Integrating information literacies into an undergraduate nursing programme

Authors

Margaret Wallace, University of WollongongFollow
Allison Shorten, University of WollongongFollow
Patrick A. Crookes, University of WollongongFollow
Catriona McGurk, University of Wollongong
Chris Brewer, University of WollongongFollow

RIS ID

20487

Publication Details

Wallace, M. C., Shorten, A., Crookes, P. A., McGurk, C. & Brewer, C. (1999). Integrating information literacies into an undergraduate nursing programme. Nurse Education Today, 19 (2), 136-141.

Abstract

The development of support for a more research-based approach to care has created the imperative for nursing education to tackle the issue of information literacy. Information literacy means the ability to locate, evaluate and apply information in critical thinking and problem solving. This paper outlines and provides a rationale for a curriculum-integrated information literacy programme, implemented in the pre-registration Bachelor of Nursing course at the University of WoHongong, NSW, Australia. It also describes a multidimensional evaluation process for determining nursing students' growth in cognitive and affective domains. Results of the programme evaluation will be featured in a future paper.