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Information Literacy in the clinical learning environment of new

graduate nurses

Olive Wahoush & Laura Banfield

November 2010

Funded by: Nursing Education Research Unit McMaster University

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Research Team

INVESTIGATORS Principal Investigator: Dr Olive Wahoush Co-Principal Investigator: Laura Banfield 4L02 students x 6

– Developed survey questions– Piloted questions and revised them for final copy– Assisted in implementing phase 1

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Study Design

Two phase study Phase 1 – a test with undergraduate students Phase 2 – a survey of new RNs in their clinical

settings

Data Collection Survey methods & focus groups

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Research Objective Phase 1

Research Objectives: To understand undergraduate nurses perceptions of the available sources and resources in their Level 4 clinical placement settings through the McMaster site of the collaborative program.

Primary Research Question: What information sources and resources are available in clinical areas hosting Level 4 students from the McMaster Undergraduate Nursing Program?

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Rationale/Relevance Registered nurses are expected to engage in

Evidence-Based Practice,– this requires that nurses can locate and appraise current

information and make informed decisions as they plan care with and for their patients (College of Nurses of Ontario 2007).

Little is known about newly graduated RNs - their access to and use of quality information sources and resources to support their Evidence Based Practice.

Results from this study will begin to answer this information gap and may inform our curriculum

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Methods

One time on-line survey, – LimeSurvey as McMaster University is already has a

subscription – & this survey tool and it provides greater security controls

than Survey Monkey. 

Duration of Research Project– Start Date: May 3rd 2010 – End Date: March 31st 2011

Data Collection Period– Start Date: September 3rd 2010– End Date: January 31st 2011

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Current status

Survey distributed to all level 4 undergraduate BScN students McMaster site (October 2010)

To date responses from 37 students (n=199)– 16 different organizations– 1st reminder will be sent this week– 2nd reminder Nov 22nd and shut down by Nov 30th

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Next Steps • Data Analysis using LimeSurvey and Excel for descriptive

statistics

• Identify potential key informants to survey about available resources in Phase 2 (e.g. hospital librarans)

Identify Clinical settings for Phase 2

Presentation of findings to the Ontario Librarians Association Superconference Feb 3rd 2011 in Toronto

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Acknowledgements

NERU for funding UNEC for their suggested revisions, support

and approval 4L02 students for their interest and commitment

to the development and implementation of this project