Readiness for and predictors of evidence‐based practice of acute‐care nurses: a cross‐sectional postal survey

Abstract

Nurses' EBP activities must be facilitated and accelerated. The findings provide empirical support to the primacy of EBP beliefs in nurses' engagement in EBP and of the complexity of EBP. While the identified predictors of EBP activities and beliefs are susceptible to change, diverse strategies are needed to influence each one. Strategies should focus on influencing EBP beliefs, that is, by increasing skills in using EBDs, discussion about EBP in the clinical environment and familiarity with EBP.

Work readiness, transition, and integration: The challenge of specialty practice

“…Clinical competency was linked to attributes such as proficient skills, sound technical knowledge, confidence in one's skills and knowledge, clinical aptitude, critical thinking, the ability to make evidence-based decisions, and being responsible for patients' well-being and treatment decisions (Dlamini et al, 2014;Numminen, Leino-Kilpi, Isoaho, & Meretoja, 2015;Thorsteinsson & Sveinsdottir, 2014;Woods et al, 2015).…”

Nurses' readiness for evidence‐based practice at Finnish university hospitals: a national survey

“…, Dalheim et al . , Thorsteinsson & Sveinsdottir ). Although nurses' rate the EBP knowledge and skills and the frequency of using evidence of their peers and colleagues relatively high (Gerrish & Clayton , Gerrish et al .…”

“…, Melnyk et al . , Thorsteinsson , Thorsteinsson & Sveinsdottir ). Positive views about research are directly correlated with nurses' use of evidence in practice (Melnyk et al .…”

Organizational and Individual Determinants of Evidence Use by Managers in Public Human Service Organizations

“…Scholarly attention to this model has informed an empirical literature on the questions of practitioner evidence use in social work and allied human service settings as well as strategies to support practitioner evidence use. Research in this area has explored the following: methods for locating external research and internal agency information (Thorsteinsson & Sveinsdottir, 2012); practitioner attitudes about evidence use and EBP (Aarons, Cafri, Lugo, & Sawitzky, 2012); use of technology to support research retrieval and use (Doran et al, 2012); use of research evidence for practice improvements ; and practitioner engagement in conducting agency-based research (Epstein, 2010). In addition, the identification of leadership and organizational cultural factors that promote practitioner involvement in evidence-informed activities has received increased attention .…”

“…These domains reflected the studies reviewed in Table 1 as well as the literature on evidence-informed practice. The first domain of gathering and reviewing agency data and external evidence reflected research focusing on practitioner efforts to gather different types of evidence and evaluate the utility of this information for resolving practice problems (Epstein, 2010;Gambrill, 2012;Thorsteinsson & Sveinsdottir, 2012). Four items were included in this domain: (1) reviewing agency reports containing information such as quarterly statistics to see how the agency is performing in key areas; (2) conducting literature reviews to look for answers to researchable questions; (3) using and searching online databases to identify promising practices; and (4) reviewing case records from past and/or current clients to see how they are being served.…”