This 3 week, 4 credit-hour self-paced online class is designed for library staff who support, or want to support, nursing and allied health professionals with resources from the National Library of Medicine (NLM). This class provides an introduction to the professions of nursing and allied health and explores NLM databases used by health professionals such as PubMed, LactMed, MedlinePlus and DailyMed. Expect to spend about 4 hours learning in this class.
Agenda
Module 1
Reading - Introduction to Nursing and Allied Health
Forum discussion
Module 2
Reading - NLM Resources for Nursing and Allied Health
Tutorial - Using PubMed in Evidence-Based Practice
Module 3
Final Activity - Explore 3 NLM resources for drug information.
After taking this 3-week online Moodle course, librarians providing information services to nurses and allied health professionals will be able to:
Connect user needs to NLM resources when asked a reference question from a member of the nursing or allied health population.
3 week online course totaling 4 credit hours