Evaluating the impact of clinical librarians on clinical questions during inpatient rounds.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The investigation sought to determine the effects of a clinical librarian (CL) on inpatient team clinical questioning quality and quantity, learner self-reported literature searching skills, and use of evidence-based medicine (EBM).

Methods

Clinical questioning was observed over 50 days of inpatient pediatric and internal medicine attending rounds. A CL was present for 25 days and absent for 25 days. Questioning was compared between groups. Question quality was assessed by a blinded evaluator, who used a rubric adapted from the Fresno Test of Competence in Evidence-Based Medicine. Team members were surveyed to assess perceived impacts of the CL on rounds.

Results

Rounds with a CL (CLR) were associated with significantly increased median number of questions a

SUBMITTER: Brian R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5886500 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature