title: An Information Needs Assessment of School Nurses in a Metropolitan County.
abstract: School nurses are an integral though often underserved population within the health care and education professions. To develop an effective outreach program for this group, an academic health sciences library conducted an information needs assessment of public school nurses in Tulsa County, Oklahoma. An online survey collected perceptions regarding information needs and behaviors, and a focus group session further explored the survey results. The assessment revealed that school nurses frequently require specific types of information to perform their responsibilities and face challenges accessing and integrating research into their daily practice. This article presents the implications and results of this assessment.
authors.affiliation: a Schusterman Library , University of Oklahoma-Tulsa , Tulsa , Oklahoma , USA.
authors.forename: April J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Schweikhard
mesh_terms: D022126:Access to Information; D017144:Focus Groups; D057226:Information Seeking Behavior; D020380:Needs Assessment; D009825:Oklahoma; D019982:Organizational Case Studies; D012573:School Nursing; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
keywords: Information behaviors; information needs; information outreach; school nurses