Developing information literacy skills in nursing and rehabilitation therapy students.

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Durando, Paola
Oakley, Patricia

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2005-01

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Baccalaureate Nurses , Computerized Literature Searching, End User , Curriculum , Information Literacy/ed [Education] , Library User Education , Medical Literature , Nurses , Nursing Practice, Evidence-Based , Occupational Therapists , Research Question

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The environment in which nurses and rehabilitation therapists practice is rapidly evolving, resulting in changes in the skill sets and competencies required of new graduates. Evidence-based practice models, for example, require that entry-level nurses, physical therapists, and occupational therapists have the ability to identify, locate, and critically appraise research findings. This paper will describe curriculum-integrated, for-credit information literacy pro-grams developed by the authors in collaboration with faculty members from the Schools of Nursing and Rehabilitation Therapy at Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario. The short-term goal of these programs is to teach undergraduate and graduate students advanced search strategy skills and critical appraisal techniques that will enable them to explore the implications of their literature findings. The long-term goal is to graduate practitioners who not only will have the skills to practice evidence-based health care but also will participate in scholarly activities and thus contribute to the evidence base in their disciplines.

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