Researchers would like to thank the President’s Social
Sciences Humanities and Research Council Award for
financial support; SSRL for their help in tabulating results
from Phase 1 and transcribing interviews from Phase 2;
Carolyn Pytlyk, Research Facilitator at the University of
Saskatchewan, for her help in applying for PSSHRC grant;
and all the IENs that participated in this research.
and services among clinical staff.
Nurses should be allowed time to search for the evidencebased
information needed for their practice as well as
be provided with time and incentive to attend library
instruction. Hospitals and health regions could arrange
for a “day in the library” and offer training on various
aspects of the library and its services and resources.
Proper library training would prepare them to find
information quickly and effectively. The incentive can
be in the form of pay or a certificate of completion of a
continuing education activity.
These nurses could be provided with tablets that have
mobile versions of the most relevant point-of-care tools
downloaded on them, so authoritative resources are the
first available to these nurses instead of the Internet.