Davies & Taylor - Information Literacy skills and the transition to professional practice

Our

support

for

nursing

Information Literacy

skills & the transition

to professional

practice

Angela Davies

Deborah Taylor

Our

support

for nursing

Using knowledge and evidence to support study and practice

1st year placement support

Understanding and evaluating evidence to inform practice

2nd year placement support

Generating and evaluating evidence in practice

3rd year placement support

1st year

2nd year

3rd year

1st yearUsing knowledge and evidence to support study and practice

1st yearUsing knowledge and evidence to support study and practice

2nd year Understanding and evaluating evidence to inform practice

2nd year Understanding and evaluating evidence to inform practice

1st yearUsing knowledge and evidence to support study and practice

1st yearUsing knowledge and evidence to support study and practice

1st year placement support

1st year placement support

2nd year Understanding and evaluating evidence to inform practice

2nd year Understanding and evaluating evidence to inform practice

3rd year Generating and evaluating evidence in practice

3rd year Generating and evaluating evidence in practice

2nd year placement support

2nd year placement support

3rd year placement support

3rd year placement support

Name:

Amanda

Student No:

!56XCC9O

Transition to professional practice

Transition to professional practice

1st year Using knowledge and evidence to support study and practice

1st year placement support

2nd year Understanding and evaluating evidence to inform practice

3rd year Generating and evaluating evidence in practice

2nd year placement support

3rd year placement support

Jan 2011

• Feedback from lecturers

• Our impressions

Reflection

• Our investigations

Investigation

• Messages from the literature

• Feedback from nurses

• RCN survey

Case Study: Newly Qualified NurseKey messages• much of the information she needs is

• barriers - lack of time and lack of PCs

supplied locally (e.g. via care plans or from colleagues)

• evidence based practice solely

• uses evidence as part of continuing

down to her

professional development activities

Our

support

for

nursing

Information Literacy

skills & the transition

to professional

practice

Angela Davies

Deborah Taylor

Academic Librarians and EmployabilityIs there more we can do to prepare students for careers in healthcare?

Our

support

for

nursing

Information Literacy

skills & the transition

to professional

practice

Angela Davies

Deborah Taylor

Academic Librarians and Employability

Is there more we can do to prepare students

for careers in healthcare?

Next steps

skills 'warm'

Teaching

• focus on discussions around the value of

EBP and transferability of skills

• use more real life scenarios

• collaborate with health colleagues to keep

needs

The 'hooks' for evidence based practice

• to keep practice current

• continuing professional development/

career development.

• to help patients with their information

The next step

SHU librarians

NHS Evidence

Other Institutions

Royal College of

Nursing

Health librarians

Lecturers

SHU students

Our

support

for

nursing

Information Literacy

skills & the transition

to professional

practice

Angela Davies

Deborah Taylor