Resource Portfolios for Physicians and Nurses
What do portfolios filled with handouts and cow stress toys have in common?
They are both being used in a promotional campaign to raise awareness of library-sponsored resources and evidence-based nursing practice research at Vassar Brothers Medical Center. Utilizing the Micro-Award Grant funding from NN/LM-MAR, portfolios have been purchased and filled with handouts advertising library services, full text access to e-journals and e-books, evidence-based practice resources, and information about Loansome Doc.
These portfolios will be handed out as part of a brief presentation on library services at medical department meetings, nursing leadership meetings, nursing orientation and other internal forums. One portfolio is designed for the nursing audience and one for the physician audience. Physician briefings will highlight e-resources and Loansome Doc. Nursing presentations will include discussions of nursing evidence-based practice and how to think about the sacred cows of patient care. Nurses who provide suggestions for evidence-based nursing practice research topics will be given a cow stress toy to reinforce the need for such research activity. Door prizes, USB drives for physicians and disposable digital cameras for nurses, will be awarded at the end of each presentation.
Evaluation forms are included in every portfolio for feedback. It is hoped that there will be an increase in the use of library services, especially hits on the library web page and its content, and an increase in the number of Loansome Doc registrants. By putting these resources into the hands of our physicians and nurses we will empower them to look at research as a tool for improved patient care and quality.
Mary Jo Russell, MLS, AHIP- Vassar Brothers Medical Center, Poughkeepsie, NY
