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Relationship between information-seeking behavior and innovative behavior in Chinese nursing students
Zhuqing Zhong1, Dehua Hu2, Feng Zheng3
1Department of Nursing, Third Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan Province, China; Key Laboratory of Medical Information Research, College of Hunan Province, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan Province, China.
Nurse Education Today
|February 7, 2018
Summary
Nursing students’ information-seeking behavior positively impacts their innovative behavior. Enhancing information literacy, especially utilization and retrieval skills, is crucial for nursing education.
Area of Science:
- Nursing Education
- Information Science
- Behavioral Science
Background:
- Information literacy is fundamental to scientific literacy and innovation in the information age.
- Understanding the link between information-seeking and innovative behaviors in nursing students is vital for educational development.
- This relationship has been underexplored in the nursing academic community.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate the correlation between information-seeking behavior and innovative behavior among nursing students.
- To identify specific dimensions of information-seeking behavior that influence innovative behavior.
Main Methods:
- A cross-sectional survey was conducted among nursing students from two universities in Hunan Province, China.
- Validated scales for information-seeking behavior and innovative behavior were administered.
- Data from 1247 nursing students were analyzed.
Main Results:
- A significant positive correlation was found between overall information-seeking behavior and innovative behavior (r=0.63, P<.01).
- Higher academic levels (undergraduate and postgraduate) demonstrated superior information-seeking and innovative behaviors compared to junior college students.
- Information utilization emerged as the strongest predictor of innovative behavior.
Conclusions:
- Information-seeking behavior is a significant positive correlate of innovative behavior in nursing students.
- Information literacy education should be integrated into nursing curricula, focusing on information utilization, retrieval, and assessment.
- Strengthening these skills can foster greater innovation within the nursing profession.
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