Abstract

More patients are turning to the Internet as as source of health information. Nurses occupy the frontline of healthcare and must have information literacy (IL) competencies to guide themselves and their patients to the correct and appropriate health information on the Internet. Within magnet hospitals, which are exemplars for excellent nursing practice, there is an increased emphasis on evidence based practice and research, which requires IL. Exploring IL at magnet hospitals was reasonable considering such competence is promoted. Previous research indicates that nurses lack IL competencies which are necessary to inform their patients and impact healthcare but many studies rely on self-report measures. The purpose of this research study was to objectively measure the information literacy competencies of registered nurses at magnet hospitals, specifically their competencies in accessing and evaluating electronic health information, self-perception of information literacy, reliance on browsing the Internet for health information (versus libraries), and the relationship among these competencies.

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This dissertation has also been disseminated through the ProQuest Dissertations and Theses database. Dissertation/thesis number: 3530282; ProQuest document ID: 1095534594. The author still retains copyright.

Author Details

Kimberly Dawn Belcik, PhD, BSN, BS

Sigma Membership

Chi Psi

Type

Dissertation

Format Type

Text-based Document

Study Design/Type

Other

Research Approach

Quantitative Research

Keywords:

Magnet Hospitals, Information Literacy, Competencies

Advisor

Patricia Carter

Second Advisor

Gayle J. Acton

Third Advisor

Heather Becker

Fourth Advisor

Alexandra Garcia

Degree

PhD

Degree Grantor

The University of Texas at Austin

Degree Year

2011

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Review Type

None: Degree-based Submission

Acquisition

Proxy-submission

Date of Issue

2017-03-01

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