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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Nursing Information Literacy Program Components Information literacy activities Nursing Information Gateway Information competencies
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Nursing Information Literacy Activities Physical Library tour Online Library tour Health and medical-related online databases search demonstrations
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Nursing 108, 115, and 116 Nursing Information Gateway Print nursing information resources Online nursing information resources Research guides Citation style guides
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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
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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
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Nursing 108 Program Evaluation Student evaluation of Library activities 53% 47% Very satisfied Satisfied
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Nursing 108 Program Evaluation Student perception: “The Nursing Information Gateway helped me complete my assignments” 95% 5% Agree Undecided
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Nursing 108 Program Evaluation Information competencies: Library assignment grades
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Nursing 115 Program Evaluation Student evaluation of Library activities 49% 44% 7% Very satisfied Satisfied Undecided
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Nursing 116 Program Evaluation Student perception: “The Nursing Information Gateway helped me complete my assignments” 82% 9% Agree Undecided Disagree
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Nursing 116 Program Evaluation Information competencies: Patient case studies grades
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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)
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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.
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Contact Information and URL Linda Perfetto (Interim Director of Nursing): lperfetto@trcc.commnet.edulperfetto@trcc.commnet.edu Lillian Rafeldt (Associate Professor of Nursing): lrafeldt@trcc.commnet.edulrafeldt@trcc.commnet.edu Mona Florea (Reference/Instruction Librarian): mflorea@trcc.commnet.edumflorea@trcc.commnet.edu TRCC Nursing Information Gateway: Library TRCC: http://www.trcc.commnet.edu/library/guides/Resources/Resource_guides/Nursing_ 2.htm 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%20resou rces%20(areas).htm http://www.trcc.commnet.edu/Prog_Study/Allied_Health/main%20nursing%20resou rces%20(areas).htm Linda Perfetto (Interim Director of Nursing): lperfetto@trcc.commnet.edulperfetto@trcc.commnet.edu Lillian Rafeldt (Associate Professor of Nursing): lrafeldt@trcc.commnet.edulrafeldt@trcc.commnet.edu Mona Florea (Reference/Instruction Librarian): mflorea@trcc.commnet.edumflorea@trcc.commnet.edu
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