Collaborating With Hospital Librarians to Engage Nurses in Evidence-Based Practice Education

Abstract

Collaboration with the hospital librarian was successful in engaging nurses in evidence-based practice (EBP) education. The experiential learning model guided the course objectives and activities. A single clinical question was used by the class where each topic was introduced along with the resources needed to accomplish each task. Sufficient time was provided for the small groups to complete the assigned task. Once the activity was completed, groups presented findings in an oral presentation. As nurses in a hospital setting may represent three or four different generations, the experiential model was useful in addressing a wide variety of learning needs.

Keywords:

• bibliographic instruction
• database searching
• evidence-based practice
• experiential learning

Acknowledgments

Portions of this article were presented at the 2012 Medical Library Association Annual Meeting and Exhibition in Seattle, Washington.