Carter-Templeton Heather
The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487, USA.
Comput Inform Nurs. 2013 Apr;31(4):167-75; quiz 176-7. doi: 10.1097/NXN.0b013e3182812ef6.
Limited discussion in nursing literature exists regarding how nurses appraise information. In the absence of information appraisal skills, nurses cannot safely and effectively apply evidence in practice. The research study used an interpretive description design to define and describe the process of information appraisal in the clinical setting. This study represented a sample of 44 RNs employed at a medical center in the Southeastern US. Based on the descriptions offered by participants, information appraisal contains three dimensions: gathering, analysis, and application. In addition, nurses perform information appraisal by way of an unspoken algorithm, incorporating two major decision points: first situational urgency, then familiarity with information sources. In most cases, the trusted resource served as a proxy for evaluating the information that was provided by the resource. Findings suggest that information appraisal is described in a number of ways by nurses, resulting in an unclear definition for the process. Understanding the perceptions of this sample has given insight into how nurses describe and perform information evaluation. Knowledge gained from this study may be used by nurse educators in the academic and clinical setting as they work to deliver relevant information that facilitates providing the highest-quality care.
护理文献中关于护士如何评估信息的讨论有限。缺乏信息评估技能，护士就无法在实践中安全有效地应用证据。该研究采用解释性描述设计来定义和描述临床环境中信息评估的过程。这项研究抽取了美国东南部一家医疗中心的44名注册护士作为样本。根据参与者提供的描述，信息评估包括三个维度：收集、分析和应用。此外，护士通过一种潜在的算法进行信息评估，其中包含两个主要决策点：首先是情况的紧迫性，然后是对信息来源的熟悉程度。在大多数情况下，可信赖的资源被用作评估该资源提供的信息的替代物。研究结果表明，护士对信息评估有多种描述方式，导致该过程的定义不明确。了解这个样本的看法有助于洞察护士如何描述和进行信息评估。护士教育工作者在学术和临床环境中致力于提供有助于提供最高质量护理的相关信息时，可利用从这项研究中获得的知识。
