Ascension selects new point-of-care tool for Nursing

Ascension has selected Elsevier's ClinicalKey [Nursing] and Clinical Skills as our designated point-of-care (POC) tools across all ministries, with the transition planned for the first quarter of fiscal year 2026. 

A POC tool is an essential resource designed to help nurses and allied health professionals find the most clinically relevant answers through a wide range of evidence-based content.

Why it matters

Transitioning from NRC+ to Elsevier aligns with our Mission of caring for those in need, 

especially the most vulnerable, to enhance access to care and unify our resources across 

the system. This change empowers our clinical community with robust, evidence-based 

tools and supports our commitment to holistic care.

Key benefits

• Expanded access to resources for allied health and specialty nursing areas
• Over 2,000 nursing and allied health skills and procedures for clinic/ambulatory,                                           acute and post-acute patient care settings

• 500+ topic pages with concise overviews about disease conditions,                                                        paired with links to in-depth content and drug-related information
• 90+ market-leading nursing and allied health books
• 60+ market-leading nursing and allied health journals
• Evidence-based Nursing Monographs and Drug Monographs
• Clinical overviews and updates on many disease conditions and care practices
• Multimedia including images and videos
• Patient Education Handouts
• Core measures, Labs, calculators and more
• Mobile app

What’s next

Look for additional updates over the next few weeks from Ascension Nursing. 

They’ll be providing training sessions and educational resources 

to support you throughout this transition.

Published June 25, 2025 in Good Day Ascension.

*  Note: AW Library Services will be integrating Clinical Key Nursing into the AW Library pages, 

and provide limited support for this new tool, as it is owned by Ascension Nursing, and is not a Library subscription

.