Margot Phaneuf inf Ph D 1 Presentation for

Margot Phaneuf, inf Ph. D. 1

Presentation for Infiressources by Margot Phaneuf, CM, RN, Ph. D. 2

Objectives § To introduce the English section of Infiressources. ca, a web site for nurses. § To learn about your needs and how to respond to them as well as possible. § To inquire whether among you there is anybody who would like to work with us. 3

Are you looking for references to help you prepare your classes or write your university papers? 4

Do you want to direct your students towards interesting articles and websites? 5

Would you like your students to read more? Would you like to offer them good, readily-accessible references? 6

Consult www. infiressources. ca 7

Do you want to discover stimulating new teaching strategies in order to make your classes more interesting? 8

Would you like to surf the web without wasting too much time? 9

Would you like to communicate with your colleagues? Would you like to set new benchmarks and be inspired by what others do? Would you like to become better known? 10

Consult www. infiressources. ca 11

Do you want to know what is going on in our profession, to be well informed about official documents from Quebec and Canada? 12

Do you want to find advanced clinical information to enrich your care? 13

Pay a visit to to meet your teaching and nursing needs 14

Infiressources is a non-profit professional website developed for nurses and maintained by volunteer nurses. 15

OBJECTIVES OF THE SITE 16

The Website Objectives Ø To offer useful resources to nursing teachers for the preparation of their classes. Ø To place articles and relevant information at the disposal of researchers. Ø To present health-center nurses with data to update their knowledge. Ø To offer co-ed nurses information and articles to enhance their personal development. 17

The Site Objectives (cont’d) § To support the democratization of knowledge by diffusing works which would otherwise remain in colleges, hospitals and universities. § To promote the diffusion of nursing in Quebec, in Canada and elsewhere in the world. 18

THE ANGLOPHONE SITE 19

THE ANGLOPHONE SITE CONFIGURATION The English site is organised exactly like the French site. It consists of a number of translated articles from the French site, but also a majority of articles drawn from English magazines or sites. n Articles of particular interest could also be translated from English to French for the French site. n 20

The English Section Objectives To offer services similar to those of the French section to the anglophone colleges of Quebec and Canada. Ø Ø To place a wealth of English references at the disposal of colleagues of both languages. 21

STATISTICS 22

The Site Visitors § The Infiressources site has welcomed visitors from more than 42 different countries, Frenchspeaking and others. n We receive more than 75, 000 requests monthly. § From: South Africa, Algeria, Germany, England, Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Benin, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Congo, China, Colombia, Korea, Egypt, Andorra, Spain, The United States, France, Greece, Holland, Hungary, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Lebanon, Luxembourg, Morocco, Mexico, New Caledonia, French Polynesia, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Switzerland, Taiwan, Tunisia. 23

COMPOSITION OF THE SITE 24

The Toolbar (1) The toolbar appears at the top of every page. n It gives access to the different sections of the site: § Home § Mission § Crossroads index § Site map § Banks and search § To reach us n 25

THE HOME SECTION 26

The toolbar Aninfiressources editorial explaining of what thein sitebrief is News The home section contains A column for professional events The hourglass which indicates A listeach of the new what day orpublications month on the site is dedicated to offers short The Snooper which Tina’s Tidbits values articles variousabout subjects A on repertory of Internet ininterest nursingin nursing sites of Our thanks to our donors 27

THE HOME SECTION n n EDITORIAL: communicates the orientations and opinions of Infiressources. PROFESSIONAL EVENTS: informs you about congresses and other events of our professional world. NEWS IN BRIEF: attracts the hurried reader and informs him of subjets concerning society, health and our profession. THE HOURGLASS: indicates to which organization or health problem the day, the week or the month is dedicated. 28

THE HOME SECTION n NEW RELEASES ON THE SITE: update of the new publications on the site. n THE SNOOPER: offers short articles on various subjets in research, ecology, and problems related to health and civilisaton. n TINA’S TIDBITS: offers short essays on social or professional problems which illustrate certain essential values in nursing. 29

THE HOME SECTION n Kudos! Highlights nurses honoured lately for their achievements. n The billboard: presents information coming from colleges, universities or hospitals of the province. n Thanks : expresses our thanks to those who support us. 30

THE MISSION OF INFIRESSOURCES n This section contains: § § § The mission of Infiressources The values of this site The Code of Ethics The publication policy of this site The language policy 31

THE MISSION OF INFIRESSOURCES n n To help with the circulation of knowledge in nursing through the broad diffusion of documentation and research concerning health and health care. To highlight numerous documents of great value which would otherwise have only a limited circulation in their establishment of origin, or even be totally neglected. To allow the creation of bonds and exchanges between our colleagues from various milieux. To support the sharing of experience and 32 resources among nurses.

THE VALUES OF INFIRESSOURCES Our values are articulated along two main lines: n 1. The enrichment of knowledge in nursing through the publication of experience and research which would otherwise remain unknown. n 2. The creation of a platform allowing networking and sharing among nurses in a true community of professional practice. n 33

THE CODE OF ETHICS Is related to aspects of: § protection of the public interest § documents protection and respect of copyright § the life cycle of documents on the site § responsibility limits of Infiressources § respect of information on this site. 34

PUBLICATION POLICY The publication policy includes: § 1. The texts selection policy § 2. The rights of Infiressources § 3. The obligations of Infiressources § 4. The publication limitations concerning copyright and plagiarism § 5. Language policy 35

Crossroads Index 36

THE CROSSROADS Professional Clinical Cultural and humanitarian Educational These paths are organized like a crossroads in order to provide a clear and systematic organization of their vast content. 37

THE CROSSROADS n This organization, resembling a crossroads, eliminates the endless labyrinth of confusion one encounters searching for information on the Internet. 38

Clinical Starting from the Crossroads Index on the toolbar, you click on the crossroad which interests you Educational Professional Cultural and Humanitarian 39

Organisation of The Crossroads Rubrics Clinical Professional Index Educational Cultural and Humanitarian 40

THE CLINICAL CROSSROAD 41

The Clinical Crossroad Informs the reader about the various types of care. It is comprised of several sections: § n n n General care Mental health and psychiatry Critical care Infectious diseases Muscle and bone problems Respiratory diseases Cancer Cardiology Surgery Geronto-geriatrics Neurological problems gynecology n n n § n n n Palliative care Pediatrics and adolescent care Perinatal care and obstetrics Advanced practice Community health Health and prevention Occupational health Travel health Patient education Pharmacology Official documents 42

THE EDUCATIONAL CROSSROAD 43

The Educational Crossroad n n n n The Educational Crossroad presents various theories in education, teaching and training strategies applicable to nursing care. It has several sections: Educational Viewpoints Being or becoming a teacher ICT Tools for education Information on the review Pédagogie collégiale The Profweb site The Bulletin Clic 44

THE PROFESSIONAL CROSSROAD 45

The Professional Crossroad n n n n The Professional Crossroad offers specialized chronicles. It has several sections: Research in nursing care and education Day-to-day ethics Care management The profession The nurse entrepreneur Guidelines to thesis and report writing Beyond borders Youth section 46

The Cultural and Humanitarian Crossroad 47

The Cultural and Humanitarian Crossroad This crossroad offers nurses’ experiences and suggestions for reading. It has several sections: n Book Summaries n Biographical Accounts n The Status of Women 48

Site map n This map offers an explanatory outline of the site content 49

THE BANKS 50

The Banks Infiressources includes information distributed among three banks composed of more than 10, 000 references related to domains concerning nursing: medicine, care, research, education, psychology, sociology, ethics, etc. : § references concerning magazines and books. § all the French and English articles from the Infiressources site. § An Internet sites bank providing access to sites from the whole world (under construction). 51

Do you have texts, research, teaching or evaluation strategies, syllabi or care plans? Do you wish to make them known and share them with your colleagues? We would publish them with pleasure on Infiressources! 52

To write articles? Would you like to work with us? To publish your papers and theses, etc. ? To help us locate references? To surf the Internet for information? 53

Would you like to work with us? To translate French texts into English? 54

WELCOME! 55

To Reach Us This section presents names and photos of the team and of our collaborators. They can be reached at the E-mail address of the site. 56

E-mail address 57

IN CHARGE OF INFIRESSOURCES § Denise Bruneau-Morin, RN, MBA, MSc (Nursing) Coordinator and Webmaster. § Margot Phaneuf, CM, RN, Ph. D, editor. § Claire-Andrée Frenette-Leclerc, RN, Ph. D, documentary research. 58

IN CHARGE OF INFIRESSOURCES § Claude Martel, pedagogical and IT consultant. § Denise Couillard, RN, MEd, consultant for the “Pediatric section”. § Jean-Luc Beaumont, RN, BSc N, consultant for the “Cardiology” section. 59

IN CHARGE OF INFIRESSOURCES § Lorraine Ostiguy-Brodeur, RN, BSc N, consultant for the section “Nurse entrepreneur” and foot care. § Caroline Larue, Associate Professor, Faculty of Nursing, member of the interdisciplinary committee for health sciences, Ph. D psychopedagogy § Trudi Brown, Ph. D, consultant for the English site. 60

To look for the site on the web 61