Are nurses ready for evidence-based practice? A descriptive study of information literacy competency among clinical practicing registered nurses in a private hospital in Malaysia
- Author:
Chun Hoe Leng
;
Suk Yin Lim
;
Wei Fern Siew
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
evidence-based practice;
information literacy;
information literacy competency;
information search;
registered nurses.
- MeSH:
Evidence-Based Practice;
Nurses;
Education, Nursing
- From:International e-Journal of Science, Medicine and Education
2016;10(1):10-16
- CountryMalaysia
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Nurses are the highest numbered
healthcare professionals who work in a knowledgedriven
environment, where accurate and updated
information is needed when delivering care to clients.
Information literacy has therefore become one of the
criteria in determining nurses’ readiness for evidencebased
practice in recent years. In the actual day-to-day
care practice, are nurses ready for this?
Objective: To determine the information literacy
competency in readiness for evidence-based practice
among clinical practicing registered nurses in a private
hospital in Penang, Malaysia
- Full text:P020160408592982936971.pdf
