Towards a strategy for teaching information skills to student nurses.
It is being increasingly recognised that nursing needs to be constructively and critically informed by a body of scientific knowledge, and that practitioners need to develop active and independent learning styles which enable them to access, use and evaluate such knowledge. This approach has led to many teachers reexamining their approaches to teaching and learning, with an increasing emphasis upon cultivating lifelong learning and in providing students with the skills to facilitate this process. It is against this backdrop that the authors developed a comprehensive information skills package for student nurses undertaking an ENB Diploma in Nursing Science/Registered General Nurse Course (ENB Pilot Scheme Course). The package was designed specifically for use within the Newcastle Polytechnic Library though with modifications, it could be used in other venues. This paper explores the rationale and structure of the package and its subsequent implementation and evaluation.
O'Brien
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Procter
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Walton
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D003479:Curriculum; D004510:Education, Nursing, Diploma Programs / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D007255:Information Services; D007858:Learning; D015397:Program Evaluation