TY - JOUR
T1 - The persistence of clinical questions across shifts on an intensive care unit
T2 - An observational pilot study
AU - Anton, Blair
AU - Woodson, Sue M.
AU - Twose, Claire
AU - Roderer, Nancy K.
PY - 2014
Y1 - 2014
N2 - How do clinical questions emerge and move toward resolution in the intensive care setting over the course of 24 hours? In a 20-bed surgical intensive care unit in a large, tertiary-care teaching hospital, informationists shadowed clinicians for 2 48-hour periods to record questions, noting when they were asked and whether they were answered. Thirty-eight percent of 112 recorded questions remained unanswered. Some unanswered questions persisted across shifts, and clinicians' information-seeking behaviors changed over time. Clinical information services can be improved and integrated more fully into clinical workflows based on a fuller understanding of the life cycle of clinical inquiry.
AB - How do clinical questions emerge and move toward resolution in the intensive care setting over the course of 24 hours? In a 20-bed surgical intensive care unit in a large, tertiary-care teaching hospital, informationists shadowed clinicians for 2 48-hour periods to record questions, noting when they were asked and whether they were answered. Thirty-eight percent of 112 recorded questions remained unanswered. Some unanswered questions persisted across shifts, and clinicians' information-seeking behaviors changed over time. Clinical information services can be improved and integrated more fully into clinical workflows based on a fuller understanding of the life cycle of clinical inquiry.
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U2 - 10.3163/1536-5050.102.3.011
DO - 10.3163/1536-5050.102.3.011
M3 - Article
C2 - 25031562
AN - SCOPUS:84905270018
SN - 1536-5050
VL - 102
SP - 201
EP - 205
JO - Journal of the Medical Library Association
JF - Journal of the Medical Library Association
IS - 3
ER -