Background: Historically, nurses have relied on expert’ opinions in clinical decision-making. However, these ways of practicing may not only be outdated but unsafe. Experienced-based knowledge may be associated with biased thinking that lead to errors. Objective: Assessment of nurses’ perceptions, level of use and barriers on Evidence Based Practice. Method: Two hundred ten nurses were assessed through self-administer questionnaires for quantitative and fifteen nurses were also involved in in-depth interview for qualitative. The quantitative data was analysis in SPSS version 21. The qualitative was analyzed through open code. Results: 90% and 73.8% have good perception and positive attitude respectively. Of the total 210 121(57.6%) of nurses were integrate EBP in their clinical practice. Only 19 (15.7%) use EBP in their clinical practice always. Knowledgeable (AOR 3.2 95%CI 1.5-7.0); skill, (AOR 2.4, 95%CI 1.1-5.4); free time (AOR 7.9, 95%CI 3.5-17.6); supportive nursing managers (AOR 5, 95%CI 1.7-14.5) have significant association with implementation of EBP. But, year of experience and perception have no association. Conclusion: Both individual and organizational factors are the predominant factors that hinder implementation of EBP. So, hospital managements and nursing leaders can easily overcome some of these barriers through arranging EBP training.
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abstract = {Background: Historically, nurses have relied on expert’ opinions in clinical decision-making. However, these ways of practicing may not only be outdated but unsafe. Experienced-based knowledge may be associated with biased thinking that lead to errors. Objective: Assessment of nurses’ perceptions, level of use and barriers on Evidence Based Practice. Method: Two hundred ten nurses were assessed through self-administer questionnaires for quantitative and fifteen nurses were also involved in in-depth interview for qualitative. The quantitative data was analysis in SPSS version 21. The qualitative was analyzed through open code. Results: 90% and 73.8% have good perception and positive attitude respectively. Of the total 210 121(57.6%) of nurses were integrate EBP in their clinical practice. Only 19 (15.7%) use EBP in their clinical practice always. Knowledgeable (AOR 3.2 95%CI 1.5-7.0); skill, (AOR 2.4, 95%CI 1.1-5.4); free time (AOR 7.9, 95%CI 3.5-17.6); supportive nursing managers (AOR 5, 95%CI 1.7-14.5) have significant association with implementation of EBP. But, year of experience and perception have no association. Conclusion: Both individual and organizational factors are the predominant factors that hinder implementation of EBP. So, hospital managements and nursing leaders can easily overcome some of these barriers through arranging EBP training.},
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