Health regions that do not have libraries should
generate awareness and promote use of SHIRP resources
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.