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Using electronic resources to support evidence based practice Mary Last Return to Nursing Progress contents list Abstract: help for staff from the electronic information officer. Staff who are geographically remote from the core library services provided by the Queen Mary and City University libraries at Whitechapel and West Smithfield are benefiting from a new role aimed at widening access to electronic health care resources. An Electronic Information Liaison Officer (EILO) is offering hands-on training to develop effective search skills. These tutorials cover Internet searching and quality issues; the use of subject gateways such as OMNI ( onmi.ac.uk) and the National Electronic Library for Health (www.nelh.nhs.uk); how to search Medline and CINMIL (see www.hilo.nhs.uk/ka24rev.htm), the Cochrane Library, Clinical Evidence and other collected sources of information. The EWO is also available to guide staff through literature searches. Three new PCs in the education centre provide a quiet place away from the ward where staff can practice their skills, conduct research or study. With the support of practice development nurses and ward sisters, all new stuff are visiting the EWO as part of their orientation programme and existing staff arc being encouraged to develop their search skills. Training is tailored to the needs of the individual and all levels of computer experience are catered for. The function of the EWO aims to support both Continuous Professional Development amongst nursing stuff and the use of the health care literature to inform evidence-based practice. The role is being evaluated over a 12 month period to assess its value to stuff and how learning has been applied to benefit the delivery of patient care. Initial feedback suggests raised awareness of online health care resources and improved skill levels and confidence in using them. The complete findings of the EWO study will be reported in a future edition of this journal. Progress in Practice: September 2003. Copyright: Progress in Practice 2003, Back to Progress in Practice issue 14 index Return to Nursing Progress contents index Page last updated by DEB on 23/10/03 |
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