The Intersection: Where Evidence Based Nursing and Information Literacy Meet

The Intersection: Where Evidence Based Nursing and Information Literacy Meet describes how the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) Framework and Information literacy Competency Standards for Nursing mesh with nursing essentials, thus speaking to the information needs of nurses, nurse educators, and librarians who support worldwide nursing programs. In order to find the best evidence from studies, students and practicing nurses must be proficient in the entire range of information literacy skills. Though the references for this document are from U.S. organizations, they are applicable to nursing audiences across the globe.

Describes how the ACRL Framework and Information Literacy Competency Standards for Nursing mesh with the essentials of nursing education and practice in evidence based nursingSpeaks to the information needs of nurses, nurse educators and librarians who support nursing programs in the language of nursingWritten by the authors for the ACRL Framework and Information Literacy Competency Standards for Nursing

1. Introduction 2. Evidence Based Practice 3. Information as a Commodity 4. Format and Dissemination of Information 5. The Conversations of the Scholars 6. The Research Process 7. Finding Relevant Information 8. Evaluation of Information 9. Integrating Information Literacy into Academic Curriculum and Nursing Practice