Determining the Information-Seeking Strategies of Registered Nurses in General Hospitals of Jigawa State
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The paper investigates the information-seeking strategies of nurses in Dutse General Hospitals in Jigawa State, Nigeria. The main objective of the study is to determine the information-seeking strategy of registered nurses in the state. A cross-sectional survey research design was adopted. The population of the study comprised all (384) registered nurses in the general hospitals in Jigawa state. Total enumeration technique was used. A questionnaire was used to collect data. Three hundred and eighty-four (384) copies of the questionnaire were administered, and 352 (92%) copies were returned and found useful for analysis. The data collected was analysed using descriptive and inferential statistics on SPSS Software. The finding reveals that the registered nurses rely heavily (74.0%) on their professional colleagues while seeking information. The study also reveals that professional colleagues are the most common information sources used by nurses, followed by e-books, e-journals, newspapers/magazines, and CD-ROMs. Other information resources used by the nurses for searching electronic information are Google and Yahoo. The study concluded that medical libraries should be established in the hospitals, and the nurses should be trained on how to improve their information-searching skills for enhanced healthcare delivery.
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