Nursing Resources: Apps for Nurses

This page contains information about mobile apps available through the library that may be particularly useful for nurses. To see our complete listing of mobile resources, please visit our Mobile Apps Guide. 

​​​​​​ClinicalKey Nursing recently updated their mobile app. The browse function has been replaced with a single search box. Content in the app remains the same, it just has to be located through search. Follow the new instructions for access. 

1. Go to ClinicalKey Nursing from the link on the Sladen Library website and click on Register in the top right corner of the page to create a personal account. You must use your Henry Ford Health email address when you create your account. If you do not have an "@hfhs.org" or "@allegiancehealth.org" email (for example, Radiology or HAP employees), contact the Library 313-916-2550.
2. Next, you have to register your account for remote access by going to https://www.clinicalkey.com/#!/remote-access and follow the prompts to complete that process. Choose your organization as "Hosp Henry Ford - Detroit - WE – Remote Access".  Elsevier will send you an activation email. You must click the link in the email within 60 minutes to complete the process. If you miss the 60 minute window, just repeat Step 2. 
3. Go to your App Store and download the ClinicalKey app onto your device. When you open the app you'll see options to "Choose Your Role."
4. When you open the app, there are 2 options, "Access via your Institution" or "Access via Network"
   1. If you are on the Henry Ford wifi, you can choose "Access via Network" - and then login with your Henry Ford email and the password you set up in Step #1
   2. If you are off-network choose "Access via Institution" → Choose Henry Ford Hospital as your institution → Enter in your Henry Ford email → The app will send a verification email to your inbox → From your mobile device, open your Henry Ford Outlook email → Click on the verification link that is sent to your email → Allow the link to open in the CK app → Access to app content should be allowed at this point. 

UpToDate can be accessed through a mobile app that is available for iPhone, iPad, and Android smart phones and tablets. Users must first register for a free individual account with UpToDate through Henry Ford Health. Registration must be done from a computer on the Henry Ford network or from a remote connection to Henry Ford, using the link to UpToDate that is on the Sladen Library website. You may download and login to the UpToDate mobile app on up to 2 different devices.

To Access the UpToDate Mobile App:

1. Registration must be done from a computer on the Henry Ford network or from a remote connection to Henry Ford, using the link to UpToDate that is on the Sladen Library website. Within UpToDate, click on "Register" in the top right corner and fill out the registration form, including creating a username and password.
2. You will need to verify your email address (you DO NOT need to use your HFHS email). Click on Send Verification Code and obtain the code that is sent to the email you entered into the form. You have 10 minutes to retrieve and submit the code.   
3. Once the code is verified, go to your app store and download the free UpToDate mobile app
4. Open the app and login with the UpToDate username and password you just created

90 Day Re-verification Required:

• In order to maintain mobile and off-campus access to UpToDate, you will need to verify your continued Henry Ford affiliation every 90 days by logging into your UpToDate account from a computer or device connected to the Henry Ford network.