Information Skills for Nursing Students

Download or read book Information Skills for Nursing Students written by Kay Hutchfield and published by Learning Matters. This book was released on 2010-08-17 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It is essential for nursing students to access current and reliable information to succeed in academic assignments and nursing practice, yet there are increasingly diverse information sources available, which can raise questions about the authenticity and reliability of information provided. This book presents a practical and clear guide to mastering information skills. It shows the reader how to effectively plan and implement a search for information and make judgements on the quality of the sources found. It also gives strategies for storage and retrieval of information, helping nurses to maximise the time they have available for keeping up to date.