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Make the most of your digital skills – tips and tricks 6 - 10

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 We’ve been sharing tips and tricks on twitter/X to help you to develop and demonstrate your digital skills and use them to deliver best patient care. It is a reminder of the many ways that the Health Library can support you.

Here are tips 6 to 10:

6. Read RCN journals for best practice and best patient care

Are you a nurse looking for articles to support your work and professional development? Do you want to stay up-to-date with changes in nursing practice? Demonstrate your #DigitalSkills by reading from our online collection of RCN journals.

7. Install BMJ App for information on the go

Use online digital resources to deliver good patient care - consult BMJ Best Practice to help you to make confident clinical decisions.

8. Discover OrthoEvidence for musculoskeletal conditions

Discover OrthoEvidence to save you time. Use your #DigitalSkills to get updates of the latest key orthopaedic and physiotherapy research and critical appraisal of key articles - all straight to your inbox.

9. Use the CRAAP checklist to evaluate resources on the Internet

The Internet is a great place to start looking for information. In your work and studies, you need to make sure that you are using good quality, relevant information.

10. Install Libkey Nomad for easy access to full-text article

Improve your productivity when looking for full-text articles - NHS staff can install the LibKey Nomad browser extension.

Need more help?

You’ll find lots of help on our Information Skills for Health blog, including posts on how to develop your skills and use our resources.

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