The Rate of Information Literacy of Faculty Members and PhD students of Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery based on Successful Evidence Healthcare

This study was done to assess the information literacy of faculty members and PhD students in order to develop practical knowledge related to information literacy, in doing evidence-based care procedure at Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Nursing and Midwifery Faculty.
This cross-sectional study was done on 53 academic members and PhD students during the first semester of 2015-2016 at Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Nursing and Midwifery Faculty. The data gathering tool was a researcher-made questionnaire, which was completed by the samples and analyzed by the SPSS-22 software.
Average information literacy skill level for faculty members and students related to evidence-based care and information literacy standards was higher than the average index, except for “information exchange” standard (50 ± 10). The highest and lowest mean scores in evidence based care were for questions formation (96.18 ± 18.6.17 and 48.51 ± 14.69, respectively) and evaluation results (95.56 ± 6.66 and 45.94 ±14.08, respectively), respectively. For information literacy standards there were calculated for (respectively) finding information as the highest score for (95.56 ± 6.66 and 72.44 ± 13.62, respectively) and the lowest for information exchange (74.19 ± 11.83 and 48.51 ± 11.35, respectively).
According to the results of this study and also considering that PhD students’ and faculty members’ information literacy level was above the average, it is recommended to develop optimal measures to promote evidence based decision making.