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2 What is Mosby’s Nursing Skills? A comprehensive online skills and procedures reference system from Elsevier, publisher of Mosby and Saunders, the world leader in nursing information.

3 Mosby’s Nursing Skills Includes…  About 500 interactive skills from leading Mosby and Saunders references  Step-by-step instructions with illustrations and multimedia demonstrations  Supplementary material such as patient handouts - indexed and tied to specific skills  interactive testing with instant feedback  An announcement section so you can keep up with hospital news and alerts  accessible 24 hours a day from any computer

4 Benefits for Nurses  Provides an easy-to-access and comprehensive resource for review of skills  Increases confidence in interaction with patients  Offers an interactive testing process to check for competency of skills  Increases knowledge and competency which can lead to career advancement  Communication feature keeps end users informed

5 Mosby’s Nursing Skills Home Page Your access to the communications, search, and user tools needed to master vital nursing skills Search for Skills  Use the search box to type in a particular skill  Browse using the alphabetical index  Search for the skill within a specialty  Search for the skill within a category My Skills in the Tools box makes it easy to find skills and manage assigned tasks Announcements alerts you to important information Tasks shows tasks assigned to you/your unit and helps you keep track of progress

6 Home Page Search My Skills Tasks Announcements

7 Skill Details Click on a Skill to find everything needed to master the Skill.

8 Skill Details - Quick Sheet Provides a (printable) summary of step-by-step procedures for each skill. detail print

9 Skill Details– Check List Printable for live competency testing to ensure skill is being done correctly. Detail Print

10 Skill Details - Supplies Ensure accuracy by referencing this printable list of supplies prior to performing the skill. Print Detail

11 Skill Details - Test A multiple-choice competency Test is included with each skill. It may be taken and submitted online. Detail

12 Skill Details - Demonstrations  Offers narrated and annotated animation and videos  Presented through an easy-to-use player that allows for pause, replay, and skip to previous/next steps

13 Skill Details - Illustrations Find relevant illustrations, images and tables selected from the source book of each skill.

14 Skill Details – Extended Text Also of Interest – Helpful resources related to each skill.

15 My Skills… makes it easy to find skills and manage tasks Skills History shows the competency tests taken and completed & grade received. Tasks shows assignments and due dates posted by your Manager.

16 My Skills Saved Skills offers quick access to frequently used skills Recent Searches saves searches for quick access later

17 Help Link Click the Help link at the bottom of any page to get help using pages and features of Mosby’s Nursing Skills.

18 What is available in Help? Browse on topics by site contents, index, or glossary. Also search for topics by keyword. FAQs help you quickly solve commonly encountered problems

19 Questions?  Any access problem  Any training issues