Impact of a teaching strategy to promote evidence-based practice on nursing students' knowledge and confidence in simulated clinical intervention choices.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Nurses self-efficacy, confidence and their competency for evidence-based practice have a relevant impact in the quality of care provided to patients. However, the implementation of evidence-based practice continues to be limited to date and the relationship between these elements has not been thoroughly understood. Thus, the aim of this study was to analyze the impact on confidence levels of a teaching strategy to promote evidence incorporation into clinical decisions made by student nurses in hypothetical scenarios. Besides, students' satisfaction with the new teaching strategy was assessed.

Methods

The teaching strategy was asynchronous, on-line and based on multiple-choice questionnaires related to decision making on an intensive care unit patient. Confidence l

SUBMITTER: Estalella I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10559451 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature