Assessment of Nurses' Perception toward Application of Evidence Based Practice Approach

• Published in: Kufa Journal for Nursing Sciences Vol. 14; no. 1
• Main Authors: Mousa, Nour Al-huda Muhannad, Kadhim, Jihad Jawad
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: 16-06-2024
• ISSN: 2223-4055; 2521-8638
• DOI: 10.36321/kjns.vi202401.16006

Background Evidence-based nursing practice (EBNP) has become one of the most effective methods for improving patient outcomes and the quality of care as well as delivering cost-efficient health care. Nurses' perspectives are critical to the successful adoption of evidence -based practice. While positive views regarding EBP serve as a foundation for developing appropriate nursing approaches to improve patient care, there is a noticeable gap between belief in evidence-based practice advantages and actual implementation. Objective : To assess nurses’ perception toward  the application of an evidence-based practice approach. Methods  : A non-probability using a convenience sampling. Data were collected through self administered questionnaire technique for data collection,  which is  constructed  through  the  extensive review of  the  related literature that consisted of two assessment parts first one consist of demographic data, and the second part of the assessment tool is concerned with  assessing the nurse's perception scale which include three parts, the first part contains (4) statement, the second part contains (3) statement and the last part contains (2) statement  developed by Majid et al (2011). The reliability of the instrument was the Cronbach alpha of perception section was between 0.68 to 0.95, and the face validity of the study instruments was determined by a panel of (12) experts in the Nursing and Medicine fields, and science of psychology, All the experts agreed that the instrument is valid with some suggested modifications. Data  were  analyzed through  the  application  of  frequency,  percentage and the inferential statistical analysis approach is used to test the study null hypotheses within a confidence interval equal to 0.95(Chi-square which is used to determine the association between nurses' perception and demographic data). Such analyses are computed by using the SPSS program version 24. Results : The  findings  indicate  that  the total assessment of perception about application of evidence-based practice approach about (39.54%) of the nurses have poor perception of evidence-based practice,(51.23 %) of them have moderate perception; while (9.32 %) of them have good levels according to the total assessment of perception about evidence-based practice. Conclusion: According to the study results and discussion half of nurses have good perception toward application of evidence based practice approach when assessed by the statistical analysis.