Nursing Resources: Clinical Practice

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The Mount Sinai Hospital earned Magnet status by the American Nurses Credentialing Center for the 3rd consecutive cycle in 2014 for our team’s unwavering dedication to patient care and nursing excellence. Prior Magnet designations were awarded in 2004 and 2009.

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Best practice at Mount Sinai

Mount Sinai Hospital Infection Control Manual

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Nursing Clinical and Administrative Manual

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Resources for Nurses

The purpose of this guide is to highlight and connect you to a variety of resources in nursing to help you excel in clinical practice.

An important starting point is the Interagency Council on Information Resources in Nursing's Essential Nursing Resources (ERN) which provides an extensive compilation of print and electronic sources to support nursing practice, education, administration, and research. Check out the website at: http://www.icirn.org/

Best Practice - Clinical Point of Care Tools

Search in these resources for information on specific conditions, drugs, practice guidelines, etc.

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.
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.
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.
Cochrane Library
The Cochrane Library is a collection of databases from The Cochrane Collaboration, an international network that prepares, promotes and disseminates systematic reviews of health care interventions.

The Cochrane Library includes six databases: The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews (CDSR; Cochrane Reviews) containing systematic reviews addressing effectiveness of clinical interventions; The Database of Abstracts of Reviews of Effectiveness (DARE; Other Reviews); The Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL, Clinical Trials); The Cochrane Methodology Register (CMR); The Health Technology Assessment database; The National Health Service (NHS) Economic Evaluation Database. Instructions: Search one or all databases in the Cochrane Library by using the Advanced Search screen on the Wiley platform.
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.
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.
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.