Nurses’ Perception and Practice of Evidence-Based Practice in Federal Teaching Hospital Abakaliki
Journal Title: Journal of Medical Science And clinical Research - Year 2014, Vol 2, Issue 11
Abstract
Evidence-based practice is a problem solving approach to the delivery of health care that integrates the best evidence from studies and patient care data with clinicians’ expertise and patient preference and values according to (Fineout-Overholt, 2010). Health Care that is evidence-based and conducted in caring context leads to better clinical decision and patient outcomes. Gaining knowledge and skills in evidence the tools needed to take ownership in their practices and transforms healthcare. The study was a sample descriptive survey to assess nurses’ perception and practice of evidence-based nursing care in Federal Teaching Hospital II Abakaliki, Ebonyi State. 96 nurses including males and females who work in the hospital were randomly selected. The findings of this study on the knowledge of the nurses on evidence-based nursing practice reveal that (90.6%) had heard of evidence-based nursing practice and (60.4%) heard it though formal education, the result clearly shown that majority of the nurses were knowledgeable about evidence-based nursing practice. The above result supported by Honor Society of nursing (2008) who reported that majority of the respondents were also at variance with Royal and Blythe (2008) who discovered that less than 3% of respondents reported being familiar with the concept of evidence-based practice. The result also reveals that nurses’ attitude was positive and favorable. This result corresponds with Omery and Williams (2002) who discovered that nurses’ attitude about research was stronger motivator than education. Olade (2004) in supporting this result also find out that nurses expressed more favourable attitude towards research utilization.The finding shows significant relationship between nurses’ knowledge and www.jmscr.igmpublication.org Impact Factor 3.79 ISSN (e)-2347-176x JMSCR Volume||2||Issue||11||Page 2778-2795||November-2014 2014 Ominyi Jude Nweze et al JMSCR Volume 2 Issue 11 November 2014 Page 2779 JMSCR Volume||2||Issue||11||Page 2778-2795||November-2014 2014 attitude towards evidence-based practice in Federal Teaching Hospital Abakaliki (FETHA II). The result in table 9 revealed that there were barriers to implementation of evidence-based practice in Federal Teaching Hospital Abakaliki (FETHA II). The identified barriers were inadequate facilities for implementation; nurses were not capable of evaluating the quality of research, insufficient time, inadequate resources, lack of continuing education, and lack of co-operation by doctors and non-availability of relevant research. The study identified more employees/sufficient staffing, enhancing administrative supports and encouragement, cooperative and supportive colleagues, improving availability/accessibility of research reports, and improving the understandability of research reports as factors that will facilitate the use of evidence-based nursing practice in Federal Teaching Hospital Abakaliki (FETHA). Conclusively, based on the results of the findings, it was concluded that nurses in Federal Teaching Hospital Abakaliki were aware of the concept of evidence-based nursing practice and the attitude towards the concept was favourable. Despite the above, the nurses still perceived some barriers and facilitators towards implementation of this concept. Based on the findings of this study, the following recommendations were made: Promoting research utilization through formation of nursing research committee as a potent way to promote evidence-based nursing. Membership of this committee must cut across all address of nurses from different specialist for effectiveness. There is need for supportive environment where innovation is valued and rewarded. Nurses should read nursing journals constantly in order to improve care.
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Ominyi, Jude Nweze
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