Increasing rural nurses' awareness of a statewide health information resource: an educational outreach initiative.

ABSTRACT:

Background

HEALWA is an online library of evidence-based health information resources that are available to Washington state health practitioners. To increase awareness and use of HEALWA among health practitioners in rural areas, the National Network of Libraries of Medicine Pacific Northwest Region and Washington State University Spokane co-funded an outreach librarian position to provide instruction on using HEALWA.

Case presentation

After attempts at frequent in-person workshops failed due to lack of attendance, a one-hour-long webinar targeted at rural nurses was developed to be delivered once a month. These webinars introduced participating health professionals to HEALWA, including how to set up their access and how to navigate the resource. To accommodate the busy sche

SUBMITTER: Vela K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6466490 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature