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The Virginia Henderson International Nursing Library: resource for nurse administrators
1Virginia Henderson International Nursing Library, Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA.
Nursing Administration Quarterly
|April 1, 1997
Summary
This article details the Virginia Henderson International Nursing Library's Registry of Nursing, highlighting informatics and technology. It showcases retrieval methods and other library resources for nursing research.
Area of Science:
- Nursing Informatics
- Health Sciences Information Management
- Library Science
Background:
- The Virginia Henderson International Nursing Library houses a significant knowledge resource: The Registry of Nursing.
- Effective retrieval and utilization of nursing research are crucial for evidence-based practice.
Purpose of the Study:
- To describe The Registry of Nursing, a key component of the Virginia Henderson International Nursing Library.
- To examine informatics issues related to accessing and retrieving nursing research data.
- To explore the interaction of informatics and technology within The Registry and other Library resources.
Main Methods:
- Analysis of informatics challenges in nursing research databases.
- Demonstration of data retrieval from a typical bibliographic database.
- Exemplification of data retrieval from The Registry of Nursing Research using 'case mix' as both a subject heading and research variable.
- Examination of the technological infrastructure supporting The Registry.
Main Results:
- Successful retrieval examples from bibliographic databases and The Registry of Nursing Research are presented.
- The article illustrates the practical application of informatics in accessing nursing research.
- Insights into the technological aspects and other resources of the Virginia Henderson International Nursing Library are provided.
Conclusions:
- The Registry of Nursing is a valuable knowledge resource for nursing research.
- Effective informatics and technology are essential for maximizing the utility of nursing research databases.
- The Virginia Henderson International Nursing Library offers diverse resources to support nursing scholarship.
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