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Embedding into the Nursing Community on an Academic Health Center Campus
Roy Brown, MLIS, AHIP Research & Education Librarian
Tompkins-McCaw Library for the Health Sciences
Objective
To describe and evaluate the process by which a librarian became embedded into the nursing community on an academic health sciences center campus.
Virginia Commonwealth University
• Located in Richmond, VA• Urban/Research University
– $262 million in sponsored research (FY ‘14)
– VCU Center for Clinical & Translational Research
• ~ 31,000 Students• Composed of Two Campuses
– Monroe Park– Medical College of Virginia
(MCV)
MCV Campus
VCU Health System (VCUHS)o 1,125 Bed Hospital o Level 1 Trauma Center o ANCC Magnet Designated Facilityo ~ 1900 nurses
5 Professional Schoolso Medicineo Nursingo Dentistryo Pharmacyo Allied Health
~ 4000 Students
VCU School of Nursing
• ~ 900 Students• ~ 100 Faculty and Staff • BSN, MSN & PhD. Degrees Offered • Online & On-Campus Courses • Bio-behavioral Research Focus
– Top Tier of NIH Funded Nursing Schools• Faculty involved with Interprofessional
Education/Collaboration Grants & Activities
Liaison / Being Embedded • Embedded Librarian – Liaison who not only is
the point of contact for members of a school or department, but also becomes a part of the workflow.
• Liaison– Librarian who is the primary
point of contact for faculty, staff and students for a particular school or department.
– VCU: Liaison Program since 1994
Liaison EmbeddedTransition
SON: Number Served & Sessions
2007-2008 2008-2009 2009-20100
100
200
300
400
500
600
700
800657
508
754
4480 71
Number Served (SON) Number of Sessions (SON)
VCUHS: Number Served & Sessions
2007-2008 2008-2009 2009-20100
50
100
150
200
250
300
105
158
276
1219
37
Number Served (VCUHS - Nurses) Number of Sessions (VCUHS - Nurses)
Key Methods Taken to Become Embedded
• Adjusted my work schedule to match the group I was serving
• Responded to questions quickly and demonstrated reliability
• Identified gatekeepers and key stakeholders • Identified needs and responded without being asked• Set up citation alerts and alerted faculty when their
work is cited
Other Methods Taken to Become Embedded
• Kept regular office hours in the School of Nursing• Served on curriculum and other committees • Sent welcome letters to new faculty with follow
up • Established a blog for the school• Sent out regular emails about Library news,
resources and articles of interest • Stayed current with nursing literature and trends
Difference In Approaches
VCUHS Nurses
• Evidence Based Practice • Performance Improvement• Research
VCU School of Nursing
• Information Literacy • Database Searching • Evidence Based Practice • Research
Difference – Focus of Effort
Focus on the Bedside Needs Focus on the Student Needs
SON: Number Served & Sessions
2007-2008 2008-2009 2009-2010 2010-2011 2011-2012 2012-20130
500
1000
1500
2000
2500
657508
754
1729
2096
1723
44 80 71233
392 355
Number Served Number of Sessions
SON: Faculty/Staff & Students Served
2007-2008 2008-2009 2009-2010 2010-2011 2011-2012 2012-20130
50
100
150
200
250
300
350
400
44
8071
233
392355
4
46
63
157
168
14
6150
146
257
157
Number of Sessions Fac/Staff Students
VCUHS: Number Served & Sessions
2007-2008 2008-2009 2009-2010 2010-2011 2011-2012 2012-20130
100
200
300
400
500
600
105158
276
396 393
572
12 19 3776
97
163
Number Served Number of Sessions
School of Nursing – Signs of Success
• Appointed as Affiliate Faculty Member of VCU SON• Teach section in nursing class with grading responsibilities• Worked on Applications for Grants
– 1 P30 Grant – 3 RO1 Grants– 1 AHRQ Grant
• Co-Authored Paper with Faculty Member • Co-Authored Paper Presentation at Nursing Conference • Participated in 3 Systematic Reviews (All in Process) with Faculty
VCUHS – Signs of Success
• Asked to be a member of three hospital committees • Involved with Magnet Reaccreditation • Part of hospital task force that is creating EBP
competencies for nurses • Hospital adopted “Search Process Checklist” as part of
EBP tools • Teaching faculty in the VCUHS Nurse Residency Program• Teaching Faculty for the Virginia Nursing Leadership
Institute
Deb Zimmermann, DNP, RN, NEA-BC, FAANChief Nursing Officer and Vice President Patient Care Services
VCU Health System
Challenges / Questions• Challenges to sustainability?– Liaison Work is Relationship Based– Time Commitments – Teams: How do you divide up work?
• To what degree is the success a product of my efforts or something else?– Environment of VCU– Management (Library & Outside of Library)
Time Spent
2007-2008 2008-2009 2009-2010 2010-2011 2011-2012 2012-20130
100
200
300
400
500
600
700
87.75 116.5 123.85
420.75
662.45622
62.25 89.5 95.35
298
483.6
385.6
25.5 27 28.5
122.75
178.85 236.4
Total Time Time Spent (Hrs.) - SON Time Spent (Hrs)- VCUHS
Thank You
Roy Brown Research & Education Librarian
Tompkins-McCaw Library for the Health Sciences
Email: rebrown2@vcu.edu
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