Title: Factors influencing evidence-based practice for community nurses.
Authors: Garland Baird, Lisa M.; Miller, Tess
Abstract: Factors influencing the development of evidence-based nursing practice (EBNP) were examined in Prince Edward Island, Canada. An adapted electronic questionnaire was distributed to practicing registered nurses and nurse practitioners (n=68). An analysis of variance revealed a significant difference between nurses' clinical practice setting and the EBNP scale. Significant differences were also found between age and education level when compared with the EBNP subscales where novice nurses were less likely to rely on experience and intuition, and expert nurses with a higher level of education reported being more skilful at synthesising and applying information from research findings into their nursing practice.
Subjects: CANADA; PRINCE Edward Island; AGE distribution; ANALYSIS of variance; COMMUNITY health nursing; CONCEPTUAL structures; STATISTICAL correlation; NURSES; QUESTIONNAIRES; SCALE analysis (Psychology); STATISTICS; DATA analysis; EVIDENCE-based nursing; EFFECT sizes (Statistics); EDUCATIONAL attainment; DATA analysis software; DESCRIPTIVE statistics
Publication: British Journal of Community Nursing, 2015, Vol 20, Issue 5, p233
ISSN: 1462-4753
Publication type: Academic Journal
DOI: 10.12968/bjcn.2015.20.5.233

Factors influencing evidence-based practice for community nurses.

Garland Baird, Lisa M.; Miller, Tess