The relation of critical care nurses' information-seeking behaviour with perception of personal control, training, and non-routineness of the task.
OBJECTIVE
The purpose of the study was to examine the relationship between (1) critical care nurses' information-seeking behaviour and the non-routineness of tasks; and (2) the extent to which nurses' perception of their problem-solving abilities when completing patient care tasks, moderate the relationship between information-seeking behaviour and non-routineness of tasks.


METHODS
A cross-sectional survey design was used. A random sample (n = 177) of critical care nurses working in hospital settings was selected from the College of Nurses of Ontario (CNO) database. Descriptive statistics and multiple regression were used to analyze the data.


RESULTS
Previous information-seeking training (p = 0.008), non-routineness of the task (p = 0.018), and the perception of the problem-solving ability domain of personal control (p = 0.040) had positive relationships with information-seeking behaviour.


CONCLUSIONS
The development of problem-solving skills such as personal control, in addition to information-seeking training is essential so critical care nurses will have the skills to aid their information needs when faced with the completion of non-routine tasks.
Kristine
K
Newman
Diane
D
Doran
Lynn M
LM
Nagle
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002983:Clinical Competence; D064648:Critical Care Nursing; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D057226:Information Seeking Behavior; D007588:Job Satisfaction; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009726:Nurses / Q000523:psychology*; D009864:Ontario; D011340:Problem Solving; D012647:Self-Assessment; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013647:Task Performance and Analysis