Willis-Knighton Health System Selects Lippincott’s Nursing Procedures and Skills, Lippincott’s Nursing Advisor
Top Institution Chooses Online Evidence-Based Tools to Provide Trusted Information at the Point of Care
Philadelphia, PA (February 1, 2012) – Lippincott Williams & Wilkins today announced that Willis-Knighton Health System has selected the expert clinical content in Lippincott’s Nursing Procedures and Skills and Lippincott’s Nursing Advisor to help their nurses deliver exceptional patient care. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins is part of Wolters Kluwer Health, a leading provider of information and business intelligence for students, professionals, and institutions in medicine, nursing, allied health, and pharmacy.
“These trusted solutions from Lippincott Williams & Wilkins are a critical part of our organizational blueprint for operational safety and efficiency,” says Angel Glover RNC, MHA, clinical informatics project manager, Willis-Knighton Health System. “Lippincott’s Nursing Procedures and Skills and Lippincott’s Nursing Advisor allow us to minimize variation and promote quality through consistent implementation of procedures, references and patient education. Too much or too little information limits usefulness and effectiveness at the point of care. These products are spot on.”
Lippincott’s Nursing Procedures and Skills gives nurses accurate, step-by-step guidance for more than 1,200 evidence-based procedures. The online resource provides skills checklists and competency tests for each procedure to help facilities verify staff competence. Each procedure undergoes a thorough annual review process to ensure the most up-to-date clinical information is provided. Facilities can customize and add procedures to meet their specific needs.
Lippincott’s Nursing Advisor is designed to provide nurses quick and efficient access to the specific information needed to provide optimal patient care, including expert content from the best-selling Nursing Drug Handbook. Drug, disease, treatment, diagnostic test, and signs and symptoms monographs provide essential information to nurses quickly in their daily workflow. Customization functionality allows hospital protocols to be added, improving staff awareness, compliance and care standardization.
“We are honored that Willis-Knighton Health System, one of the top institutions in the country, chose Lippincott’s Nursing Procedures and Skills and Lippincott’s Nursing Advisor to help their nurses deliver exemplary patient care,” says Judy McCann, MSN, RN, and Chief Nurse at Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. “We applaud them for their commitment to patient safety.”
Willis-Knighton has a long-standing record striving for clinical excellence and patient safety initiatives. This dedication has once again confirmed why Willis-Knighton is one of only 152 hospitals to achieve a national ranking by US News and World Report magazine in its 2010-2011 “Best Hospitals” issue.
For more information or to request a free trial of Lippincott’s Nursing Procedures and Skills or Lippincott’s Nursing Advisor, contact Lippincott Williams & Wilkins at 1-800-326-1685 or visit www.lwwnursingsolutions.com.
About Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Lippincott Williams & Wilkins (LWW) is a leading international publisher for healthcare professionals and students with nearly 300 periodicals and 1,500 books in more than 100 disciplines publishing under the LWW brand, as well as content-based sites and online corporate and customer services.
LWW is part of Wolters Kluwer Health, a leading global provider of information, business intelligence and point-of-care solutions for the healthcare industry. Wolters Kluwer Health is part of Wolters Kluwer, a market-leading global information services company with 2010 annual revenues of €3.6 billion ($4.7 billion).
