What Patients Are Reading

If you didn't know ... under the tab that says News, in MDConsult, there is a neat link that allows you to access What Your Patients Are Reading (look in the LH sidebar). It is a nifty opportunity to keep abreast of all those problems and conditions that people read or hear about and come to you, The Professional, to get confirmation on. Yes, it gives you the opportunity to give that knowing nod, and then to scramble to the computer to find out what the heck they are talking about!

It lists recent newspaper or radio articles. They even include recent ER storylines. Now I don't watch ER myself, and it seems thanks to MDConsult I never have to! What Your Patients Are Reading gives the ER storyline synopsis. But here's the value add. If you scroll down to the bottom of the page there are links galore to related information for that episode. There's textbook links, journal article links, practice guidelines, drug information links and even patient handouts.

So give it a try ... click to the Nursing Library web page, click the pull down Major Resources menu, and click on MDConsult. No need to login. Just click "open generic account". And you will never have to stay up to watch ER again.