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‘Making a Difference’ to nurse education : the impact on HE libraries
This paper reports on a study commissioned by the University Health
Sciences Librarians group seeking to investigate the impact on HE libraries
serving nurses of the new curriculum based upon the government’s
‘Making a Difference’ strategy for nurse education and the responses that
libraries are making to it. The main areas of ‘Making a Difference’ likely to
be relevant to libraries and information services were identified as
increasing access to information and communication technologies (ICT);
increasing workforce; more flexibility in approach with part-time study and
step-on, step-off study modes; longer placements; lifelong learning;
continuing professional development; and evidence-based practice.
Questionnaires were e-mailed to library and information service
personnel at higher education (HE) institutions offering pre-registration
nursing courses. Survey respondents describe how ‘Making a Difference’
has affected their services in relation to curriculum planning; increased
student numbers; academic staff and student attitudes; user education; and
increased student time on placement. As a result of their responses,
recommendations are made including increasing involvement of LIS staff
in curriculum development; emphasis on IT skills of student nurses;
integration of library user education into nurse education programmes; and
liaison between HE and National Health Service (NHS) library staff