UCF QEP-IF Pilot projectsUCF QEP-IF Pilot projects

• College of nursing is one of four pilot projects selected.

• Only project that goes across three different levels of education—BSN, MSN, and PhD.

UCF Integrated IF ModelUCF Integrated IF Model

Key nursing challenge Key nursing challenge today…today…

• Translating research results into evidence based practice (EBP).

• EBP is the conscious and judicious integration of best research evidence with clinical expertise and patient values to facilitate clinical decision making (Sackett, Straus, Richardson, Rosenberg, & Haynes (2000).

• Information Fluency is the key skill necessary to engage in EBP.

Steven, K. University of Texas San Antonio, used by permission.

ACE Star EBP ModelACE Star EBP Model

Nursing’s IF ModelNursing’s IF Model

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INFORMATION FLUENCY

Evidence Based Practice 1.

Discovery 2. Summary

3. Translation

4. Integration

5. Evaluation

EBP for IF: A three year EBP for IF: A three year projectproject

• Year One: Gather….Assessment phase

• Year Two: Use…Curriculum Development phase

• Year Three: Evaluate—Analysis of assessment data, implement changes, evaluate faculty and student progress, disseminate lessons learned

Year One: Student Year One: Student AssessmentAssessment

• Conduct Literacy Assessment of new students using the Educational Testing Services ICT Literacy Assessment Test—iskills.

• Validate ICT findings using the Kent State SAILS instrument.

• Assess critical thinking with the ATI Critical Thinking exam.

• Assess EBP Knowledge of new students using the ACE-STAR EBP Readiness Inventory Scale.

iskills Test Seven Constructs:iskills Test Seven Constructs:

• Define Use ICT tools to Identify information

• Access Collect and retrieve information from digital environments

• Manage Apply organization or classification scheme

• Integrate Interpret & represent digital information

• Evaluate Determine if digital info meets need of task.

• Create Generate information

• Communicate Communicate analysis and use

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ICT Literacy Academic Skill Area ResultsAdvanced Level Test

5223 University of Central Florida (Fall 2006 - 155 examinees)

Kent State SAILSKent State SAILSStandardized Assessment of

Information Literacy Skills (SAILS)

~Knowledge test with multiple-choice questions targeting a variety of information literacy skills

~Test items are based on the ACRL Information Literacy Competency Standards for Higher Education

Kent State SAILSKent State SAILSEight Skill Sets are measured…1. Develop a research strategy2. Select Finding Tools3. Search4. Use Finding Tool features5. Retrieve sources6. Evaluate sources7. Document sources8. Understand economic, legal, & social

issues

ACE EBP Readiness ACE EBP Readiness InventoryInventory

• This is a confidence scale tool.

• EBP competencies have been developed leveled across BSN, MSN and PhD levels based a three year national consensus model. (ACE star model).

• Students are asked to rate their confidence with each competency.

EBP for IF: Year OneEBP for IF: Year One• Faculty Development-”train the trainer”

– Send task force members to conferences related to EBP and IF•WAC•EBP Conferences•UCF FCTL summer and winter

workshops•Year’s end present project at 3

national/International conferences

Faculty Assessment Year Faculty Assessment Year One:One:

• Assessment of Faculty– Assess Faculty awareness of IF

and EBP awareness and use in the teaching process.

– Examine mission, philosophy, program outcomes for IF and EBP

– Conduct three IF-EBP workshops

EBP for IF: Year TwoEBP for IF: Year Two• Create an IF/EBP framework for the

College of Nursing.• Framework will integrate EBP and

Information Fluency outcomes for all nursing programs.

• Continue to evaluate effectiveness of assessment instruments

• Plan for integration of the IF/EBP framework through a paradigm shift.

EBP for IF: Year TwoEBP for IF: Year Two• Create plan to Introduce, Emphasize

and Reinforce IF/EBP across the three curricula.

• Paradigm Shift….not a “tinkering”

• Consider courses needing significant revision to adapt to new model…for e.g.– Undergraduate Nursing Research???– Graduate research method or EBP courses– UG and Graduate level outcome projects

EBP for IF: Year ThreeEBP for IF: Year Three

Evaluation Plan (began in years 1 & 2)• Continue to conduct incoming student

assessment of IF EBP competencies.

• Conduct end of program assessment in information literacy and EBP before implementation of changes. – Involve stake holders from students, alumni,

clinical partners and faculty

Resources for IF-EBP projectResources for IF-EBP project

• Task force faculty supported to attend national IF related and EBP conferences and FCTL conferences.

• External experts supported to come to campus to work with faculty.

• Support of nursing project by UCF IF team and IF fellows.

• Librarians continue to be KEY

Questions?? Questions??