Worldviews on evidence-based nursing
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Worldviews Evid Based Nurs · May 2013
Icelandic nurses' beliefs, skills, and resources associated with evidence-based practice and related factors: a national survey.
Evidence-based practice (EBP) is essential to the improvement of patient outcomes and the quality of care. Nurses' use of evidence in practice, however, remains limited. Assessing nurses' readiness for EBP where it is not as prominent as in countries leading EBP research was of particular interest. ⋯ Icelandic RNs' beliefs regarding EBP are similar to those of RNs in other countries. Their access to EBP resources is generally good, but they lack the skills and knowledge needed for EBP. Strategies aimed at changing the organizational and practice context need to be developed.