Undergraduate student nurses' knowledge of evidence-based practice: A short online survey.
Clinical
Education
Evidence
Jordan
Nurses
Practice
Students
Journal
Nurse education today
ISSN: 1532-2793
Titre abrégé: Nurse Educ Today
Pays: Scotland
ID NLM: 8511379
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Jan 2019
Jan 2019
Historique:
received:
24
04
2018
revised:
25
09
2018
accepted:
04
10
2018
pubmed:
22
10
2018
medline:
15
3
2019
entrez:
22
10
2018
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Various approaches and frameworks have been designed and tested to increase the uptake of research findings into practice. One approach is to base healthcare providers' practices on the best available research evidence rather than on expired policy or tradition. For which knowledge of evidence-based practice (EBP) principles is a prerequisite. The purpose of the current inquiry is to evaluate Jordanian nursing students' knowledge of EBP. This study was an on-line cross-sectional survey. We targeted students in two universities in the north and one in the capital city of Amman. The target population was Jordanian student nurses, and the sample consisted of 316 from the nursing schools within three government universities. The EBP knowledge test was used to collect data from students. It was adapted from the EBP Knowledge, Attitudes, Access & Confidence Evaluation. Ethical approval was obtained from the principal investigator's university before the questionnaire was uploaded on to the free online survey website. The link to the survey was established and shared on Facebook. Just over half of the participating students were male (51.9%) and the average age was 21.6 years (SD 2.7). The mean total knowledge score as measured by the EBP knowledge test was low at 1.9 (SD 1.4) out of 10. An evaluation of EBP-related content in nursing schools' curricula is needed in order to design and test the effectiveness of implementing an EBP course in improving knowledge and skills. Critical appraisal and evidence synthesis skills should be honed as they are seen to be very weak, with much room for improvement. Meanwhile, research courses could be the mainstay for a nursing faculty to introduce the EBP approach for undergraduate nurses.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
BACKGROUND
Various approaches and frameworks have been designed and tested to increase the uptake of research findings into practice. One approach is to base healthcare providers' practices on the best available research evidence rather than on expired policy or tradition. For which knowledge of evidence-based practice (EBP) principles is a prerequisite.
OBJECTIVE
OBJECTIVE
The purpose of the current inquiry is to evaluate Jordanian nursing students' knowledge of EBP.
DESIGN
METHODS
This study was an on-line cross-sectional survey.
SETTINGS
METHODS
We targeted students in two universities in the north and one in the capital city of Amman.
PARTICIPANTS
METHODS
The target population was Jordanian student nurses, and the sample consisted of 316 from the nursing schools within three government universities.
METHODS
METHODS
The EBP knowledge test was used to collect data from students. It was adapted from the EBP Knowledge, Attitudes, Access & Confidence Evaluation. Ethical approval was obtained from the principal investigator's university before the questionnaire was uploaded on to the free online survey website. The link to the survey was established and shared on Facebook.
RESULTS
RESULTS
Just over half of the participating students were male (51.9%) and the average age was 21.6 years (SD 2.7). The mean total knowledge score as measured by the EBP knowledge test was low at 1.9 (SD 1.4) out of 10.
CONCLUSIONS
CONCLUSIONS
An evaluation of EBP-related content in nursing schools' curricula is needed in order to design and test the effectiveness of implementing an EBP course in improving knowledge and skills. Critical appraisal and evidence synthesis skills should be honed as they are seen to be very weak, with much room for improvement. Meanwhile, research courses could be the mainstay for a nursing faculty to introduce the EBP approach for undergraduate nurses.
Identifiants
pubmed: 30343139
pii: S0260-6917(18)30776-7
doi: 10.1016/j.nedt.2018.10.004
pii:
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Pagination
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