LibGuides: Nursing Tools: Mobile Apps

Nursing Mobile Apps

Many of the fantastic resources Duke provides also have free mobile apps for your phone or tablet to make them easier to access while in clinics or on the go!

Lippincott Procedures and Advisor offers free apps for all users associated with a subscribing Lippincott institutional account.

You must have created a username and password via the Lippincott website in order to access the apps.

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You must create a username and password via the Lippincott website in order to access the apps. From the website: From the top bar click "Login" and then "Self Enroll". The same username and password will work for BOTH sites and apps. You only need to enroll once!

Lippincott Procedures [Duke app]
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Step-by-step procedures in nursing, respiratory therapy & physical therapy including: equipment, preparation, implementation, special considerations, patient teaching, documentation, & images.

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Once you download the app, click the 'IP Authenticate' (while on campus) option to log in. Click the 'Remember me' option for off-campus usage.
Lippincott Advisor [Duke app]
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Evidence-based content for nurses providing access to online references at the point of care including: clinical dx & tx, care planning, quality/safety Initiatives, and patient handouts.

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Once you download the app, click the 'IP Authenticate' (while on campus) option to log in. Click the 'Keep me logged in' button to 'On' option for off-campus usage.

Most Used Mobile Apps

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More Mobile Apps in the Mobile Apps Guide
VisualDX
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This tool provides visual variations of diseases to increase diagnostic accuracy. It contains thousands of images, including variations in skin color. Search by disease across gen med, infectious disease, dermatology, STDs, travel medicine, & more.

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1. Click the VisualDx link below.
2. In VisualDx, scroll past the tiles and click on "Create a Personal Account."
3. Download the app from App Store / Play.
4. Log in to the app with the username/password you just created.
UpToDate [Duke app]
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A clinical decision support resource combining the evidence with expert opinion and designed to be useful at the point-of-care. Use alongside DynaMed.

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1. Click on the UpToDate link on this guide.
2. In UpToDate, create a personal account using the Register link (upper right hand corner).
3. Download the app in App Store / Play.
4. Log in to the app with the username/password you just created.
Note: you may need to let any existing UpToDate subscription lapse prior to creating a new account.
DynaMed [Duke app]
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Database of clinical topic summaries, with grading the quality of evidence cited, designed primarily for point-of-care use. Use alongside UpToDate. All content can be downloaded to your device for low connectivity areas.

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1. Click the DynaMed link on this guide.
2. In DynaMed, click on the “Sign In” link, in the upper right hand corner.
3. Then, click “Register Now” to create your account.
4. Download the app from App Store / Play.
5. Log in to the app with the username/password you just created.
Lexidrug [Duke app]
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Designed to support you in making appropriate and confident prescribing, dosing, and administering decisions. Includes tools on: IV compatibility, Interactions, Drug I.D., Patient Education, Calculators, Toxicology, MSDS, & more.

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1. Click the Lexidrug link just above.
2. Click the Mobile Access Codes button; you will be prompted to select your device type and to indicate if you are a new or existing customer.
3. On the ensuing screen, follow the step-by-step instructions carefully. Be sure to make note of the red authorization code (copy it).
4. Download the app from the App Store / Play.
5. Login with the username/password and password you just created.
6. Download the specific Lexidrug databases you need.
Note: The authorization code changes annually in late August. You will have to repeat these steps each year to obtain the new authorization code and apply it to your Lexidrug account.
ClinicalKey [Duke App]
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Online search tool for e-books, journals, Procedures Consult, First Consult, surgical Vitals and other clinical information.

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Go to clinicalkey.com from the Duke network and click Register in the top right corner to create your username/password, which you'll use to log into the app.