"Nursing Liaison Team" - MLA Paper Presentation

NURSING LIAISON TEAMCHERYL A. BARTEL; EMILY BRENNAN; ANDREA LYNCH; RIKKE S. OGAWA, AHIPRESEARCH, INSTRUCTION, AND COLLECTION SERVICESUCLA LOUISE M. DARLING BIOMEDICAL LIBRARYMAY 2008

Making Connections Across the Education and Practice Spectrum

UCLA Biomedical Library Facts 9 liaison librarians, 5 teams 17,000 primary clientele Supports:

Nursing Liaison Team

Liaison Model Characteristics

Sustainable Supports evidence-

based practice and education

Team-based

Collection managers Co-instructors Evidence identifiers Intellectual

property/copyright gurus Connection hubs Technology mavens

Nursing Liaison Program Growth

Nursing Liaison Program Growth

Nursing Liaison Program Growth

Nursing Programs: Medical Center Clinical Practice Committee

Develops, reviews and disseminates clinical nursing policies, standards and guidelines

Three subgroups – critical care, med/surg, and pediatrics

EBP Fellowship Advanced Practice Institute

Evidence of Success: Classes

Evidence of Success: Patrons

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Other

Staff

Faculty

Doctoral

Masters

Undergraduates

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2

3

# of liaisons

Evidence of Success: Guidelines

Ventriculostomy/lumbar drains

Oxygen therapy Central venous

catheter care Vaccine

administration Blood culture Nasogastric tube

placement – adult

Nasogastric tube placement – pediatric

Family presence during codes

Bladder retraining Oral hygiene Cooling measures Non-invasive

blood pressure Urinary catheter

care

Take Homes

Take advantage of opportunities to speak your message

Get them talking & actively listen Aggressively demonstrate your skills Don’t let the consultation die. Follow

through! Find your advocates – librarian team or

create a team where you can find it

Challenges

Nursing time Technophobia Little practice with experimentation Adult learners, returning to workforce

and/or school Sustainability & expansion

Questions

Cheryl Bartelcbartel@library.ucla.edu 310.794.2030