Nurses’ perceptions of evidence-based practice

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dc.contributor.author	Lehman, Karen D.
dc.date.accessioned	2007-08-20T15:44:12Z
dc.date.available	2007-08-20T15:44:12Z
dc.date.issued	2007-04-27
dc.identifier.citation	Lehman, Karen D. (2007). Nurses’ perceptions of evidence-based practice. In Proceedings : 3rd Annual Symposium : Graduate Research and Scholarly Projects. Wichita, KS : Wichita State University, p.79-80.	en
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10057/713
dc.description	Paper presented to the 3rd Annual Symposium on Graduate Research and Scholarly Projects (GRASP) held at the Hughes Metropolitan Complex, Wichita State University, April 27, 2007.	en
dc.description	Research completed at the School of Nursing, College of Health Professions	en
dc.description.abstract	Evidence-based practice (EBP) has emerged as a marker for health care quality. However, several barriers prevent the transition of nursing research to practice, such as lack of knowledge, lack of time, and little perceived value. The purpose of this descriptive study was to examine the extent of current understanding of EBP, knowledge/skills, and attitudes among registered nurses in an urban Midwestern hospital. A convenience sample of 422 (40.9%) nurses returned the Clinical Effectiveness and EBP Questionnaire. Results indicated that nurses generally had a positive attitude towards EBP. Level of education was found to be an important factor in EBP. However, some inconsistencies were found. ADN-prepared nurses had higher mean scores in EBP process than those with a diploma or BSN, but had the lowest mean scores in attitude. These results indicate that there may be an organizational misunderstanding of EBP. It is, however, possible that the nurses’ higher perceptions of EBP will influence success of implementation. EBP educational programs, therefore, may be met with greater overall consent and improved application.	en
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dc.format.mimetype	application/pdf
dc.language.iso	en_US	en
dc.publisher	Wichita State University. Graduate School.	en
dc.relation.ispartofseries	GRASP	en
dc.relation.ispartofseries	v.3	en
dc.title	Nurses’ perceptions of evidence-based practice	en
dc.type	Conference paper	en