Inquiry: The Journal of Health Care Organization, Provision, and Financing (Jun 2020)

Evidence-Based Practice Competency and Related Factors Among Nurses Working in Public Hospitals

  • Liang Fu PhD,
  • Wei Su BSN,
  • Xianghong Ye MPH,
  • Ming Li BSN,
  • Jun Shen BSN,
  • Chen Chen MM,
  • Qi Guo BSN,
  • Liping Ye BSN,
  • Yuhong He BSN

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1177/0046958020927876
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 57

Abstract

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This study aimed to describe the status and related factors of evidence-based practice (EBP) competency among nurses in China. A convenience sample of 1036 nurses were recruited from 13 public hospitals in Shanghai through an anonymous online survey. Nurses’ demographic data, working data, and evidence-based nursing (EBN)-related conditions were collected by a structured questionnaire and EBP competency was assessed using the Chinese version of Evidence-based Nursing Competency Rating Scale (EBNCRS). The original score of EBNCRS among nurses was not good. The original score of evidence searching, critical appraisal, and synthesis subscale was lower than the original score of evidence transfer, situation assessment, and evidence implementation subscale. Nurses’ age, hospital level, and perceived EBN knowledge were identified as significant related factors of EBP competency. There is an urgent need to upgrade the EBP competency of nurses in Shanghai, especially competency in evidence transfer, situation assessment, and evidence implementation.