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A library and lecturer collaboration: Evidence-based practice and foundational research skills in undergraduate nursing students

Karen Pruis, Erin Roga, Myles Strous

Federation University

28 September 2022

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Course enhancement

  • NURBN 1015 – Introduction to evidence-based practice and research

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  • Prepare students

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  • Set up for future success

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Identify course

Review course

Identify needs

Make changes

Evaluate outcomes

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Evidence-based practice

  • Wide recognition of the importance of information literacy in evidence-based practice

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  • But who should teach it?

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Increw

Evidence-based practice

Research

Patient 

preferences

Practitioner

clinical 

expertise

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Library involvement

  • Finding relevant research / evidence
  • Classifying (levels of evidence)
  • Evaluating evidence
      •   First year students
      •   Journal articles
      •   CRAAP

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Pedagogy

  • Scaffold skills to build on prior knowledge

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  • Ongoing library involvement embedded within course

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  • Partnership with academics gives better student outcomes

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Internal evaluations

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  • In 2021, a student survey showed increased confidence in evidence-based research 

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  • Anecdotal feedback from staff was positive

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  • But in 2022 ...

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Going forward

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  • Very low response rate to survey

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  • Different cohort with low engagement in Moodle material, lectures, and tutorials

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  • High number of questions via online chat

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  • Review & adapt using an active learning approach

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  • Re-run in 2023

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References

Association of College and Research Libraries. (2013). Information literacy competency standards for nursing. https://www.ala.org/acrl/standards/nursing

Blakeslee, S. (2004). The CRAAP test. LOEX Quarterly, 31(3), Article 4. https://commons.emich.edu/loexquarterly/vol31/iss3/4

Dewey, B. I. (2004). The embedded librarian: Strategic campus collaborations. Resource Sharing & Information Networks, 17(1-2), 5–17. https://doi.org/10.1300/J121v17n01_02

Franzen, S. R., & Sharkey, J. (2021). Impact of embedded librarianship on undergraduate nursing students’ information skills. Journal of the Medical Library Association, 109(2), 311-316. https://doi.org/10.5195/jmla.2021.913 

Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia. (2016). Registered nurse standards for practice. https://www.nursingmidwiferyboard.gov.au/Codes-Guidelines-Statements/Professional-standards/registered-nurse-standards-for-practice.aspx 

Ritchie, A. (2022). Guidelines for Australian health libraries (5th ed.). ALIA HLA. https://hla.alia.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/HLA-Guidelines_20220325-.pdf

Shorten, A., Wallace, M. C., & Crookes, P. A. (2001). Developing information literacy: A key to evidence-based nursing. International nursing review, 48(2), 86–92. https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1466-7657.2001.00045.x

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