ICT Literacy in Nursing Education

Compiled by Lesley Farmer, California State University Long Beach

This bibliography focuses on ICT literacy as it is implemented in United States nursing education.   
 

GENERAL:

• Association of College & Research Libraries. (2013). Information literacy standards for nursing. http://www.ala.org/acrl/standards/nursing The standards include subject-specific outcomes indicators and supporting resources 
• ACRL information literacy in nursing wiki: https://acrl.libguides.com/c.php?g=1190641&p=8708500 Links include associations, curriculum, articles, presentations, teaching materials, and standards 
• Informatics competencies for every practicing nurse: Recommendations from the TIGER collaborative. https://www.tigersummit.com/uploads/3.Tiger.Report_Competencies_final.pdf 
• National Commission for Health Education Credentialing. (2015). Areas of Responsibilities, Competencies, and Sub-competencies for Health Education Specialists. http://www.nchec.org/assets/2251/hespa_competencies_and_sub-competencies.pdf
• National Health Education Standards. https://www.cdc.gov/healthyschools/sher/standards/index.htm

MERLOT LINKS:

Key terms: Health sciences, Nursing, Nursing education, Internal medicine. Note that digital literacy applies to the various tools that nurses use, such as ECG.  Likewise, information literacy applies to nursing vocabulary, analyzing diagnostic data, etc. 

Health Sciences Community: https://www.merlot.org/merlot/HealthSciences.htm

MERLOT Open Education Resources for Nursing https://csuoern.merlot.org/

LIBGUIDES:

• https://libguides.auburn.edu/subject/nursing Auburn University library instruction tutorial for graduate nursing students
• http://guides.lib.uiowa.edu/nursing University of Iowa guide on finding nursing articles an evidence
• http://guides.lib.unc.edu/nursing University of North Carolina Chapel Hill guide to finding nursing and evidence-base practice databases and other resources
• http://guides.mclibrary.duke.edu/nursing Duke University nursing tools: finding resources, citation help, and reference management
• http://libguides.sonoma.edu/nursing Sonoma State University guide to nursing research resources, including evidence-based practice, literature reviews, annotated bibliographies, other tools, and presentation tips
• http://libguides.csuchico.edu/nursing_dg Chico State University nursing research guide, including database tutorials, mental measurement tools, evidence-based information, and search tips
• https://researchguides.library.wisc.edu/sb.php?subject_id=37852 University of Wisconsin-Madison guide to evidence-based resources, study designs, research help, multimedia, nursing informatics, and publishing 
• http://guides.library.bloomu.edu/nursing  Bloomsburg University American Nurses Association Research Toolkit

OTHER DIGITAL RESOURCES:

• http://www.ehealthstrategies.com/ehs_pg2b.htm Knowledge and resources on information and communication technologies for health and healthcare
•  https://www.nursingworld.org/~4afdfd/globalassets/practiceandpolicy/innovation--evidence/framework-for-how-to-read-and-critique-a-research-study.pdf American Nurses Association framework for how to read and critique a research study

ARTICLES:

• Argüelles, C. (2016). Curriculum-integrated information literacy (CIIL) in a community college nursing program: A practical model. Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 40(11), 942–953.
• Bernstein, M., Roney, L., Kazer, M., & Boquet, E. H. (2020). Librarians collaborate successfully with nursing faculty and a writing centre to support nursing students doing professional doctorates. Health Information & Libraries Journal, 37(3), 240–244. https://doi-org.csulb.idm.oclc.org/10.1111/hir.12327 
• Boger, T., et al. (2016). An assessment of library instruction: its influence on search behaviour of first- and third-year students. Journal of Information Literacy, 10(2), 64-77. http://dx.doi.org/10.11645/10.2.2135
• Button, D., Harrington, A., & Belan, I. (2013). E-learning & information communication technology (ICT) in nursing education: A review of the literature. Nursing Today, 34(10). https://www.researchgate.net/publication/240308314_E-learning__information_communication_technology_(ICT)_in_nursing_education_A_review_of_the_literature  
• Cantwell, L. P., McGowan, B. S., Planchon Wolf, J., Slebodnik, M., Conklin, J. L., McCarthy, S., & Raszewski, R. (2021). Building a cridge: A review of information literacy in nursing education. Journal of Nursing Education, 60(8), 431–436. https://doi-org.csulb.idm.oclc.org/10.3928/01484834-20210722-03
  
• Carter-Templeton, H., Patterson, R., & Mackey, S. (20140. Nursing faculty and student experiences with information literacy: A pilot study. Journal of Nursing Education and Practice, 4(10), 208-217. http://www.sciedu.ca/journal/index.php/jnep/article/download/2985/2229   
• Costello, E., et al. (2014). Information and communication technology to facilitate learning for students in the health professions: Current uses, gaps and future directions. Online Learning Journal, 18(4). http://olj.onlinelearningconsortium.org/index.php/olj/article/view/512   
• Darvish, A., Bahramnezhad, F., Keyhamian, S., & Navidham, M. (2014). The role of nursing informatics on promoting quality health care and the need for appropriate education. Global Journal of Health Science, 6(6), 11-18. http://dx.doi.org/10.5539/gjhs.v6n6p11  
• Franzen, S. R., & Sharkey, J. (2021). Impact of embedded librarianship on undergraduate nursing students’ information skills. Journal of the Medical Library Association, 109(2), 311–316. https://doi-org.csulb.idm.oclc.org/10.5195/jmla.2021.913 
• Frederick, J., & Van Gelderen, S. (2021). Revolutionizing simulation education With smart glass technology. Clinical Simulation in Nursing, 52, 43–49. https://doi-org.csulb.idm.oclc.org/10.1016/j.ecns.2020.12.007  
• Godsey, J. (2015). Towards an informatics competent nursing profession: Validation of the self-assessment of nursing informatics competency scale before and after online informatics training.  Doctoral dissertation, University of Hawaii. http://media.proquest.com/media/pq/classic/doc/3814480881/fmt/ai/rep/NPDF?_s=cHZu877f95He7A2cTsZfVxTdvQ8=
  
• Grant, J., Robinson, T., & Laver, S. (2022). Are we there yet? A scoping review of factors that increase academic research capacity in schools of nursing and midwifery. Nurse Education in Practice, 63. https://doi-org.csulb.idm.oclc.org/10.1016/j.nepr.2022.103355
  
• Henry, N., Lynn, V., Lysiak, L., & Sutterlin, J. (2016). A standardized self-paced nursing library course: Providing consistent instruction. College & Research Libraries News, 77(5), 243-248.   
• Liou, S., Yu, W., Tsai, H., & Cheng, C. (2015). Teaching information literacy in nursing using blended learning pedagogy. Creative Education, 6, 1446-1455.   
• O’Connor, S., Zhang, M., Honey, M., & Lee, J. J. (2021). Digital professionalism on social media: A narrative review of the medical, nursing, and allied health education literature. International Journal of Medical Informatics, 153. https://doi-org.csulb.idm.oclc.org/10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2021.104514
• Olson, D., Bates, S., Yarbrough, S., Westall, S., Keely Carroll Denis, M., & Barnett, M. (2023). Information literacy curriculum mapping in the health sciences. https://commons.und.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1006&context=smhs-lp
  
• Perry, H. (2017). Information Literacy in the Sciences: Faculty Perception of Undergraduate Student Skill. College & Research Libraries, 78(7), 964. doi:https://doi.org/10.5860/crl.78.7.964
• Pinheiro Bezerra, I. M. (2020). State of the art of nursing education and the challenges to use remote technologies in the time of corona virus pandemic. Revista Brasileira de Crescimento e Desenvolvimento Humano, 30(1), 141–147.
• Pleshkan, V., & Singarella, I. (2022). Advancing nursing students’ transition to scholarship: Embedding a librarian into the Advanced Nursing Research course. Journal of the Medical Library Association, 110(2), 228–232. https://doi-org.csulb.idm.oclc.org/10.5195/jmla.2022.1227 
• Schmitt, T., Sims-Giddens, S., & Booth, R. (2012). Social media use in nursing education. The Online Journal of Issues in Nursing, 17(12). http://nursingworld.org/MainMenuCategories/ANAMarketplace/ANAPeriodicals/OJIN/TableofContents/Vol-17-2012/No3-Sept-2012/Social-Media-in-Nursing-Education.html 
• Schuelke, S. A., Davis, K., & Barnason, S. (2022). Implementing immersive virtual reality into a nursing curriculum. Innovations in Health Sciences Education Journal, 1(1), 2. https://digitalcommons.unmc.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1001&context=ihsej   
• Strombaugh, A, et al. (2013). Using lesson study to integrate information literacy through the curriculum. Nurse Educator, 38(4), 173-177.   
• Turnbull, B., Royal, B., & Purnell, M. (2011). Using and interdisciplinary partnership to develop nursing students’ information literacy skills: An evaluation. Contemporary Nurse, 38(1-2), 122-129.   
• Weaver, R., Salamonson, Y., Koch, J., & Jackson, D. (2013). Nursing on television: student perceptions of television's role in public image, recruitment and education. Journal of advanced nursing, 69(12), 2635-2643. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23566250   
• Webb, L. et al. (2017). The utility and impact of information communication technology (ICT) for pre-registration nurse education. Nurse Education Today, 48, 160-171.
• Wilkinson, A., Robert, J., & While, A. (2013). Nursing students’ use of technology enhanced learning: A longitudinal study. Journal of Nursing Education and Practice, 3(5), 102-115. http://dx.doi.org/10.5430/jnep.v3n5p102
  

LEARNING ACTIVITIES IDEA STARTERS:

• Ask students to create a timeline of a nursing concept (e.g., theories about pregnancy, disease; training). 
• Ask students to use drawing or image editing software to create an ideal nursing care environment, noting the focus of the facility and reasoning for the design. 
• Ask students to compare nursing practices around the world. 
• Ask students to research the cultural connotation of nursing in different cultures. 
• Ask students to research historical or cultural influences of nursing. 
• Ask students to research intellectual property law (both copyright and patents/trademarks) as it applies to nursing. 
• Ask students to interview personnel in different jobs affiliated with nursing. 
• Ask students to compare the same job across different organizations, and within the same organization. Ask students to research career ladders in nursing. 
• Ask students to research the total cost of a medical procedure, including facilities (e.g., utilities, maintenance), equipment (e.g., selection and purchase, training, maintenance, storage), supplies (e.g., ordering, processing, use, disposal), food (selection and purchase, storage, preparation, dissemination, clean-up and disposal), personnel (e.g., labor, training, scheduling), administration (e.g., insurance, accounting, processing). 
• Ask students to research the same topic in two database aggregators (e.g., CINAHL, PubMed, MEDLINE), and compare the process and results. 
• Ask students to analyze the representation of nursing in movies (see http://mariancollege.edu/blog/movies-every-nursing-student-see/).
• Ask students to research the impact of technology on nursing and nursing education. 
• Ask students to create an infographic about a nursing topic. 
• Ask students to create a public service announcement that is related to a nursing topic (e.g., health practice, baby care, stroke identification). 
• Ask students to create a virtual museum exhibit about an aspect of nursing. 
• Ask students to create a graphic novel about some aspect of nursing, such as patient-nursing relationships. 
• Ask students to research how nursing has impacted wars. 
• Ask students to investigate the impact of nursing in U.S. history using primary sources (e.g., the Library of Congress’s American Memory collections: http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/index.html)
• Ask students to research the impact (social, economic, environmental) of some nursing practice. 
• Ask students to take photos of a nursing concept, and annotate them in terms of locale, evidence of the concept, and implications.