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Perceived knowledge, skills, attitude and contextual factors affecting evidence‐based practice among nurse educators, clinical coaches and nurse specialists
Author(s) -
Malik Gulzar,
McKenna Lisa,
Plummer Virginia
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
international journal of nursing practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.62
H-Index - 55
eISSN - 1440-172X
pISSN - 1322-7114
DOI - 10.1111/ijn.12366
Subject(s) - nursing , perception , psychology , nurse educator , health care , qualitative research , medline , medical education , medicine , nurse education , social science , neuroscience , sociology , economics , economic growth , political science , law
E vidence‐based practice ( EBP ) in the clinical setting is recognized as an approach that leads to improved patient outcomes. Nurse educators ( NEs ), clinical coaches ( CCs ) and nurse specialists are in key positions to promote and facilitate EBP within clinical settings and have opportunities to advance practice. Therefore, it is important to understand their perceptions of factors promoting EBP and perceived barriers in facilitating EBP in clinical settings, before developing educational programmes. This paper reports findings from a study that aimed to explore NEs' , CCs' and nurse specialists' knowledge, skills and attitudes associated with EBP . This study used a questionnaire containing quantitative and a small number of qualitative questions to capture data collected from NEs , CCs and nurse specialists working at a tertiary health‐care facility in V ictoria, A ustralia. The questionnaire was distributed to a total of 435 people, of whom 135 responded (31%). Findings revealed that the three senior nurse groups relied heavily on personal experience, organizational policies and protocols as formal sources of knowledge. Furthermore, they had positive attitudes towards EBP . However, participants demonstrated lack of knowledge and skills in appraising and utilizing evidence into practice. They indicated a desire to seek educational opportunities to upskill themselves in the process of EBP .