Study of Information Acquisition Methods of Women Supervisors

Information literacy and the knowledge of how to correctly search information، retrieve and select proper documents is of significance particularly when it comes to nurses who work parallel and in line with physicians in all aspects of their major. An awareness of information searching and retrieving tools will lead to the improvement of the diagnosis and treatment entailing new training. This descriptive survey study used a questionnaire administered to supervisors in Tehran private hospitals in an attempt to identify their weaknesses and strengths in information acquisition in order to expand training programs for nurses. Both descriptive and inferential statistics were utilized to analyzed data. The results indicated that lack of skills to use computers and software، a poor command of English، and lack of knowledge of search tools were among the main obstacles to access information resources. As most important information sources to women nurses are in English، a poor command of it was identified as an important and effective hurdle in information acquisition of supervisors.