Nursing Undergraduate Pathfinder Project
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The document describes a pathfinder created for undergraduate nursing students. It was designed to help students navigate the challenging nursing curriculum by providing resources for subjects like chemistry, biology, microbiology, and nursing. The pathfinder lists key print and electronic resources from several libraries and databases. It includes materials like reference books, journals, magazines, and websites organized by subject area to aid visual and auditory learners. In creating the pathfinder, the author interviewed nursing students to determine their resource needs and used catalog searches and subject headings to select and locate relevant materials.
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Nursing Undergraduate Pathfinder Project
- 1. Project: Nursing Undergraudate Pathfinder Patty Miranda LIBR 220-12 Dr. Aber Fall 2011
- 2. Deciding on a project type… •Creating a pathfinder was easy, because I like looking for resources that can help people breakdown information. Especially for visual and auditory learners. • Wanted something that could help students with their
- 3. Deciding on a specific subject/topic… -I talked to my sister & friends who are undergrad students in nursing. -Challenging curriculum -Instructors that don’t explain information clearly or have the time to answer questions. -Resources can be used in and
- 4. Scope of Pathfinder… Catalogs used in the pathfinder … -Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Library, San Jose State University, San Jose, CA -San Jose Public Library, San Jose, CA -Oviatt Library, California State University of Northridge, Northridge, CA -Los Angeles Pierce College Library, Woodland Hills, CA -Los Angeles Public Library, Los Angeles, CA Resources listed on Pathfinder -Print Materials -Electronic Materials -Journals -Magazines -Organizations -Websites -Databases -Bibliographies
- 5. Pathfinder Design… -Simple -Easy to read print font -Used bold font indicating each subject area -Used pathfinder template -Listed resources by category
- 6. -Used online catalog and resources from MLA to help narrow down selected materials. -Talked to students about what subject areas they needed help in. -Searched for materials that related to subjects being taught in the nursing program. -Areas Included in introductory level… -Chemistry -Biology -Microbiology -Medicine & Health -Human Anatomy, Cytology & Histology -Human Physiology -Nursing -I used call numbers from the Dewey Decimal system and the Library of Congress to search for materials by call numbers.
- 7. Key Sources… -ALA guide to medical & health sciences reference , by American Library Association (2011) Call Number: R118.4.U6 A43 2011 A reference guide created for health professionals on topics such as bioethics, consumer health, health care, medicine, nursing, and much more. (SJSU MLK) -The Cultural context of health, illness, and medicine [electronic resource], by Elisa J. Sobo (2010) Call Number: (SJSU MLK) Comprehensive guide to the practice of cultural sensitive health care. -The Gale encyclopedia of nursing and allied health[electronic reference], by Kristine Krapp (2002, v.5) Call Number: RT21 .G3J3 2002eb (CSUN)
- 8. Lessons Learned… -Creating a pathfinder can be fun but very time consuming. -Too much to do so little time to update. -Will save list of resources I find in a special folder for future use.
- 9. subject headings were listed to help users create a search on any library catalog or database. Call numbers were listed in every subject field that could help users locate books in print at their local or academic library. Electronic and print books listed in the pathfinder are labeled allowing users to quickly see where each book can be located. Nursing journals, magazines, and databases were listed with links to allow easy access on issues that matter to health professionals.
- 10. Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, occupational outlook handbook, 2010-11 Edition, Registered Nurses. Retrieved from http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos083.htm Library of Congress. (nd. )Class R- medicine outline. Retrieved from http://www.loc.gov/catdir/cpso/lcco/ Microsoft. (2011). Books Image. Retrieved from Microsoft Clip Art Microsoft. (2011). Nurse holding out a patient’s chart. Retrieved from Microsoft Clip Art OCLC. (2003). Summaries Dewey decimal classification. Retrieved from http://www.oclc.org/dewey/resources/summaries/deweysum maries.pdf
Editor's Notes
- Deciding on a project type was easy because I knew that I wanted to create a pathfinder but I just didn’t know on what subject. I wanted a pathfinder that could help people obtain information and that could be used in and out of a class setting.
- Focusing on one subject/topicwas challenging because there were so many great topics I could have selected. I finally decided to do a pathfinder on nursing students that would list resources that could help them locate books, databases, websites, and other resources that could help them break down curriculum based materials.
- Resources listed in my pathfinder were selected from a public libraries, university and a community college. I labeled resources indicating which library it could be accessed from and if it was a print or electronic format.
- I used the bold feature to indicate each category and a font called Century Gothic to allow readers to quickly and easily read resources on the list.
- When I was looking for materials through the five library catalogs it helped me to know ahead of time what call numbers I should be looking for. I used various resources to help me narrow down from the endless quantities of materials to select. It also helped me to stay focus specifically on what the students told me they needed help on.
- These were the main key sources and I am glad now that I went back to list what libraries had them in their collection. Dr. Aber and I were surprised to see materials listed as 2012 but I double checked an dthe catalog listed them as available so I listed them.
- It is fun to create a list of resources but it can be very time consuming when checking for top materials worthy to be on the list. Now I understand why some libraries have materials on their pathfinders that are not current. There is so much to do and so little time.
- I hope I have provided you with a overview of my nursing undergraduate pathfinder.