Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
1. What is Lippincott’s Nursing Advisor?
Lippincott’s Nursing Advisor is an online clinical decision support and quick reference application for nurses that facilitates quick point-of-care access.
2. What is the primary benefit of Lippincott’s Nursing Advisor?
It gives nurses immediate, efficient, effective access to specific information where and when they need it most.
3. How does it improve efficiency?
Lippincott’s Nursing Advisor takes a nurse directly to the monograph on a topic searched. It also works intuitively. Nurses enter a search term, or choose one from a list, and immediately see the vital data they need, or a list of monographs on that topic to choose from.
4. What are its advantages over similar programs?
- Ability to access more than 2000 monographs (the majority of the information nurses need at the point of care) without reviewing an extended list of various books and articles that contain information on the topic searched.
- There’s no searching through long textbook articles or complicated chains to get to the relevant information. In seconds you see what you’re looking for.
- Consistent use of terms across all topic areas. This means that the most medically acceptable terminology is used across topic areas, for example, acute respiratory distress syndrome, the more medically accepted term, is used in all topic areas instead of a mix of acute respiratory distress syndrome and adult respiratory distress syndrome.
5. How does it function?
There are two ways to immediately access information from the opening screen.
- A nurse can quickly access the exact information they need from a list of monographs in a specific category such as diseases, drugs, diagnostic tests,
- A nurse chooses to enter a search term. If the term entered doesn’t match a specific monograph, the nurse will see a results screen, ordered by relevance
Once the monograph is opened, the nurse can easily and quickly scroll through information or link to the section of the monograph containing the information needed by selecting that section in the left hand column.
In addition, each monograph contains links within the text that allow the nurse to easily access related content in the overall program. For example, if a specific drug is mentioned in a disease monograph, the nurse can click on the drug name to access the drug-specific monograph. Other related in-text content links include links to associated diseases, treatments, and signs and symptoms. The nurse can also link to related content using the Related Links in the right-hand column of the monograph.
The nurse can also search any word or text in the program by double clicking on the word.
6. What are some of the primary areas in which Lippincott’s Nursing Advisor is helpful?
We have identified the following as some of the key needs of nurses:
- Drug Data from the Nursing Drug Handbook
- Disease Information
- Diagnostic Test Information
- Treatment Information
- Sign & Symptom Information
- Patient Teaching Handouts
7. How many monographs are available in Lippincott’s Nursing Advisor (LNA)?
- More than 2000 monographs
- 439 Diseases
- 484 Diagnostic tests
- 195 Treatments
- 279 Signs and Symptoms
- 815 Drugs
- 200 Nursing care plans
8. Are your monographs evidence-based?
Evidence based references support all the disease, diagnostic tes and treatment monographs.
9. Am I able to add customized protocols or notes to monographs?
Customers will have the ability to add their own protocols or notes to existing disease, diagnostic test, treatment, sign & symptom, and drug monographs as well as add new ones.
10. Does Lippincott's Nursing Advisor include Patient teaching handouts?
Lippincott’s Nursing Advisor does include MedFacts Medication Patient Handouts and for an additional fee, McKesson Patient Teaching Handouts are available.
11. Does Lippincott's Nursing Advisor integrate with my existing Lippincott's Nursing Procedures and Skills subscription?
Yes, Lippincott’s Nursing Advisor can be accessed from Lippincott's Nursing Procedures and Skills as a separate browser window. A link is visible on the Lippincott's Nursing Procedures and Skills menu bar only for customers that have purchased Lippincott’s Nursing Advisor.
12. Does Lippincott's Nursing Advisor integrate with my existing Ovid subscriptions?
Yes, customers with Ovid subscriptions are able to request activation of linking between Lippincott's Nursing Advisor and Ovid. This means that users may be able to view the full text of the articles cited as a reference within Lippincott's Nursing Advisor if they have an active subscription to that journal.
13. Do journal articles come with Lippincott's Nursing Advisor?
No, journal articles are not included with Lippincott's Nursing Advisor.
14. Does Lippincott's Nursing Advisor integrate with my Electronic Medical Record/Electronic Health Record?
Integration with your EMR/EHR may be available. Contact Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Sales Support to learn more.
15. What is the schedule for updates of Lippincott's Nursing Advisor?
Disease, Drug, and Treatment information will be updated annually on a rolling quarterly review process. Sign and Symptom information and Diagnostic Test information is updated every 3 years. Critical content changes will also be made as-needed.
Demonstration and Purchasing
1. How much does Lippincott’s Nursing Advisor cost?
Pricing for Lippincott’s Nursing Advisor is based on hospitals’ size determined by bed number. McKesson Patient Handouts, sold in accompaniment of Lippincott's Nursing Advisor, is sold by concurrent user, or if enterprise access is desired, number of licensed beds.
2. Who do I contact for more information or a free trial of Lippincott’s Nursing Advisor?
Email practicesales@wolterskluwer.com or call a representative at 1-800-326-1685.
