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Abo Elmagd MH, Alharbi M. Nursing Students' Beliefs and Willingness to Implement Evidence-Based Nursing Practice at Umm Al-Qura University: A Descriptive Cross-Sectional Study. Cureus 2024; 16:e58521. [PMID: 38765454 PMCID: PMC11101608 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.58521] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 04/18/2024] [Indexed: 05/22/2024] Open
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Background It is essential to provide evidence-based practice (EBP) courses for undergraduate nursing students. For this reason, students' beliefs and intentions to implement EBP should be measured to ensure that EBP courses are effective. Aim The aim of this study is to evaluate Saudi nursing students' EBP beliefs (EBPB) and implementation before they enroll in an EBP course. Methods A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted. Two scales were used: the EBPB scale and the EBP implementation (EBPI) scale. The questionnaire was available for completion a single time before the second-year nursing students were introduced to the EBP course. Results The study revealed that the mean age for students is 20 ± 0.83. Nearly two-thirds (61.54%) of students are female. It can be noted that 71.5% have not attended any EBP programs. Additionally, 65.38% of students understand the concept of EBP, and 68.46% are willing to apply EBP nursing care. Therefore, there is a positive correlation between the EBPB scale variable and the EBPI scale. Conclusion This study highlights the positive attitude of undergraduate nursing students toward EBP. Nursing education programs must place more emphasis on integrating EBP curricula into their teaching strategies, with a focus on developing students' knowledge, skills, and values in EBP.
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- Manal H Abo Elmagd
- Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing, Umm Al-Qura University, Mecca, SAU
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Al Nusair H, Bani-Issa W, Alnjadat R, Fonbuena M, Perinchery S, AlAzza R. The effect of multicomponent approach in enhancing the level of confidence with evidence-based practice activities and promoting evidence-based practice culture among nurses in a clinical setting in the United Arab Emirates. J Nurs Manag 2022; 30:4285-4293. [PMID: 36190519 DOI: 10.1111/jonm.13826] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2022] [Revised: 09/27/2022] [Accepted: 09/29/2022] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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AIM The aim of this work is to examine the effect of multicomponent interventions on enhancing the level of confidence of staff nurses with evidence-based practice in an acute care hospital in the United Arab Emirates. BACKGROUND Evidence-based practice is one of the strategic pillars of nursing practice and a key to organizational success. To effectively implement and sustain evidence-based practice programmes in clinical sites, well-designed implementations can promote staff attitude, knowledge, skills, and confidence in translating research evidence into optimal patient care. METHODS Experienced and bachelor prepared nurse managers in collaboration with the clinical resource nurse undertook condensed staff training and interventions for the evidence-based practice programme, where 70 registered nurses participated. The intervention was conducted over a period of time extending from December 2019 until December 2020. The study design is quasi-experimental using the pre- and post-Self Efficacy Assessment tool to gauge the nurses' confidence in evidence-based practice. Also, SPSS software was used to explore the effect of the programme. RESULTS Higher significant score on the evidence-based nursing practice self-efficacy scale postprogramme was noted (t = -7.667 and p value <.001). CONCLUSION Participating in a well-structured evidence-based practice programme would positively enhance the nurse's confidence in the programme implementation and promote an evidence-based practice culture in clinical settings. IMPLICATIONS FOR NURSING MANAGERS Nurse managers must recognize their critical role in promoting evidence-based practice among nurses. A focused and well-designed intervention may assist in establishing a culture of evidence-based practice to ensure the best patient outcome.
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- Fatima College of Health Sciences, Abu Dhabi, UAE
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King OA, Wong Shee A, Howlett O, Clapham R, Versace VL. Research training incorporating education and mentoring for rural and regional allied health professionals: An evaluation study. Aust J Rural Health 2022; 30:654-665. [PMID: 35596656 PMCID: PMC9790691 DOI: 10.1111/ajr.12879] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2021] [Revised: 04/17/2022] [Accepted: 04/28/2022] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVE Building rural health workforce research capacity is critical to addressing rural health inequalities. Research training is a mainstay research capacity building strategy. This paper describes the delivery and evaluation of a research training program for rural and regional allied health professions (AHPs). DESIGN A mentored research training program was delivered to AHPs employed public health services in rural and regional Victoria, Australia. The program was evaluated using the Evidence-Based Practice Knowledge Attitudes and Practice (EBP-KAP) tool at baseline and 3 months post-training. Semi-structured interviews undertaken at 3 and 16 months post-training explored participants' perspectives of the training, their development and application of EBP and research skills. Survey data were analysed descriptively, and interview data were analysed using a framework approach. FINDINGS Thirty-four individuals from 14 organisations attended the first workshop and 31 attended the second. Thirty-one participants completed the survey at baseline and nine at 3 months post-training. Sixteen interviews were undertaken with 11 participants, five participating at both time points. Participants had positive EBP attitudes at both time points. Overall, participants' knowledge and incorporation of EBP into their practice, and retrieval of evidence was unchanged 3 months post-training. Themes identified in the interview data were as follows: (1) individual research capacity enhanced through supported practice, (2) organisational factors influence individuals' progression of research and (3) individual contributions towards research capacity within the organisation. CONCLUSION A mentored rural research training program promoted the application of EBP skills at the individual level and contributed to organisational research capacity.
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- Olivia A. King
- Barwon HealthGeelongVictoriaAustralia,South West HealthcareWarrnamboolVictoriaAustralia,Monash Centre for Scholarship in Health EducationClaytonVictoriaAustralia
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- Ballarat Health ServicesBallaratVictoriaAustralia,Deakin UniversityWarrnamboolVictoriaAustralia
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- Bendigo HealthBendigoVictoriaAustralia,La Trobe University Rural Health SchoolFlora HillVictoriaAustralia
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- Ballarat Health ServicesBallaratVictoriaAustralia,Deakin UniversityWarrnamboolVictoriaAustralia
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Chao WY, Huang LC, Hung HC, Hung SC, Chuang TF, Yeh LY, Tseng HC. Effectiveness of Digital Flipped Learning Evidence-Based Practice on Nurses' Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice: A Quasi-Experimental Trial. Healthcare (Basel) 2022; 10:healthcare10071257. [PMID: 35885783 PMCID: PMC9317611 DOI: 10.3390/healthcare10071257] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2022] [Revised: 06/30/2022] [Accepted: 07/01/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Background: Evidence-based care has become critical in raising the quality of medical facilities. The implementation of evidence-based practice helps medical practitioners make better clinical decisions. Objective: The objective of this study was to investigate whether the innovative flipped teaching model could be as effective as the conventional teaching model in terms of knowledge, attitude, and practice and to confirm the continuous effect. Design: A quasi-experimental design using the flipped and conventional learning groups concurrently with repeat measurements was used. Setting: The setting was a 475-bed regional teaching hospital in Taiwan, from March to July 2020. Participants: The study included 114 licensed nurses who had worked longer than three months, with 57 participants each in two groups. Methods: The participants were assigned to two groups using a block randomization method. All participants completed questionnaires related to knowledge, attitude, and practice of EBP at four-time points: pre-test (T0) and immediately after intervention (T1), at month 1 (T2), and at month 3 (T3). Analysis of repeated generalized estimating equations was used. Results: The flipped and conventional learning groups had significant differences in knowledge, attitude, and practice at the T0 and T1 (p < 0.05). The flipped group was higher than the conventional group at T3 in the knowledge score (p = 0.001) and lower than the conventional group at T2 in the attitude score (p = 0.010). There were no significant differences between the two groups’ practice scores at different time points. There were no significantly different score changes for knowledge, attitude, and practice (p > 0.05). The interaction term only at T3 vs. T0 in the knowledge score was slightly different (p = 0.049) in primary outcome. Conclusion: The intervention methods of both groups were effective. Flipped learning is more flexible and has more time for discussion, which nurses favor. Under the policy promoted in the hospital, EBP combined with the nursing advancement system was standardized, and conventional learning also improved the learning effect.
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- Wen-Yi Chao
- Department of Public Health, China Medical University, Taichung 406040, Taiwan;
- Department of Nursing, Nantou Hospital, Nantou 540234, Taiwan;
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- School of Nursing, China Medical University, Taichung 406040, Taiwan;
- Department of Nursing, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung 404332, Taiwan
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Nantou Hospital, Nantou 540234, Taiwan; (H.-C.H.); (T.-F.C.)
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- Department of Emergency, Nantou Hospital, Nantou 540234, Taiwan;
- Department of Emergency Medicine, Nantou Hospital, Nantou 540234, Taiwan
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Nantou Hospital, Nantou 540234, Taiwan; (H.-C.H.); (T.-F.C.)
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- Department of Nursing, Nantou Hospital, Nantou 540234, Taiwan;
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- School of Nursing, China Medical University, Taichung 406040, Taiwan;
- Department of Nursing, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung 404332, Taiwan
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King O, West E, Lee S, Glenister K, Quilliam C, Wong Shee A, Beks H. Research education and training for nurses and allied health professionals: a systematic scoping review. BMC MEDICAL EDUCATION 2022; 22:385. [PMID: 35590359 PMCID: PMC9121620 DOI: 10.1186/s12909-022-03406-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2021] [Accepted: 04/22/2022] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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BACKGROUND Research capacity building (RCB) initiatives have gained steady momentum in health settings across the globe to reduce the gap between research evidence and health practice and policy. RCB strategies are typically multidimensional, comprising several initiatives targeted at different levels within health organisations. Research education and training is a mainstay strategy targeted at the individual level and yet, the evidence for research education in health settings is unclear. This review scopes the literature on research education programs for nurses and allied health professionals, delivered and evaluated in healthcare settings in high-income countries. METHODS The review was conducted systematically in accordance with the Joanna Briggs Institute scoping review methodology. Eleven academic databases and numerous grey literature platforms were searched. Data were extracted from the included full texts in accordance with the aims of the scoping review. A narrative approach was used to synthesise findings. Program characteristics, approaches to program evaluation and the outcomes reported were extracted and summarised. RESULTS Database searches for peer-reviewed and grey literature yielded 12,457 unique records. Following abstract and title screening, 207 full texts were reviewed. Of these, 60 records were included. Nine additional records were identified on forward and backward citation searching for the included records, resulting in a total of 69 papers describing 68 research education programs. Research education programs were implemented in fourteen different high-income countries over five decades. Programs were multifaceted, often encompassed experiential learning, with half including a mentoring component. Outcome measures largely reflected lower levels of Barr and colleagues' modified Kirkpatrick educational outcomes typology (e.g., satisfaction, improved research knowledge and confidence), with few evaluated objectively using traditional research milestones (e.g., protocol completion, manuscript preparation, poster, conference presentation). Few programs were evaluated using organisational and practice outcomes. Overall, evaluation methods were poorly described. CONCLUSION Research education remains a key strategy to build research capacity for nurses and allied health professionals working in healthcare settings. Evaluation of research education programs needs to be rigorous and, although targeted at the individual, must consider longer-term and broader organisation-level outcomes and impacts. Examining this is critical to improving clinician-led health research and the translation of research into clinical practice.
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- Olivia King
- Western Alliance, 25 Ryot St, Warrnambool, 3280, VIC, Australia.
- Barwon Health, Geelong, VIC, Australia.
- Monash University, Clayton, VIC, Australia.
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- Western Alliance, 25 Ryot St, Warrnambool, 3280, VIC, Australia
- Deakin University, Geelong, VIC, Australia
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- Monash University, Clayton, VIC, Australia
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- The University of Melbourne, Wangaratta and Shepparton, VIC, Australia
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- The University of Melbourne, Wangaratta and Shepparton, VIC, Australia
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- Deakin University, Geelong, VIC, Australia
- Grampians Health, Ballarat, VIC, Australia
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Alves SL. Improvements in Clinician, Organization, and Patient Outcomes Make a Compelling Case for Evidence-Based Practice Mentor Development Programs: An Integrative Review. Worldviews Evid Based Nurs 2021; 18:283-289. [PMID: 34482594 DOI: 10.1111/wvn.12533] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 02/16/2021] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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BACKGROUND Many organizations struggle to systematically integrate EBP into practice. EBP mentors address organizational barriers and promote the translation of evidence into clinical practice at the bedside. AIM To evaluate research findings related to EBP mentor development programs, to identify effective practices, and to assess the outcomes associated with EBP mentor development programs. METHODS A comprehensive review of the literature was conducted to retrieve studies from CINAHL, PubMed, and Scopus, using keywords and subject headers related to EBP mentorship and quality and safety outcomes. Studies were appraised and reviewed to compare mentor program composition and examine clinician, organizational, and patient outcomes. RESULTS Fifteen studies met inclusion criteria: one randomized control trial (RCT), one literature review, eleven descriptive studies, and two case reviews. Most programs included didactic content, an EBP project with coaching, and resources to support learning. The studies found that these programs led to improvements in clinicians' EBP beliefs, practices, and abilities, the organization's readiness for EBP, and patient safety. LINKING EVIDENCE TO ACTION There is solid justification for healthcare organizations to invest in an EBP mentor development program.
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- Stacy L Alves
- Executive Leadership Doctor of Nursing Practice, University of San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
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Hwang GJ, Wu YJ, Chang CY. A Mobile-Assisted Peer Assessment Approach for Evidence-Based Nursing Education. Comput Inform Nurs 2021; 39:935-942. [PMID: 33990503 DOI: 10.1097/cin.0000000000000753] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Students who learn evidence-based nursing can assist the healthcare team to make proper medical decisions and provide patients with valuable advice, thus optimizing the quality of patient care in specific situations. In clinical work, nursing staff members participate in decision making by searching for relevant empirical nursing literature, a basic ability required to enter clinical practice. In traditional instruction, nursing students are taught the Problem, Intervention, Comparison, and Outcome method to learn to use library resources and gather empirical nursing knowledge for decision making. However, it is a challenge for most students to have sufficient practice to make decisions correctly and to have opportunities to perceive medical cases from diverse perspectives. Therefore, we propose a peer assessment-based Problem, Intervention, Comparison, and Outcome approach to help nursing students locate correct evidence and make appropriate decisions about patient care. We performed an experiment with our approach in a nursing university training program. The experimental results reveal that the subjects learning with the proposed approach show better evidence-based nursing knowledge, learning attitude, and critical thinking ability than those learning with the traditional approach.
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- Gwo-Jen Hwang
- Author Affiliations: Graduate Institute of Digital Learning and Education, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology (Dr Hwang), Taipei City E-learning Education Center (Ms Wu); and School of Nursing, College of Nursing, Taipei Medical University (Dr Chang), Taiwan
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Schuler E, Mott S, Forbes PW, Schmid A, Atkinson C, DeGrazia M. Evaluation of an evidence-based practice mentorship programme in a paediatric quaternary care setting. J Res Nurs 2021; 26:149-165. [PMID: 35251236 DOI: 10.1177/1744987121991417] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Evidence-based practice (EBP) is essential for clinical decision-making, improving care, reducing costs and achieving optimal patient outcomes. The Evidence-based Practice Mentorship Program (EBPMP) is a flexible, self-directed programme whereby participants carry out EBP projects guided by expert mentors. AIMS To evaluate EBPMP effectiveness and participant experience. METHODS To evaluate effectiveness, as measured by changes in EBP value, knowledge and implementation, participants completed pre- and post-EBPMP Quick-EBP-Value, Implementation and Knowledge (VIK) surveys. To understand participants' experiences individual and group interviews were conducted at the end of the programme and analysed using qualitative content analysis. RESULTS Most participants were over 50 years old, Caucasian, inpatient staff nurses, baccalaureate prepared, with over 11 years' experience. Statistically significant improvements were observed in the post Quick-EBP-VIK knowledge and implementation domains. Individual and group participant interviews revealed four categories of importance to the experience: 1. perceived benefits of EBP, 2. time as a barrier to EBP, 3. desire for more cohort interaction and 4. positive mentee-mentor experience. CONCLUSIONS EBPMP can improve participants' knowledge and implementation of EBP in an environment that values EBP; however, opportunities exist to implement programme modifications that address barriers identified by participants including project time and increased participant interactions.
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- Ethan Schuler
- Pediatric Nurse Practitioner II, Cardiovascular and Critical Care Nursing Patient Services, Boston Children's Hospital, USA
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- Nurse Scientist, Cardiovascular and Critical Care Nursing Patient Services, Boston Children's Hospital, USA
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- Senior Biostatistician, Clinical Research Program, Boston Children's Hospital, USA
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- Staff Nurse, Emergency Department, Boston Children's Hospital, USA
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- Nurse Practice Specialist II, Neuroscience Programs, Boston Children's Hospital, USA
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- Director of Nursing Research for the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Cardiovascular and Critical Care Nursing Patient Services, Boston Children's Hospital, USA. Harvard Medical School, USA
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