Making evidence‐based decisions when organising information retrieval training for nurses and head nurses

Abstract

Using the PICO (Problem, Intervention, Comparison, Outcome) 1 framework, this feature presents a case study on the information skills strand of a continuing education programme delivered at Kuopio University Hospital in Finland for nurses and head nurses.H.S.

The Impact of Nursing Leadership Training on Evidence-Based Leadership and Practice

“…This is surprising since everyone on the course had the opportunity to learn about searching for research knowledge, though it is only a one part of the use of research. The librarians were involved in the training as educators and their role was highly appreciated [26].…”

“…Furthermore, there was training in information retrieval by a librarian (Ovaska 2012). This course gave students information literacy skills training, necessary for the successful implementation of EBP and EBL and also for continuing professional development.…”

“…For example, the collaboration between nurse leaders and librarians is an important way of promoting the EBP process. Innovative nurse leaders understand this and so collaborate with the librarians, using their expertise of searching for useful research papers and articles [19,26]. Many studies underline the use of mentors implementing EBP [7,8,13,27,28].Johansson et al [20] found that head nurses who had additional education in scientific methodology utilized more research findings than those who lacked that additional education.…”

NExT: creating an interdisciplinary alliance to diminish informational barriers for public health nursing

“…found that nurse/librarian collaborations not only increase nurses' knowledge of EBP, but also effectively eliminate barriers to EBP access . These partnerships have been used effectively in past efforts in nursing education and in CE opportunities for licensed staff nurses working in the hospital …”

“…17,22 These partnerships have been used effectively in past efforts in nursing education [23][24][25][26] and in CE opportunities for licensed staff nurses working in the hospital. 17,20,[27][28][29] Discussion of outreach to PHNs has been limited within the literature. In 1994, Self et al…”