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Nurses' attitudes to and perceptions of knowledge and skills regarding evidence‐based practice
Author(s) -
Sherriff Karen L,
Wallis Marianne,
Chaboyer Wendy
Publication year - 2007
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/j.1440-172x.2007.00651.x
Subject(s) - perception , nursing , medicine , evidence based practice , medical education , intervention (counseling) , psychology , family medicine , alternative medicine , pathology , neuroscience
The study evaluated the effect of an evidence‐based practice (EBP) educational programme on attitudes and perceptions of knowledge and skills, of registered nurses, towards EBP. The study was conducted using a quasiexperimental interrupted time series design. Participants were clinical nurses in educational and leadership roles within a Health Service District in south‐east Queensland. The data were collected using a self‐administered questionnaire at three points. Nurses' belief in the value of EBP for practice was high prior to the programme and did not change subsequently. There was an improvement following the intervention in nurses' attitudes to organizational support for EBP and their perceptions of their knowledge and skills in locating and evaluating research reports. Providing educational courses in a clinical setting is useful in improving clinicians' attitudes to and perceptions of knowledge and skills related to EBP.