Working together: nurses & librarians

While perusing the ANCC 2010 Magnet Conference virtual poster session, Magnet Maggie (a frequent library user – despite her horrible accident) was pleasantly surprised to find the following presentation:

The Evolving Role of the Librarian-Nurse Collaboration: Before, During, and Beyond Magnet Designation
Susan Keller, MLS, Medical Library; Wayne Neal, MAT, RN-BC, BSN; Eileen Engh, MSN, RN- BC, CPN; Deborah Gilbert, MLS

The authors present their experiences working together to support their organization’s magnet program, professional nursing practice, and evidence based nursing.

Here are a few more recent examples from the literature on collaboration between nurses and librarians:

1. Merging silos: collaborating for information literacy. Miller LC; Jones BB; Graves RS; Sievert MC; Journal of Continuing Education in Nursing, 2010 Jun; 41 (6): 267-72 CINAHL AN: 2010692418

2. A unique collaborative nursing evidence-based practice initiative using the Iowa model: a clinical nurse specialist, a health science librarian, and a staff nurse's success story. Krom ZR; Batten J; Bautista C; Clinical Nurse Specialist: The Journal for Advanced Nursing Practice, 2010 Mar-Apr; 24 (2): 54-9 CINAHL AN: 2010583113

3. Partnering with your library to strengthen nursing research. Hallyburton A; St John B; Journal of Nursing Education, 2010 Mar; 49 (3): 164-7 CINAHL AN: 2010602293

4. The road not taken: consumer information in nursing training for magnet re-certification. Muallem M; Journal of Hospital Librarianship, 2010 Jan-Mar; 10 (1): 64-71 CINAHL AN: 2010549526

5. Solo librarian and outreach to hospital staff using Web 2.0 technologies. Landau R; Medical Reference Services Quarterly, 2010 Jan-Mar; 29 (1): 75-84 CINAHL AN: 2010571386

6. The Magnet journey: opportunities for librarians to partner with nurses. Allen MP; Allison MM; Bandy MM; KenneDy JC; Sherwill-Navarro P; Journal of the Medical Library Association, 2009 Oct; 97 (4): 302-7 CINAHL AN: 2010448138

7. An information technology infrastructure to enable evidence-based nursing practice. Pochciol JM; Warren JI; Nursing Administration Quarterly, 2009 Oct-Dec; 33 (4): 317-24 CINAHL AN: 2010435221

8. Networking with clinical nurses: fusing Magnet and organizational missions. Wickline M; National Network, 2009 Jul; 34 (1): 8-9 CINAHL AN: 2010580315

9. In an emergency--call the clinical librarian!. Coats TJ; Sutton S; Vorwerk C; Cooke MW; Emergency Medicine Journal, 2009 May; 26 (5): 321-3 CINAHL AN: 2010358158

10. Promoting research in clinical practice: strategies for implementing research initiatives [corrected] [published erratum appears in J TRAUMA NURS 2009 Jul-Sep;16(3):168]. Kleinpell RM; Journal of Trauma Nursing, 2009 Apr-Jun; 16 (2): 114-9 CINAHL AN: 2010325840

11. Nursing practice, knowledge, attitudes and perceived barriers to evidence-based practice at an academic medical center. Brown CE; Wickline MA; Ecoff L; Glaser D; Journal of Advanced Nursing, 2009 Feb; 65 (2): 371-81 CINAHL AN: 2010177698

12. Knowledge-based information to improve the quality of patient care. Garcia JL; Wells KK; Journal for Healthcare Quality: Promoting Excellence in Healthcare, 2009 Jan-Feb; 31 (1): 30-5 CINAHL AN: 2010201141

13. Nurses working with librarians. Hallyburton A; St. John B; Billings DM; Kowalski K; Journal of Continuing Education in Nursing, 2009 Jan; 40 (1): 16-7 CINAHL AN: 2010172054

14. Magnet again! Librarian's role in research collaboration to maintain magnet status. Schwartz LM; Iobst BJ; Journal of Hospital Librarianship, 2008; 8 (1): 72-81 CINAHL AN: 2009936018

15. Swimming with nurses: the hospital librarian Magnet perspective. Rourke D; National Network, 2008 Jan; 32 (3): 11 CINAHL AN: 2010060322