Dignity Health Libraries: Nursing Resources

In the State of California, Registered nurses are required by law to complete 30 contact hours of continuing education every two years. SJMC Medical Library has print and electronic resources available for our nurses to help meet their CE requirements.

• ClinicalKey for Nursing CE: Read Clinical Skills needed and earn CE credits. See the attached document below to follow the steps..
• CINAHL® Plus with Full Text CE: See the attached document below  to follow the steps.
• Medscape Nurse CE: Medscape, LLC ("Medscape") is accredited by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) to provide continuing nursing education
• UpToDate CE for Nurse Practitioner: Create and Log into your personal account first to be linked. UpToDate is also accredited by the American Association of NursePractitioners (AANP) to award NP CE contact hours.
• My FREE CE for Nurses:  Fee Based. No DH group plan is available.  ​​

Nursing Research and Evidence-Based Practice (EBP)

CommonSpirit nurses engage in scholarly activity through actively conducting research, evidence-based practice projects and practicing with a spirit of inquiry. 

• Evidence-Based Practice: is the integration of clinical expertise, patient values, and the best research evidence into the decision-making process for patient care

  • EBP Approval Process
  • EBP Educational Workshop Series
  • EBP Resources
  • Ovid Synthesis
  •  Recordings and Posters and Presentations of 2025 EBP Syposium 2025.
• Research is the systematic investigation, including research development, testing, and evaluation designed to develop or contribute to generalizable knowledge. 
  • Research Support

    • CommonSpirit Health Research Insitute (CSHRI) oversees research across the enterprise.

    • ALL potential research studies must undergo institutional review board (IRB) determination at CommonSpirit Health. Note: students should obtain their school IRB approval first, then undergo CommonSpirit Health IRB approval

    • CSHRI Institutional Review Board (click): Phone: 1-844-626-2299

    • Research Institute National Team (click)

  • CITI Training : How to get started with CITI Human Subject Protection Training under CommonSpirit Health Requirements.

• Nursing Journal Club : This power point toolkit guides CommonSprit Health Nurses in starting and supporting Journal Club

National Nurse Residency Program(NNRP)

CommonSpirit Health's National Nurse Residency Program (NNRP) is a standardized, evidence-based program designed to transition newly licensed nurses to practice safely and effectively at our care sites.

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