title: Librarians collaborating with nurses.
abstract: Nurses have the potential to be one of the largest groups of users a medical library can serve. In recognition of this fact, librarians at St. John's Health System embarked on a journey to collaborate with nurses and increase this group's use of the medical library. In 2004, a nursing outreach plan was developed by librarians, with input from non-physician health care employees. The nursing outreach plan will be reviewed along with the barriers and successes encountered during implementation of the plan. Innovative strategies for reaching nursing personnel were accomplished by partnering with nurses to reach nurses.
authors.affiliation: Community Health Library, St. John's Health System, Springfield, MO 65804-2263, USA. hhenderson@sprg.mercy.net
authors.forename: Holly E
authors.initials: HE
authors.lastname: Henderson
authors.forename: Anna Beth
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Crabtree
authors.forename: Jean M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Lewis
authors.forename: Lisa M Shelly
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Wensel
mesh_terms: D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D006801:Humans; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D016245:Librarians; D007992:Libraries, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D008923:Missouri; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital