Brennan E, Ogawa R, Lynch A, Bartel C. (2008, May 20). Nursing Liaisons: Connecting Librarians and Nurses in their Education and Practice Roles. Paper presented at the Medical Library Association Annual Conference, Chicago, IL.
1. NURSING LIAISON
TEAM
CHERYL A. BARTEL; EMILY BRENNAN; ANDREA LYNCH; RIKKE S.
OGAWA, AHIP
RESEARCH, INSTRUCTION, AND COLLECTION SERVICES
UCLA LOUISE M. DARLING BIOMEDICAL LIBRARY
MAY 2008
Making Connections Across the Education and
Practice Spectrum
8. Nursing Programs: Medical
Center
Clinical Practice Committee
Develops, reviews and disseminates clinical
nursing policies, standards and guidelines
Three subgroups – critical care, med/surg, and
pediatrics
EBP Fellowship
Advanced Practice Institute
10. Evidence of Success: Patrons
0
100
200
300
400
500
600
700
800
900
Other
Staff
Faculty
Doctoral
Masters
Undergraduates
1
2
3
# of liaisons
11. Evidence of Success:
Guidelines
Ventriculostomy/lumba
r drains
Oxygen therapy
Central venous
catheter care
Vaccine administration
Blood culture
Nasogastric tube
placement – adult
Nasogastric tube
placement –
pediatric
Family presence
during codes
Bladder retraining
Oral hygiene
Cooling measures
Non-invasive blood
pressure
Urinary catheter care
12. Take Homes
Take advantage of opportunities to speak your
message
Get them talking & actively listen
Aggressively demonstrate your skills
Don’t let the consultation die. Follow through!
Find your advocates – librarian team or create
a team where you can find it
13. Challenges
Nursing time
Technophobia
Little practice with experimentation
Adult learners, returning to workforce and/or
school
Sustainability & expansion
Notes: This graph shows total numbers of patrons in classes over the academic calendar year. Some patrons may have taken more than one class and would therefore be counted for each class received. For example, Master’s of Nursing program students received sequenced instruction throughout the year and therefore would have been counted once for each session received…possibly counted 3 to 5 times (once for orientation, a second time for N220, a third time for N323, and a fourth time for an EndNote session). Note that the majority of our sessions are small to medium group hands-on activities.