Maryam Shamsaee|Parvin Mangolian Shahrbabaki|Leila Ahmadian|Jamileh Farokhzadian|Farhad Fatehi
Assessing the effect of virtual education on information literacy competency for evidence-based practice among the undergraduate nursing students
Kerman University of Medical Sciences|Kerman University of Medical Sciences|Kerman University of Medical Sciences|Kerman University of Medical Sciences|Monash University|University of Queensland
abstract background information literacy competency one requirements implement evidencebased practice ebp nursing necessary pay attention curricular development use new educational methods virtual education strengthen information literacy competency nursing students given scarcity studies effectiveness virtual education nursing particularly iran positive university atmosphere regarding use virtual education study investigated effect virtual education undergraduate nursing students information literacy competency ebp methods interventional study performed two groups intervention control pretest posttest design seventynine nursing students selected assigned intervention control groups random sampling virtual education information literacy uploaded website form six modules delivered four weeks questionnaires demographic information information literacy ebp used collect data one month virtual education results results showed significant difference control intervention groups dimensions information literacy competency pretest stage posttest virtual education improved dimensions information seeking skills 314 p 0002 knowledge search operators 3984 p 0001 intervention groups compared control group virtual education significant effect use different information resources development search strategy assessing frequency selecting appropriate search statement intervention group conclusion virtual education significant effect information seeking skills knowledge search operators nursing students nurse educators benefit experiences designing method use virtual education programs nursing schools given lack effectiveness program using different information resources development search strategy nurse educators recommended train information literacy ebp integrating several approaches virtual online offline facetoface education