Determining Attitudes of Nurses Toward Evidence-Based Nursing in a University Hospital Sample

Abstract

AIM: This study aimed to determine the attitudes of nurses working in a university hospital toward evidence-based nursing.METHOD: This descriptive and cross-sectional research included 529 nurses working in a university hospital during November 1 toNovember 30, 2018. Data were collected using the information form and Attitude Toward Evidence-Based Nursing Questionnaire(AEBNQ). Descriptive statistical methods, the Shapiro–Wilk test, the Mann–Whitney U test, and the Kruskal–Wallis test were used forstatistical analyses.RESULTS: The average age of the nurses was 36.55±9.29 years, 91.1% were female, and the average work experience was 12.61±9.56years. Moreover, 53.4% of the nurses were working in surgical departments, and 50.3% were working as clinical nurses. The total meanscore of AEBNQ of the nurses was 58.23±9.34, and it was determined that their attitudes toward evidence-based nursing was positive.It was confirmed that for some subscales, the mean scores of AEBNQ of the female nurses and nurses working in internal diseasedepartments were significantly high.CONCLUSION: Attitudes of the nurses toward evidence-based nursing were found to be positive. It was concluded that the departmentin which the nurses worked and being female affected their attitudes toward evidence-based nursing.Keywords: Attitude, evidence-based nursing, nursing