Information Needs Assessment for K-12 School Nurses in Rural Eastern Washington State

KATHRYN ANNE VELA

doi:10.1080/02763869.2017.1369287

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Information Needs Assessment for K-12 School Nurses in Rural Eastern Washington State

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Information Needs Assessment for K-12 School Nurses in Rural Eastern Washington State

KATHRYN ANNE VELA

Medical reference services quarterly., Vol.36(4), pp.377-390

2017

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/02763869.2017.1369287

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Abstract

School nurses

Information needs

Information-seeking behavior

Rural communities

Outreach

School nurses are an often-overlooked population of health care professionals who have great importance in rural communities where access to health care is limited. In order to better serve school nurses in rural eastern Washington, an assessment was conducted to determine their information needs, behaviors, and perceptions. Results indicated that this population of school nurses search for multiple types of health information on a daily basis and navigate obstacles to information access using a variety of resources. While largely confident in their searching ability, they are open to learning more about how to find reliable health information to support their daily responsibilities. These results will guide the development of a workshop for school nurses about using reliable health information resources to improve health care in their rural communities.

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Title: Information Needs Assessment for K-12 School Nurses in Rural Eastern Washington State
Creators: KATHRYN ANNE VELA (Author) - Washington State University, UNKNOWN
Publication Details: Medical reference services quarterly., Vol.36(4), pp.377-390
Academic Unit: Libraries
Identifiers: 99900502506001842
Copyright: In copyright ; openAccess ; http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ ; http://purl.org/eprint/accessRights/OpenAccess
Language: English
Resource Type: Preprint