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Saturday, 22 July 2006
This presentation is part of : Implementing EBP in an Educational Setting: A Team Approach
Developing a Model for EBP Online Search
Leslee Shell, MSL, Fletcher Library, Arizona State University, Phoenix, AZ, USA, Ellen Fineout-Overholt, PhD, RN, College of Nursing, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, USA, and Sheila Hofstetter, MLS, AHIP, Noble Science and Engineering Library, Arizona State University at the Tempe Campus, Tempe, AZ, USA.
The online search for the best evidence in the systematic review can be a challenge for nurses and other health care professionals. Difficult searching techniques, lack of consistency in a systematic approach to addressing all search elements, and a lack of a clear system for the organization, dissemination and documentation of findings are commonly described problems for those engaged in an exhaustive literature review.

Academic librarians performing mediated searching for a team of nurses modeled a systematic search sequence based on the PICO question and the best levels of evidence hierarchy. To facilitate the team’s strategic need to share citations and articles across three campuses, searchers explored several options, but ultimately selected a web based citation management tool. Moreover, librarians devised a naming convention for citation management folders that reflected the search strategy and elements specified by The Cochrane Collaboration. Team members referred to these documents for quick access in team discussions, writing reviews and grants, and defending their proposal and research topic. Librarians respond with timely and "on the spot" innovations to resolve a wide range of complex and interrelated issues arising from the unique mix of information challenges inherent in the evidence based practice research model.

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