Nurses' implementation of evidence based practice in nursing process and its associated factors in South Wollo Zone public hospitals, Northeast Ethiopia: a mixed method study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Evidence-based practice is clinical decision-making using the best evidence available in the context of individual patients' preferences and clinical expertise. It is serving as a crucial instrument for the health science disciplines to minimize the theory-practice gap although the level of practice is unknown. Thus, this study aimed to assess nurses' implementation of evidence-based practice in nursing process and its associated factors in South Wollo Zone Public Hospitals.

Methods

An explanatory sequential mixed method was employed from April 1 to May 29, 2023, among 419 nurses for the quantitative part and 15 others for the qualitative part. The data were collected using structured, pretested, self-administered questionnaires. Simple random and purposive sampli

SUBMITTER: Edmealem A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11515356 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature