Longitudinal Comparison of Hospital Nurses' Values, Knowledge, and Implementation of Evidence-Based Practice

EBP on the Go! An Education Case Report: When Time, Budget, and a Global Pandemic Limit Your Options for Nursing Education, Create Your Own!

In an era when resources, time, and attention spans are limited, nursing education must be delivered in a manner that is economical and convenient while retaining the ability to hold consumers accountable for their learning. This article highlights one organization's solution to a gap in evidence-based practice education. Professional development practitioners utilized their own creative acumen to develop high-quality, organization-specific resources that provide education in an engaging, portable, and user-friendly format.

Integrating Evidence-Based Practice Into an Emergency Department Nurse Residency Program

Evidence-based practice (EBP) is a problem-solving approach that combines the best evidence and research with clinical knowledge in order to improve patient outcomes. Providing nurses with the tools for utilizing EBP is essential, especially for graduate nurses hired in an emergency department. This article describes how EBP is integrated into the curriculum of a nurse residency program. It discusses methodology of education and describes the development of an evidence-based project.

Measuring the Impact of an Educational Intervention on Evidence-Based Practice

Background With an increasingly complex health care system, there are greater demands for nurses to have a strong foundation in evidence-based practice (EBP) competencies because of their relationship to improved patient and organizational outcomes. Attributes such as knowledge, skills, and attitudes contribute to the development of EBP competencies. Method A quasi-experimental study with a pretest/posttest design was conducted to evaluate the outcomes for 30 RNs in an acute care setting who attended a 3-hour EBP educational intervention using the Healthcare EBP Assessment Tool questionnaire. Results The nurses demonstrated a significant improvement in their perceived understanding of EBP after the intervention (p = .005). Statistically significant improvements were also noted on the subscales of frequency, ability, desire, and barriers. Conclusion Advances in the perception of EBP competencies made by the participants of this intervention may enhance their feeling of contributing to the organization and result in improved patient outcomes and work environment. Further research is needed to investigate the effectiveness of other interventions, including opportunities to be involved in quality improvement projects and research studies. [J Contin Educ Nurs. 2022;53(3):109-114.].