetics, emergency medicine, ob/gyn, surgery, and more.

App activation instructions:
1. While on the Mount Sinai network click on the ISMMS button in the upper right-hand corner of the AccessMedicine homepage.
2. Create a Free MyAccess Profile.
3. Download and install the app, and login with your My Access credentials.

Titles include Harrison's Online, Hurst's the Heart, and Metabolic and Molecular Basis of Inherited Disease. Images from the textbooks may be saved, printed or downloaded for personal and educational use. AccessMedicine's mobile app content includes: Diagnosaurus DDX tool, Quick Medical DX and RX, Fitpatrick's Color Atlas of Dermatology, and Pocket Guide to Diagnostic Tests.
CINAHL Plus with Full Text
Full-text nursing and allied health literature plus additional resources.
While on the Mount Sinai network, you can download the mobile app by clicking on the link at the bottom of the CINAHL site which states: "iPhone and Android apps". Open the confirmation email and install the app according to the instructions.

Additional materials include full-text evidence-based care sheets, quick lessons and continuing education modules.
DynaMed
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DynaMed provides relevant information in an easy to digest format for fast implementation at the point-of-care.
App activation instructions:
1. Access DynaMed via the library's homepage or this special link.
2. Click the Sign In/Create Account link at the top of the page. Fill out the fields and click submit.
3. You will receive an automated email from DynaMed prompting you to authenticate your account. Follow the link and subsequent prompts.
4. Once you have completed the authentication, sign in to your account within the browser.
5. Download the DynaMed app and login using your email address and the password you created.
HAPI - Health & Psychosocial Instruments (Ovid)
HAPI provides information about measurement instruments (i.e., questionnaires, interview schedules, checklists, index measures, coding schemes/manuals, rating scales, projective techniques, vignettes/scenarios, tests) in the health fields, psychosocial sciences, organizational behavior, and library and information science. It assists in the identification of measures for studies, grant proposals, client/patient assessment, and program evaluation.
Lexicomp Online
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An integrated search platform for multiple drug databases including the Mount Sinai Formulary and Lexi-Drugs. Includes a drug interaction and compatibility tool as well as pricing information.
To activate the mobile app, visit our Eresources Special Directions page for instructions.

Additional indexes cover pediatric and geriatric pharmacotherapy, pharmacogenomics, infectious diseases management, poisoning and toxicology, nuclear and biological chemical agent exposures, and laboratory tests and diagnostic procedures. Includes a drug interaction and compatibility tool and a drug identification tool. Provides generic drug availability and pricing information.
Nursing Reference Center Plus
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Designed specifically for nurses, this resource provides evidence-based information for point of care, continuing education, nursing research and more.

With Nursing Reference Center (NRC), nurses can get answers to questions quickly, strengthen their nursing skills and read full-text journal articles anytime and anywhere.
ProQuest Central
Provides the full-text as well as citations and abstracts of articles from national and international newspapers, magazines and trade publications, as well as a wide range of peer-reviewed journals.

Uses Levy Library's full-text linking service for articles not in ProQuest. Limit your search to a database collection or search all of over 30 databases included in ProQuest Direct, such as ABI InformBusiness, Economics, Finance reference (including Hoover's Company Records); Dissertations & Thesis; Nursing and Allied Health Source; ProQuest Newspapers; ProQuest Health Management; The Research Library.
PsycINFO (Ovid)
Produced by the American Psychological Association, PsycINFO contains citations and abstracts of journal articles, book chapters, books, and technical reports as well as citations to dissertations in the field of psychology and the psychological aspects of related disciplines such as medicine, psychiatry, nursing, and education.

Coverage extends back to 1887. Also known as PsychINFO.
PubMed
PubMed comprises more than 28 million citations for biomedical literature from MEDLINE, life science journals, and online books. Citations may include links to full-text content from PubMed Central and publisher web sites.

Provides citations and abstracts for the journal literature of medicine, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, and the preclinical sciences. Articles are indexed using National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). MEDLINE citations published in Index Medicus, and corresponds in part to the International Nursing Index and the Index to Dental Literature.
Scopus
Stat!Ref
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Search or browse a collection of medical, nursing and allied health reference books such as Stedman's Medical Dictionary, AHFS Drug Information, High Acuity Nursing; Therapeutic Exercise: Foundations and Techniques. and the ICDM-9-CM.
TRIP
UpToDate
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UpToDate is a clinical information resource that aims to synthesize the latest research evidence with best practices in order to provide detailed recommendations.

App activation instructions:
1. From Mount Sinai's network go to the UpToDate search page and click the register option in the upper right corner.
2. Register for a personal account. Choose whatever username/password you want - does not need to be your Mount Sinai credentials.
3. Download the UTD app from the App Store and login using your personal account username/password.
4. Every few months you'll need to authenticate yourself as an active Mount Sinai user. To do this, just login to UpToDate from a computer on Mount Sinai's network.