Abstracto

Nursing students' readiness to adopt and implement Evidence-based Practice

Miliara Eleni, Patelarou Evridiki, Kalokairinou Athina, Konstantinidis Theocharis, Patelarou Athina

Nowadays it is widely accepted by the global scientific community that the implementation of Evidence-based Practice (EBP) in the field of Nursing offers multiple benefits throughout the health care system. Undoubtedly, through the implementation of the EBP, the quality of patients’ health is ensured and health problems are addressed on time and effectively treated with safe methods. It is worth noting that the benefits of EBP implementation in Nursing and in the healthcare sector, in general, are accepted worldwide as its importance is recognized both in nursing education and professional nursing. The purpose of this review was to investigate nursing students’ grades of EBP adoption and the level of their readiness towards EBP implementation into practice. Literature shows that, despite the importance of the EBP integration into clinical practice, nurses face a number of personal and organizational obstacles on the way to implementation and adoption of EBP, focusing mostly on lack of administration support, nurses’ limited EBP competence and high overload which leads to lack of time. Similar findings are highlighted by a researcher who reveals that nursing students have limited skills and knowledge towards EBP, although they hold a positive attitude. Nevertheless, the necessity of familiarization with EBP very early during the undergraduate studies in Nursing is considered of major importance and, therefore it is necessary and immediately recommended to incorporate such modules into undergraduate and postgraduate programs and in this way enhance future nurses to overcome any obstacle that hinders the EBP adoption.