Anne M. Turner|Zoe Stavri|Debra Revere|Rita Altamore
From the ground up: information needs of nurses in a rural public health department in Oregon
University of Washington
objectives research identified assessed information needs resources public health nurses local health departmentmethods semistructured indepth interviews conducted seventeen public health nurses local health department rural oregoninterview transcripts analyzed using constant comparative method assess information nurses sought used workresults public health nurses performed wide variety roles associated tasksmajor themes emerged analyses interview transcripts included 1 differences information needs depending position role 2 colleagues efficient trusted source information 3 limitations existing knowledgebased resources 4 need uptodate pertinent information 5 need personal computers basic communications software expanded internet accessconclusions lack internet access significant barrier use information resources information tools tailored meet needs diverse public health nursing roles facilitate information sharing among colleagues neededlibrarians informaticians assist addressing needs improving organization content interface design commonly used websites