Self‐Efficacy: Changing the Tide of Evidence‐Based Practice

Abstract

Aims:The specific aim for this study was to describe differences in evidence-based practice (EBP) and self-efficacy in frontline RNs. This project utilized a national study with a convenience selection of acute care agencies to examine the relationship between organizational and unit culture, EBP, and self-efficacy in frontline nurses.Methods: This national study used descriptive correlational methodology to describe differences in EBP and self-efficacy among RNs. The sample included 245 frontline RNs employed in acute care settings. To measure the study variables, the Nursing Evidence-Based Practice Survey (Titler, Hill, Matthews, & Reed, 1999) and the Evidence-Based Nursing Practice Self-Efficacy Scale were used (Tucker, Olson, & Frusti, 2009). Each instrument was delivered via the Qualtrics online platform.Results: The correlation of bivariate interval level variables was analyzed using Pearson's r. The correlation between EBP and self-efficacy was strongly correlated: r(170) = .537, p = .01. Sections within the Nursing Evidence-Based Practice Survey were calculated and found to be significant (unit culture r = .241, p = .01; organizational culture r = .570, p = .01; knowledge, skills, attitude r = .538, p = .01).Linking Evidence to Action: Several implications exist for education, staff development, and nursing management. Nursing school programs incorporate EBP into the curriculum so that nurses have a foundation for EBP. However, staff development professionals in clinical settings must continue to build on the nurses' knowledge and skill, thus increasing self-confidence for EBP. Nursing management can provide the resources for staffing models and policies to reinforce the value of EBP and positive patient outcomes. This combination provides frontline staff with EBP participation and increased self-efficacy in its usage. Professor,

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“…Evidence suggests that higher levels of self-efficacy are associated not only with skills acquisition (Brannagan et al, 2013) but also with making behavioral changes towards achieving a goal after receiving an educational intervention (Grønning et al, 2014; Jiang et al, 2019). On the contrary, low levels of self-efficacy have been considered a barrier to task performance and goal achievement (Boswell et al; 2020; Cope et al, 2020; Hernández-Padilla et al, 2016; Nuttall, 2018). Assessing nurses’ self-efficacy can contribute to highlight their educational needs and inform the development of new educational programs in nurse prescribing (Hall et al, 2020; Wilson et al, 2015).…”

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