NRC Content
Nursing Reference Center™ (NRC), is the first true evidence-based, point-of-care resource for nurses; now available from the provider of CINAHL®. NRC features clinically organized quick lessons, evidence-based care sheets, continuing education modules, point-of-care drug information, patient education, best practice guidelines, detailed medical illustrations, the latest medical news, legal cases, research instruments, unique point-of-care reference books, and more.
NRC provides access to the following:
Quick Lessons
Quick Lessons are clinically-organized nursing overviews on diseases and conditions. Quick Lessons represent the best available evidence and are designed to map the nursing workflow. They are documents that provide nurses with information they need about diseases, including a description of the disease; its signs and symptoms; typical tests the clinician will order to diagnose it – or measure progress in treating it; and the interventions nurses will likely be involved in while the patient is in their care.
Evidence-Based Care Sheets
Evidence-Based Care Sheets provide evidence-based summaries on key topics incorporating the best available evidence through rigorous systematic surveillance. Evidence-Based Care Sheets are documents that provide evidence about aspects of a disease or a condition in terms of what we know about it and what we can do about it. The evidence is coded as to its strength so the user can evaluate it and determine its applicability to their practice.
Skills & Procedures
Hundreds of nursing skills & procedures, providing access to clinical papers detailing the necessary steps to achieve proficiency in a specific nursing task or defining the key considerations to providing culturally competent care to a specific group. Details include:
- A clear definition of each skill
- Why the skill should be performed
- What nurses need to know
- How to perform the skill
- And more…
View Sample Title Checklist
View Sample Nursing Skill Paper
Continuing Education Modules
More than 650 continuing education modules are available. These modules are accredited through the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) and the International Association for Continuing Education and Training (IACET).
Point-of-Care Drug Information
Providing searchable information from Davis's Drug Guide for Nurses; latest coverage of 4,600 trade and generic drugs; 50 comprehensive drug classes; IV therapy tips organized by Direct IV, Intermittent Infusion, and Continuous Infusion; Comprehensive patient/family teaching and home care tips; and AHFS drug content (more than 1,000 AHFS drug records)
Evidence-Based Patient Education Information
More than 6,700 evidence-based patient handouts (English and Spanish); thousands of detailed medical illustrations; Custom Print feature to allow users to add personalized care notes
Best Practice Guidelines
Summaries for evidence-based clinical practice guidelines; structured abstracts or summaries from the National Guideline Clearinghouse provide details about each guideline and its development.
Unique Point-of-Care Reference Books
These include: Davis's Comprehensive Handbook of Laboratory & Diagnostic Tests with Nursing Implications; Taber's Cyclopedic Medical Dictionary; Davis's Drug Guide for Nurses; AHFS Drug Information Essentials; and more
Research Instruments
Research instrument documents include descriptions of research instruments, clinical assessment tools, psychological tests, attitude measures and more. The analysis includes purpose and variables measured; the number of items and questions; the sample population; methodology; how to obtain; and the source of the instrument.
Legal Cases:
Legal cases covering malpractice issues in health care, including a synopsis of the legal case, the contentions of each side, the damages claimed and the outcome, as well as standards of care and other similar legal cases.
Latest Medical News
HealthDay News provides the latest nursing and medical news. Relevant articles become searchable within topic searches.
