The Relevance of Information Behaviour For Nurses Working With Government Hospitals In Kerala

Abstract

Information is a key issue in the information age. The real challenge of this time is not producing information or storing information, but getting people to use information appropriately. Information is a critical resource in the operation and management of organisations. Timely availability of relevant information is vital for effective performance of managerial functions such as planning, organising, leading and controlling. There is a universal assumption that man was born innocent or ignorant and should actively seek knowledge. Information Behaviour is a broad term encompassing the ways individuals articulate their information needs, seek, evaluate, select and use information. In this era of information, it is very relevant for any type of the professionals to have the updated information at the right time in the right mode. The present study concentrates the relevance of information behaviour for nurses, especially working with the Government hospitals in Kerala.