38. How to search EBSCO Nursing Reference Center- Assessment

module.Best practice guidelines. Clinically organized quick lessons.

Continuing education modules. Detailed medical illustrations. Evidence-based care sheets.

The latest medical news legal cases. Nursing guides.

Point-of-care drug information. Research instruments.

Skills and procedures and unique point-of-care reference books.

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Let us review how to access the USU databases. Click on Student Services from the USU home

page.

1. Click on library.

2. Scroll down and look for the database or source.

3. By scrolling down you will find more databases and important links. Take a moment to open all the links; they cover local, regional, national and global information. Some links will ask you for ID and passwords, others are open access or free. Now click on Nursing Reference Center (EBSCO).

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From the list select Nursing Reference Center. For ID & password, please contact

the librarian clopez@usuniversity.edu

“Nursing Reference Center (NRC) is a comprehensive reference tool designed to provide relevant clinical resources to nurses and other

health care professionals, directly at the point-of-care.” (EBSCO, 2012)

EBSCO. (2012). Nursing Reference Center. Retrieved from

http://www.ebscohost.com/pointOfCare/nrc-about

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To learn all the services and information from NRC, go to “help” located in the upper right of the screen and click on the Nursing

Reference Center Tutorial, listed under “Welcome” http://support.ebsco.com/training/flash_videos/NRC/NRC.html

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Have you seen the NRC tutorial? If you have not, let us check all the

boxes in pink.

Let us start with Diseases & Conditions.

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See example for Disease & Condition: Quick Lessons.

2. Quick Lessons: Clinically-organized nursing overviews that are designed to map the nursing workflow: Description/Etiology, Facts & Figures, Sign & Symptoms/ Clinical Presentations, Assessment, Treatment Goals, Food for Thought, Red Flags, What Do I Need to Tell the Patient/ Patient’s Family, Note, References, Reviewer (s)

1. Type “Kidney Failure” and

“Browse.” Select from the results,

choosing the terms that define your

patient’s symptoms.

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See example for Disease & Conditions: Evidence-Based

Care Sheets2. In Evidence-Based Care Sheets determine from “What We Know” & “What We Can Do” how to proceed. Look at the date of the document. In your judgment, is it the most recent information available?

1. To start the search type “Kidney

Failure,” now select “Evidence-Based Care Sheets” and click “Browse.”

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Moving on to another section, Skills & Procedures and afterwards selecting Drug

Information.

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To locate a drug related to “Kidney Failure,” select “Drugs” from the

document.2. For example, click on Ketorolac Tromethamine

(Systemic)

3. The results include uses, dosage and administration,

alerts, stability, etc.

1. To focus on finding the appropriate drug is a key step in the

procedure to determine the most suitable

drug. 4. If you already know the drug’s name,

type the name in the search box and “Browse.”

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Now select Patient Education and see Key Content. The E-books are under Practice Resources. Click on Diseases & Disorders

1. E-booksselect any

book.

2. For example, type Kidney

3. To select the book chapter, click on the title.

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Let us orient ourselves to the Nursing Process “Basic Search.” For example type “Kidney Failure,” selects “Assessment” and

click “Search.”

1. From results, study and learn each of the services. Next, click on

“Quick Lessons”

2. Now click on “Skills”

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Select “Evidence-Based Care Sheets” and note the results. Move on and click on

“Drugs.”

1. Find “Subject Major Heading “or select a drug. Click on the title Ibuprofen (Advil, Motrin).

2. Read description, dosage, adverse reactions, etc.

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Let us continue learning about “Patient Education” & “Guidelines.”

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“Continuing Education” & E-books from F.A. Davis

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Conclude study with “Legal Cases.”

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If you need assistance, please contact the

LibrarianM.L.S. Catalina Lopezclopez@usuniversity or

(619) 477 6310 ext. 2017THANKS