Welcome to the Nursing Students' Guide. This guide has been developed to consolidate many of the resources and tools that the Welch Library offers to nursing students in one convenient location.
Searching the literature – Johns Hopkins Evidence-Based Practice (JHNEBP) model, PICO practice questions, finding evidence in databases, other ways to find evidence, nursing journals.
Clinical Reference Tools – drug tools/clinical calculators, mobile applications, patient education
Citation Management – What are citation managers, and how can they help?
Link to Tests and Measures Guide – how to identify and locate validated tools for research
Health Statistics for Nursing – where to look for statistics
NCLEX and Other Certifications – NCLEX practice resources, question banks for other certifications
Life After Hopkins – what do you still have access to after graduation, and what other resources exist
Link to DNP Searching Evidence Assignment Research Guide – link to a guide with detailed steps on searching PubMed, translating that search into other databases, common search concepts, and much more
Scholarly Publishing for Nursing- publishing options, choosing a journal, publisher contracts, writing resources, writing accountability groups
There are several informationists at the Welch Library who can assist you. You can find them by typing nursing in the Find Your Informationist search box on the Informationsts page and selecting Nursing Students. You will see a photo and their email address. If you click the photo, you will see more detailed information as well as a link to schedule an appointment.
Information literacy is a fundamental skill required for all nurses at any level of practice. Information literacy includes the ability to determine information needs, locate and access information resources, and then accurately evaluation the information located. It can promote patient health and improve survival outcomes (Wu, et al., 2024)
The American Library Association has released a set of standards for information literacy competency standards in nursing. These standards for nursing are based on the “ACRL Information Competency Standards for Higher Education” with outcomes written specifically to support nursing resources, language, and the value of evidence-based practice.
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