creating and implementing a nursing information literacy program at trcc nelig annual meeting, june...
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Creating and Implementing a Nursing Information Literacy Program at TRCC
NELIG Annual Meeting, June 11 2004
Linda Perfetto MS, APRN, BC - Interim Director, Nursing/AH
Lillian Rafeldt MA, RN– Assistant Professor of Nursing
Judith Snayd MSN, RN - Professor of Nursing
Mary Browning MA, RN – Professor of Nursing
Mona Florea MLS – Reference/Instruction Librarian
TRCC Associate Degree in Nursing Program
Prepares students to enter the profession as Registered Nurses
Curriculum is built on pertinent social and biological sciences
Core nursing courses include classroom, college laboratory, and clinical laboratory experiences
Nursing - Associate in Science Degree Program Outcomes
The program prepares students to become:
Providers of care Managers of care Members within the discipline of Nursing
TRCC Nursing Student Population
Characteristics:
Age range from 19 to 52 (average being 31) Many have contact with information technology for
the first time Most have multiple life responsibilities Need to be reoriented to academia and current
research methods
Nursing Information Literacy Program Goals
Know core print and online nursing information resources and their organization
Construct information search strategies and select effective search methods and techniques
Evaluate information quality Use information ethically, efficiently, and
responsibly
Nursing Information Literacy Program Components
Information literacy activities Nursing Information Gateway Information competencies
Nursing Information Literacy Activities
Physical Library tour Online Library tour Health and medical-related
online databases search demonstrations
Nursing 108, 115, and 116 Nursing Information Gateway
Print nursing information resources Online nursing information resources Research guides Citation style guides
Nursing 108, 115, and 116 Information Competencies
Identify the organization of physical and online Library collections
Use Library services such as reference, instruction, research support, and interlibrary loan
Articulate information needs and locate local and remote information resources
Nursing 108, 115, and 116 Information Competencies (continuation)
Construct effective search strategies and use search methods such as subject, title, author, keyword, and Boolean operators
Evaluate information by using specific criteria: accuracy, authority, currency, and comprehensiveness
Use information ethically, efficiently, and responsibly
Nursing 108 Program Evaluation
Student evaluation of Library activities
53%
47%
Very satisfied
Satisfied
Nursing 108 Program Evaluation
Student perception: “The Nursing Information Gateway helped me complete my assignments”
95%
5%
Agree
Undecided
Nursing 108 Program Evaluation
Information competencies:
Library assignment grades
22%
22%23%
18%
5% 5% 5% A+
A
A-
B+
B
B-
C+
Nursing 115 Program Evaluation
Student evaluation of Library activities
49%
44%
7%
Very satisfiedSatisfiedUndecided
Nursing 116 Program Evaluation
Student perception: “The Nursing Information Gateway helped me complete my
assignments”
82%
9%9%
Agree
Undecided
Disagree
Nursing 116 Program Evaluation
Information competencies: Patient case studies grades
49%
13%
19%
12%3% 4%
A+
A
A-
B+
B
B-
Ideas for the future
Create library assignment for Nursing 115 Continue develop resources during academic school year 04-
05 with this cohort Student support and retention Foster lifelong learning Promote student individual appointments with the librarian Establish a library support component for Web/CT nursing
courses (i.e., virtual office hours and online live reference)
References
Association of College and Research Libraries. (2000). Information literacy competency standards for higher education. Chicago, IL: Author.
Grassing, E. S. & Kaplowitz, J. R. (2001). Information literacy instruction: Theory and practice.New York: Neal-Schuman Publishers.
MacDonald, M. C., Rathemacher, A. J. & Burkhardt, J. M. (2000). Challenges in building an incremental, multi-year information literacy plan. Reference Services Review, 28(3), 240-247.
Wallace, M. C., Shorten, A., Crookes, P. A., McGurk, C., & Brewer, C. (1999). Integrating Information literacies into an undergraduate nursing programme. Nurse Education Today, 19, 136-141.
Fox, L. M., Richter, J. M., & White, N. E. (1996). A multidimensional evaluation of a nursing information-literacy program. Bulletin of the Medical Library Association, 84(2), 182-190.
Contact Information and URL
Linda Perfetto (Interim Director of Nursing): [email protected]
Lillian Rafeldt (Associate Professor of Nursing): [email protected]
Mona Florea (Reference/Instruction Librarian): [email protected]
TRCC Nursing Information Gateway:
Library TRCC: http://www.trcc.commnet.edu/library/guides/Resources/Resource_guides/Nursing_2.htm
TRCC Nursing web site: http://www.trcc.commnet.edu/Prog_Study/Allied_Health/main%20nursing%20resources%20(areas).htm
Linda Perfetto (Interim Director of Nursing): [email protected]
Lillian Rafeldt (Associate Professor of Nursing): [email protected]
Mona Florea (Reference/Instruction Librarian): [email protected]