An analysis of nursing citations and disciplinary characteristics in 79 articles that represent excellence in nursing publication.

Development of the knowledge base for a profession depends on research and scholarship that builds on the insights and work of scholars within the discipline and is disseminated through the literature. The purpose of this study was to examine a unique collection of 79 articles selected by editors as representative of their nursing journals. Articles were assessed for congruence with long-standing values and conceptual definitions of nursing, and the extent to which they built on prior literature published in nursing.

Diabetes Self-Management Education and Self-Efficacy Among African American Women Living With Type 2 Diabetes in Rural Primary Care.

African American women suffer the highest prevalence of type 2 diabetes (T2D). Self-efficacy is important for optimal diabetes self-management (DSM). To evaluate DSM by comparing pre- and postintervention responses to a diabetes self-efficacy scale.

The Nursing Informatician's Role in Mediating Technology Related Health Literacies.

The advent of computer based technology and the internet have not changed nurses' responsibility for patient education; but they are rapidly changing what we teach and how we teach. The challenge for nursing informaticians is to create innovative patient education models and applications with the goal of achieving literate, engaged, empowered and informed patients as well as preparing health professionals to maximize the advantages offered by digital media and other new technology based tools. This paper explores the interrelationship of basic literacy, health literacy and technology related literacies that provide the foundation for achieving these goals.

Developing an Information Literacy Workshop to Foster Evidence-Based Practice Among Nurse Practitioner Students.

The increased autonomy and responsibility associated with the nurse practitioner (NP) role compounded with the plethora of electronic health information requires advanced practice registered nursing (APRN) students to possess information literacy (IL) skills associated with identifying, locating, and evaluating the quality of health-related literature (Majid, Chaudhry, & Xue, 2008). Without the proper IL skills needed to select high-quality clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) for decision making when developing treatment plans, NP students will be ill-equipped to perform evidence-based practice (EBP) during their clinical practicum experiences. The incorporation of IL skills training in NP educational programs is paramount for the actualization of EBP in clinical nursing (Majid et al.

Using Mobile Technologies to Access Evidence-Based Resources: A Rural Health Clinic Experience.

This study describes the feasibility and usability of a mobile device and selected electronic evidence-based information programs used to support clinical decision making in a rural health clinic. The study focused on nurses' perceptions on when they needed more information, where they sought information, what made them feel comfortable about the information they found, and rules and guidelines they used to determine if the information should be used in patient care. ATLAS.