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Implications of a wide‐scale educational intervention to engage nurses in evidence‐based practice: The Italian RN4CAST experience
Author(s) -
Bagnasco Annamaria,
Zanini Milko,
Catania Gianluca,
Aleo Giuseppe,
Sermeus Walter,
Sasso Loredana
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
nursing forum
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.618
H-Index - 36
eISSN - 1744-6198
pISSN - 0029-6473
DOI - 10.1111/nuf.12313
Subject(s) - thematic analysis , intervention (counseling) , evidence based practice , scale (ratio) , nursing , session (web analytics) , evidence based nursing , psychology , perception , medical education , qualitative research , clinical practice , professional development , medicine , alternative medicine , sociology , social science , physics , pathology , quantum mechanics , neuroscience , world wide web , computer science
Background In Italy, there are still many barriers to the development of a culture of evidence‐based practice (EBP) and nurses’ knowledge of EBP is lacking. Additionally, in Italy there are still very few advanced practice registered nurses to significantly contribute to the development of EBP.Aim This aims to identify the implications of a wide‐scale nursing education intervention to engage clinical nurses in EBP through the Italian RN4CAST study. Methods A qualitative study based on a thematic analysis. A total of 800 clinical nurses actively participated in nine training sessions across Italy. At the end of each training session written feedback data were collected and then underwent thematic analysis. Results All participants were strongly motivated to engage in EBP thanks to their involvement in the RN4CAST project. With regard to the implications of EBP, the thematic analysis produced the following themes: Professional identity ; Quality of care ; Perceptions of patients and nurses ; Research impact ; and Organization . Conclusions The involvement of a large number of clinical nurses in a research project raised their awareness about the advantages of engaging in EBP, and how evidence can be used to raise motivation to change current practice policies.