Nurses' Perceptions regarding Evidence-Based Practice Facilitators in a Tertiary Hospital

일개 상급종합병원 간호사의 근거기반실무(Evidence-Based Practice) 촉진요인에 대한 인식

  • Cho, Myung-Sook (Department of Clinical Nursing Science, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine) ;
  • Song, Mi-Ra (Nursing Professional Development, Nursing Department, Samsung Medical Center) ;
  • Cha, Sun-Kyung (Nursing Department, Samsung Medical Center)
  • 조명숙 (성균관대학교 의과대학 삼성서울병원 임상간호학교실) ;
  • 송미라 (삼성서울병원 간호업무개발팀) ;
  • 차선경 (삼성서울병원 간호업무개발팀)
  • Received : 2011.04.14
  • Accepted : 2011.06.30
  • Published : 2011.08.31

Abstract

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate facilitators of evidence-based practice (EBP) in Clinical Nurses. Method: The instruments used in study were the EBP facilitator scale developed by Nagy et al. and a questionnaire on EBP-related characteristics. Data were collected from 230 nurses at a tertiary hospital and analyzed by descriptive statistics. Results: Compared to previous studies, this study showed that nurses had more experience related to research courses and clinical research. However, the proportion of nurses who reviewed relevant articles still remained low. The respondents had positive perceptions of organizational supports for EBP and belief in the value of EBP, whereas they had negative perceptions of skills in locating and evaluating research reports, knowledge of research terms and statistics, and time to devote to EBP. Conclusion: The findings of the study provide important basic data to develop and implement an EBP programs. In future, EBP programs should cover the nurses' skills to search and review research literature as well as their knowledge of research terms and statistics. Furthermore, nurses will require help to ensure that there is adequate time to devote to EBP.

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