Providing Health Sciences Services in a Joint-Use Distributed Learning Library System: An Organizational Case Study.

The purpose of this organizational case study is to describe the complexities librarians face when serving a multi-campus institution that supports both a joint-use library and expanding health sciences academic partnerships. In a system without a centralized health science library administration, liaison librarians are identifying dispersed programs and user groups and collaborating to define their unique service and outreach needs within a larger land-grant university. Using a team-based approach, health sciences librarians are communicating to integrate research and teaching support, systems differences across dispersed campuses, and future needs of a new community-based medical program.

Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner Training: A Review of Literature and Implication for Nursing Education and Service to Rural Communities.

ABSTRACT: Sexual assault nurse examiners (SANEs) play a critical role in providing quality care to patients who have experienced sexual violence. Recent national legislative initiatives have been launched both to better explore state-specific needs in regard to training SANE nurses as well as pilot programs that will establish evidence-based methods of expanding SANE training to remote, rural, and underserved communities.A scoping literature review was conducted to identify best practices in SANE training as well as implications for delivering this education to rural and underserved communities. This review analyzed the scientific strengths and weaknesses of existing research, provided an overview of findings within the literature, and identified areas where further research could be directed to inform local, state, and national strategy on SANE education.Blended learning programs that pair online education with simulated clinical experiences are promising alternatives to the traditional classroom experience; however, more research is needed to know how to enhance retention and engagement of nurses utilizing these methods to obtain preliminary SANE training.

Academic and Community-Engaged Approach to Integrating Open Educational Resources in Population Health Course.

BACKGROUND: Open educational resources (OERs) increase access to high-quality academic learning materials and promote affordable education in nursing. PROBLEM: Integrating OERs into existing nursing courses can be arduous for faculty. APPROACH: An academic and community-engaged approach involved faculty, university librarians, and community stakeholders. Community leaders and population health experts helped identify OERs for a population health theory course. OUTCOMES: Community stakeholders identified potential OERs, and university librarians assisted faculty in evaluating the OERs for quality. CONCLUSIONS: Findings illustrate the value of faculty engaging with community stakeholders to help identify OERs and with university librarians to evaluate the OERs to ensure that the information presented is relevant and applicable to course objectives.