Promoting evidence-based practice – perceived knowledge, behaviours and attitudes of Polish nurses: a cross-sectional validation study

Belowska, Jarosława; Pańczyk, Mariusz; Zarzeka, Aleksander; Iwanow, Lucyna; Cieślak, Ilona; Gotlib, Joanna

doi:10.1080/10803548.2018.1489993

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“…We found no certain associations between type of understanding and length of experience in clinical practice. However, participants with higher academic degrees were more likely to have the deeper understanding, supporting the findings of Belowska et al (), who found that nurses with a master's degree understand terms related to EBN and are able to explain them to colleagues. This is an important finding that needs further study.…”

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Evidence‐based nursing—How is it understood by bedside nurses? A phenomenographic study in surgical settings

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Aim The aim was to identify and describe nurses’ understanding of working with evidence‐based nursing (EBN) in clinical practice. Background Evidence‐based health care is recognized as fundamental to nursing practice, but it is challenging to implement. How nurses understand this part of their work can affect their practice. Methods Using a qualitative explorative design with a phenomenographic approach, we interviewed 21 nurses working in Swedish surgical wards. Results We identified three understandings of EBN among nurses in surgical care: A. a fragmentary and difficult concept that is not integrated or used in clinical practice; B. an important approach guided by knowledgeable colleagues and students; and C. a process that nurses are responsible for developing and leading. Conclusion Nurses’ understandings of working with EBN in surgical wards vary widely. Nurse managers have an important task to create a common outlook among nurses about integrating research, patient experience and clinical experience in decision‐making. Implication for nursing management These findings could inspire nurse managers to reflect on how to move nurses towards a more comprehensive understanding of EBN and how to identify nurses who could act as facilitators in quality improvement work.

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“…The educational level of the nurses was one of the variables associated with EBP competency, and the analysis according to the dimensions and items of the EBP‐COQ‐Prof© allowed us to obtain interesting findings. In first place, as already pointed out in previous studies, the higher the postgraduate training, the greater the level of knowledge, skills and EBP utilization (Belowska et al., 2018; Melnyk et al., 2018). Our findings also allowed us to assess the behaviour at the global level, as well as according to the dimensions of EBP competency, placing the bachelor's degree nurses in lower percentiles and T ‐scores, which gradually increased following a master's, clinical nurse specialist and PhD path.…”

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“…This is a national study for measuring EBP competency, with the largest sample of nurses until the present (Saunders & Vehviläinen‐Julkunen, 2016; Ubbink et al., 2013). The sociodemographic and professional profile of the participants coincided with the Spanish nurses who work in public health centres (Ministerio de Sanidad, 2019), and was similar to other countries (Belowska et al., 2018; Melnyk et al., 2018). It should be highlighted that the sample had a high proportion of nurses with postgraduate degrees (master's and PhD), higher than previous studies conducted in Spain and in other countries (Melnyk et al., 2018; Patelarou et al., 2017; de Pedro‐Gómez et al., 2011; Solís‐Muñoz, 2015).…”

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confidence: 60%

“…The EBP competency of nurses has been associated with aspects related to the nursing professionals themselves, with a positive relationship being observed for younger nurses with higher levels of education (Belowska et al., 2018; Melnyk et al., 2018) and EBP training (Skela‐Savič et al., 2016), and with factors related to their work environments such as EBP mentoring and EBP culture (Melnyk et al., 2018).…”

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Evidence‐based practice nurses' competency: Spanish national survey and establishment of a scale of the EBP‐COQ‐Prof©

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Aims To discover the level of evidence‐based practice competency of Spanish nurses, to develop a scale of the EBP‐COQ‐Prof© and to analyse the influence of different variables on the level of competency. Background The evidence‐based practice competency has previously been assessed using a wide variety of instruments, although these have methodological limitations and lack associated scales that allow for the interpretation of the score obtained. Method Observational, cross‐sectional, national study. Using an online questionnaire, data were obtained between January and March 2020 from nurses working in the National Health System. An ANOVA was performed along with multiple regression analyses. The T‐score and percentiles were calculated to obtain the scale of the EBP‐COQ‐Prof©. Results 2,942 nurses participated. The score for the evidence‐based practice competency was 130.29 (standard deviation 17.55). The multiple regression analysis showed a model comprised of 8 variables that explained 33% of the variance. Conclusions The Spanish nurses have a moderate level of evidence‐based practice competency. The scale classifies the subjects into 3 levels: low, moderate and high competency. Implications for Nursing Management The scale proposed for the EBP‐COQ‐Prof© could be utilized to facilitate the diagnosis of evidence‐based practice competency, and to monitor and plan individual and collective strategies to improve this competency.

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“…In this study, RU is defined as a process involving acquisition, critical reading (including evaluation) and application of research knowledge [4,6]. The translation of research knowledge into clinical nursing practice, however, is often hampered, primarily due to nurses' lacking competence for RU [7,8].…”

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Polish and Finnish nursing students’ attitudes, knowledge and skills related to research utilisation

Heikkilä¹,

Kwiecień-Jaguś²,

Hupli³

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Introduction. Evidence-based practice and research utilisation at its core are essential for high quality patient care. In this study, research utilization is defined as a process involving acquisition, critical reading (including evaluation) and application of research knowledge. The translation of research knowledge into clinical nursing practice, however, is often hampered, primarily due to nurses' lacking competence for research utilization. Objective. The aim of this study is to assess and compare graduating nursing students' attitudes, knowledge and skills related to research utilisation in two European countries. Materials and method. Data was collected in Poland (n=168) and Finland (n=260) using the Competence in Research Utilisation instrument, and analysed statistically. Results. Students in both countries had positive attitudes to research utilisation. Polish students' attitudes were more positive. A knowledge test revealed poor knowledge of research utilisation in both countries. Students assessed their research utilisation skills as above moderate, but Polish students rated their skills higher. Conclusions. Based on the results, students' skills cannot be regarded as moderate or good, since they lack a solid theoretical knowledge base. Further development of curriculum content and a search for effective pedagogical methods for classroom, clinical and digital settings are recommended to support the students´ learning of research utilization. In the future, multidimensional, international competence assessments are recommended.

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Promoting evidence-based practice – perceived knowledge, behaviours and attitudes of Polish nurses: a cross-sectional validation study

Cited by 25 publications

References 18 publications

Evidence‐based nursing—How is it understood by bedside nurses? A phenomenographic study in surgical settings

Evidence‐based nursing—How is it understood by bedside nurses? A phenomenographic study in surgical settings

Evidence‐based practice nurses' competency: Spanish national survey and establishment of a scale of the EBP‐COQ‐Prof©

Polish and Finnish nursing students’ attitudes, knowledge and skills related to research utilisation

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