Using Technology to Facilitate Evidence-Based Practice During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Philip D Walker; Catherine H Ivory

doi:10.1016/j.cnur.2022.10.009

Using Technology to Facilitate Evidence-Based Practice During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Nurs Clin North Am. 2023 Mar;58(1):97-106. doi: 10.1016/j.cnur.2022.10.009. Epub 2022 Nov 3.

Authors

Philip D Walker¹, Catherine H Ivory²

Affiliations

¹ Annette and Irwin Eskind Family Biomedical Library and Learning Center, Vanderbilt University, 2209 Garland Avenue, Nashville, TN 37240, USA.
² Practice Excellence, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, 2611 West End Avenue, Suite 328, Nashville, TN 37203, USA. Electronic address: cathy.ivory@vumc.org.

Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic brought many challenges to the health care workforce. A novel infectious disease, COVID-19 uncovered information gaps that were essential for frontline staff, including nurses, to care for patients and themselves. The authors developed a Web-based solution consisting of saved searches from PubMed on clinically relevant topics specific to nurses' information needs. This article discusses the objectives, development, content, and usage of this Internet resource and also provides tips for hospitals of all sizes to implement similar tools to evidence-based practice during infectious disease outbreaks.

Keywords: COVID-19; Infodemic; Information needs; Information overload; Information seeking behavior; Nursing.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

COVID-19*
Evidence-Based Practice
Health Personnel
Humans
Pandemics
Technology