Developing information literacy skills requires knowledge of the nurs-
ing literature and an aptitude for locating and retrieving it. “Given
the consistent need for current information in health care, frequently
updated databases that hold the latest studies reported in journals are
the best choices for finding relevant evidence to answer compelling
clinical questions” (Hartzell, Fineout-Overholt, Hofstetter, & Ponder,
2015, p. 43). Studies have shown that positive changes in a nurse’s in-
formation literacy skills and increased confidence in using those skills
have a direct impact on appreciation and application of research, are
vital for effective lifelong learning, and are a prerequisite to evidence-
based practice, or EBP (McCulley & Jones, 2014).
Evidence can be collected from a variety of sources, including the
World Wide Web and proprietary databases. The information explo-
sion has made it difficult for healthcare clinicians, researchers, educa-
tors, administrators, and policy makers to process all the relevant lit-
erature available to them every day. Evidence-based clinical resources,