Research and instruction services for online advanced practice nursing programs: a survey of North American academic librarians
| العنوان: | Research and instruction services for online advanced practice nursing programs: a survey of North American academic librarians |
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| المؤلفون: | Elizabeth Hinton, Gregg A. Stevens, Roy E. Brown |
| المصدر: | Journal of the Medical Library Association : JMLA Journal of the Medical Library Association, Vol 107, Iss 4 (2019) |
| بيانات النشر: | University Library System, University of Pittsburgh, 2019. |
| سنة النشر: | 2019 |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: | Online chat, Libraries, Medical, media_common.quotation_subject, Distance education, lcsh:Medicine, Information Storage and Retrieval, Health Informatics, Library and Information Sciences, Education, Distance, 03 medical and health sciences, Promotion (rank), surveys, Phone, Humans, Nurse education, Original Investigation, media_common, Advanced Practice Nursing, Medical education, 030504 nursing, lcsh:R, 05 social sciences, nursing education, research services, Popularity, Library instruction, lcsh:Z, lcsh:Bibliography. Library science. Information resources, Outreach, Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care, distance education, North America, health sciences librarians, Students, Nursing, Curriculum, 0509 other social sciences, 050904 information & library sciences, 0305 other medical science, Psychology |
| الوصف: | Introduction: The increasing popularity of distance education has led many advanced practice nursing (APN) programs to shift to either online or hybrid models. To meet the needs of these students, some nursing librarians are using technology for virtual research and instruction. This study was designed to assess the extent to which librarians in North America are providing virtual research and instruction services for APN students.Methods: An institutional review board–approved, ten-question survey was developed to determine how librarians are providing services for APN students. It was announced in October 2017 through several health sciences librarian email discussion lists. The survey ran for four weeks. Data were analyzed using Qualtrics and Excel.Results: Eighty complete responses were received. The majority of respondents (66%) indicated that their universities’ APN programs were conducted in a hybrid format. Sixty-seven percent also indicated that they provide library instruction in person. Most librarians indicated that they have provided research assistance through some virtual method (phone or email, at 90% and 97%, respectively), and some have used online chat (42%) and video chat (35%). A strong majority of librarians (96%) indicated that they felt comfortable using technology to provide research assistance and instruction.Conclusion: Opportunities exist to leverage technology to provide virtual research assistance and instruction. Greater promotion of these alternative methods can supplement traditional in-person services to provide greater flexibility for graduate nursing students’ busy schedules. Some outreach may be necessary to highlight the advantages of virtual services, and further research is needed to identify other barriers and potential solutions. |
| تدمد: | 1558-9439 1536-5050 |
| الوصول الحر: | https://explore.openaire.eu/search/publication?articleId=doi_dedup___::ba1e6335bc373e1ff6b642ea29c3526cTest https://doi.org/10.5195/jmla.2019.689Test |
| حقوق: | OPEN |
| رقم الانضمام: | edsair.doi.dedup.....ba1e6335bc373e1ff6b642ea29c3526c |
| قاعدة البيانات: | OpenAIRE |
| تدمد: | 15589439 15365050 |
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