Exploring the contribution of the Clinical Librarian to facilitating evidence-based nursing

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 621-629

  Tod, Angela M ^a   Bond, Beverly ^b   Leonard, Niamh ^a   Gilsenan, Irene J ^a   Palfreyman, Simon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b SHEFFIELD TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Action research; Case study research; Clinical Librarian; Evidence based practice; Nurses; Nursing

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; INTERVIEW; LIBRARIAN; LIBRARY; MANPOWER; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; NURSING; UNITED KINGDOM;

EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; GREAT BRITAIN; INTERVIEWS; LIBRARIANS; LIBRARIES, MEDICAL; NURSING; STATE MEDICINE;

EID: 34047156112     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: 13652702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2006.01726.x     Document Type: Article

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