Predictors of evidence-based practice competency among Tunisian nursing students.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Evidence-based practice (EBP) is an important competency of undergraduate nursing students which should be cultivated before graduation by increasing future healthcare providers' knowledge, skills and attitudes towards EBP. This study aimed to describe nursing students' competencies (attitudes, knowledge, skills) in Evidence-based practice (EBP) and to determine factors predicting EBP competency.

Methods

A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted at the Higher School of Health Sciences and Techniques of Sousse (Tunisia) among 365 nursing students. Data were collected using the validated Evidence Based Practice Competencies Questionnaire (EBP-COQ). Multiple linear regression was performed to determine factors predicting EBP competencies.

Results

The o

SUBMITTER: Tlili MA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9161527 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature