Embedding into the Nursing Community on an Academic Health Center Campus - MAC/MLA 2014 Paper Presentation
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This document outlines the process and impact of embedding a librarian into the nursing community at Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU). It highlights the librarian's integration into faculty workflows, growth in services provided, and collaboration with nursing staff and students. Success indicators include faculty collaboration on research, involvement in committees, and teaching responsibilities within the nursing program.
Embedding into the Nursing Community on an Academic Health Center Campus - MAC/MLA 2014 Paper Presentation
- 1. 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
- 2. Objective To describe and evaluate the process by which a librarian became embedded into the nursing community on an academic health sciences center campus.
- 3. 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)
- 4. MCV Campus VCU Health System (VCUHS) o 1,125 Bed Hospital o Level 1 Trauma Center o ANCC Magnet Designated Facility o ~ 1900 nurses 5 Professional Schools o Medicine o Nursing o Dentistry o Pharmacy o Allied Health ~ 4000 Students
- 5. 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
- 6. 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 Transition Embedded
- 7. SON: Number Served & Sessions 800 700 600 500 400 300 200 100 0 657 508 754 44 80 71 2007-2008 2008-2009 2009-2010 Number Served (SON) Number of Sessions (SON)
- 8. VCUHS: Number Served & Sessions 300 250 200 150 100 50 0 105 158 276 12 19 2007-2008 2008-2009 2009-2010 37 Number Served (VCUHS - Nurses) Number of Sessions (VCUHS - Nurses)
- 9. 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
- 10. 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
- 11. Difference In Approaches Difference – Focus of Effort VCUHS Nurses Focus on the Bedside Needs Focus on the Student Needs • Evidence Based Practice • Performance Improvement • Research VCU School of Nursing • Information Literacy • Database Searching • Evidence Based Practice • Research
- 12. SON: Number Served & Sessions 2500 2000 1500 1000 500 0 657 508 754 1729 2096 1723 44 80 71 233 392 355 2007-2008 2008-2009 2009-2010 2010-2011 2011-2012 2012-2013 Number Served Number of Sessions
- 13. SON: Faculty/Staff & Students Served 400 350 300 250 200 150 100 50 0 44 80 71 233 392 355 4 4 6 63 157 168 14 61 50 146 257 157 2007-2008 2008-2009 2009-2010 2010-2011 2011-2012 2012-2013 Number of Sessions Fac/Staff Students
- 14. VCUHS: Number Served & Sessions 600 500 400 300 200 100 0 105 158 276 396 393 572 12 19 37 76 97 163 2007-2008 2008-2009 2009-2010 2010-2011 2011-2012 2012-2013 Number Served Number of Sessions
- 15. 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
- 16. 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
- 17. Deb Zimmermann, DNP, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN Chief Nursing Officer and Vice President Patient Care Services VCU Health System
- 18. 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)
- 19. Time Spent 700 600 500 400 300 200 100 0 87.75 116.5 123.85 420.75 662.45 622 62.25 89.5 95.35 298 483.6 385.6 25.5 27 28.5 122.75 178.85 236.4 2007-2008 2008-2009 2009-2010 2010-2011 2011-2012 2012-2013 Total Time Time Spent (Hrs.) - SON Time Spent (Hrs)- VCUHS
- 20. Thank You Roy Brown Research & Education Librarian Tompkins-McCaw Library for the Health Sciences Email: rebrown2@vcu.edu