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Nursing Subject Guide: AccessMedicine

Access Profile

To engage with AccessMedicine and its content and resources, users need to create a free Access profile (upper-right sign in dropdown menu) in AccessMedicine. Users are encouraged to login each time they use the site. Download the PDF flyer below to learn more about creating an Access profile.

AccessMedicine Overview Video

User Guide

The AccessMedicine User Guide walks you through a step-by-step self-guided tour of the site, including information outlining all of the resources available in AccessMedicine. Select the PDF document below to download the AccessMedicine User Guide.

Searching

The search feature in AccessMedicine is simple and easy to use.

Search:

  • In AccessMedicine, you can search for resources across all content types
  • Auto-suggest appears as you type (can be disabled)
  • You can "phrase search" using quotations
  • Get the same search results by combining terms together or by using AND
    • e.g., asthma pediatrics = asthma AND pediatrics

Search Builder:

To the left of your search results, search builder allows you to:

  • Focus the search by modifying your terms (keyword, title, author, ISBN)
  • Filter results by format (chapter, tables, cases, images, multimedia, etc.)
  • Select textbooks to see results by specific titles 
  • Narrow results by topics

Federated Search:

A federated search expands your results from AccessMedicine to include results from other McGraw Hill Access Medical sites. 

  • Use the dropdown menu to the left of the search bar to select federated search
  • Search builder elements above apply
  • Green dot indicates the item is available in your subscription