Teaching evidence-based nursing practice: A systematic review and convergent qualitative synthesis

Undergraduate Nursing Students’ Experiences of Conducting Clinical Research Projects in Their Bachelor Theses – a Qualitative Study

“…The pedagogical teaching strategy in this study requires that the students formulate a research question, collect data, analyse data, and interpret the findings in relation to the existing literature. Their clinical experiences go behind the range of pedagogical strategies that only teach undergraduate nursing students how to interpret the literature in order to provide patients with evidence-based care ( Cui et al, 2018 ; Horntvedt et al, 2018 ; Häggman-Laitila et al, 2016 ; Wakibi et al, 2021 ). Conducting research on a bachelor level represents a different approach to engaging students in learning about EBP that supports the integration of EBP competencies beyond the classroom ( Fiset et al, 2017 ; Horntvedt et al, 2018 ).…”

“…The Sicily Statement puts forward a five-step model on how to teach and conduct EBP: (I) ask a clinical question; (II) collect the most relevant evidence; (III) critically appraise the evidence; (IV) integrate the evidence with one's clinical expertise, patient preferences, and values to make a practice decision; and (V) evaluate the change or outcome ( Burns & Foley, 2005 ). There are a range of teaching strategies about EBP in undergraduate nursing education that make the students more confident in accurately interpreting the literature and research ( Horntvedt et al, 2018 ; Wakibi et al, 2021 ). Teaching students about evidence-based nursing is important for the students’ learning process of becoming good critical thinkers and learning the skills of processing problems, recognizing assumptions, and deducing, interpreting, and evaluating arguments ( Cui et al, 2018 ).…”

“…Nevertheless, since approaches that engage students in clinical EBP projects are reducing the barriers of EBP, educational institutions must look at nursing curriculum models that support the integration of EBP competencies beyond the classroom ( Fiset et al, 2017 ). Collaboration with clinical practice is an effective way to teach EBP ( Horntvedt et al, 2018 ), where all nurses, including the staff in clinical settings, have a role to play in the students’ learning of EBP ( Wakibi et al, 2021 ).…”

A Methodological Quality Evaluation of Meta-Analyses on Nursing Home Research: Overview and Suggestions for Future Directions

“…The fast-growing elderly population is creating serious problems globally, and providing appropriate care for nursing home (NH) residents is a priority issue [ 1 ]. More than 2200 studies were searched in the main search engines regarding oral and dementia care, falls, fractures, cognitive functioning, pain, restraints, infections, nutrition, mortality rates, hospital admissions, psychiatric problems, and some organizational factors in numerous health-related disciplines reporting different levels of evidence.…”

“…NH researchers have been synthesizing results to translate their findings into practice for several decades. In the nursing discipline, evidence-based nursing practices integrate theory and employ clinical decision-making, judgement, and scholarly knowledge to derive the most effective and useful evidence related to specific elements of practice [ 1 ]. Transitioning nursing research to practice should be cautiously implemented with valid research conclusions derived from multiple sources.…”