Knowledge, attitudes, practice and perceived barriers associated with Evidence Based practice among nurses in Intensive care units in North West bank hospitals رسالة ماجستير

Abstract

Nursing services based on evidence-based practice are essential for population health improvement. Evidence-based practice implementation can improve healthcare safety and patient outcomes. The significant challenge for critical care nurses is to provide safe, evidence-based care to patients with complex illnesses who are at high risk of mortality and complications. Objective: This study aims to assess the practices, attitudes, and knowledge/skills associated with EBP, as well as the perceived barriers to EBP implementation among nurses in intensive care units in the North West Bank hospitals. Methods: A cross-sectional descriptive study composed of one hundred and fifty-four nurses from ICUs governmental and private hospitals in Palestine's North West Bank participated in the study. The study was conducted through self-administered questionnaire Results: The analysis revealed that the attitude mean was 5.1± 1.1, followed by knowledge 4.8± 1.4, then practice 4.6± 1.2. Also, the main barriers to EBP implementation were insufficient time to find research reports (3.5±1.0) and insufficient time at work to implement changes in own practice (3.4±0.8). Level of education and attending EBP courses were only have significant difference with all knowledge, attitude and practice of EBP. In addition, the correlation was positively associated between age and EBP implementation, but experience was positively associated with practice only. VII Conclusion This researcher reported that nurses' attitudes about EBP were more favorable than their EBP knowledge/skills and practice. The most significant challenges to developing EBP among Palestinian nurses were a lack of time to find research reports and a lack of time at work to execute changes in their own practice.