Meeting Information Needs

Bundles: meeting clinical information needs.

The effect of family centered care on meeting parental information needs of ‎hospitalized children

Introduction: Information about the nature of disease decreases the anxiety and unusual ‎behaviors of parents specially mothers, and reduces their problems in recurrence of disease, ‎which occurs in at least ‎‏30%‏‎ of cases. Parents want correct information about the status of ‎their hospitalized child and also want to be involved in their child’s care and exp...

evaluation of hospital information system in meeting the patient drug information needs for self-care management

introduction: in a comprehensive health approach, emphasis has been more on education and self-care than care itself, and aims to increase patient’s knowledge to give decision making and independence ability to improve quality of lifestyle. these can develop with progress of information technology. the aim of this study was to evaluate hospital information system (his) in meeting the patient dr...

Business information through Spain's Chambers of Commerce: meeting business needs

From different public and private instances, mechanisms have been set in action that allow for companies to obtain information in order to make decisions with a stronger foundation. This article is focused on the description of an entire information system for the business world, developed in the realm of the Chambers of Commerce of Spain, which have given rise to the creation of an authentic n...

Meeting the Health Information Needs of Diverse Populations

Meeting the health information needs of diverse communities is a challenge for librarians. Libraries of many types have a duty to identify and maintain contact with constituents having a variety of health information needs. Assessing community needs includes identifying specific population groups, the languages that they speak, the health issues affecting their lives, and their preferred method...