EVIDENCE BASED

NURSING PRACTICE
EBP PROCESS
 BARRIERS TO EVIDENCE
BASED PRACTICE
 LACK OF KNOWLEDGE OF EBP
STRATEGIES .

 MISPERCEPTIONS OR NEGATIVE
VIEWS .

 LACK OF BELIEF THAT EBP WILL

RESULT IN MORE POSITIVE
OUTCOMES THAN TRADITIONAL
CARE.
 VOLUMINOUS AMOUNTS OF
INFORMATION IN PROFESSIONAL
JOURNALS.

 LACK OF TIME AND RESOURCES .

 OVERWHELMING PATIENT LOADS.

 ORGANIZATIONAL CONSTRAINTS.
 DEMANDS FROM PATIENTS FOR A
CERTAIN TYPE OF TREATMENT.

 PEER PRESSURE TO CONTINUE WITH

TRADITIONAL PRACTICES.

 INADEQUATE CONTENT AND

BEHAVIORAL SKILLS REGARDING EBP
IN EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS.
 THREE CATEGORIES OF BARRIERS
WERE IDENTIFIED THROUGH THIS
REVIEW, INCLUDING

KNOWLEDGE AND LACK OF

AWARENESS.

ATTITUDES.

BEHAVIORS
 FACILITATORS OF EVIDENCE
BASED PRACTICE

 SUPPORT AND ENCOURAGEMENT

FROM ADMINISTRATION.

 FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR

RESEARCHER SHOULD BE
INCREASED.
 NURSE MANAGERS SHOULD
INFORM AND SUPPORT CLINICAL
NURSES ABOUT RESEARCH AND
SCIENTIFIC ACTIVITIES.

 NURSES SHOULD BE INFORMED

ABOUT SCIENTIFIC DEVELOPMENTS
AND CLINICAL IMPLEMENTATIONS
WITH IN SERVICE TRAINING .
 TIME TO CRITICALLY APPRAISE
STUDIES AND IMPLEMENT THEIR
FINDINGS

 CLEARLY WRITTEN RESEARCH

REPORTS.
 ORGANIZATIONAL CAPACITY FOR
CHANGE THAT INCLUDES STRONG
SUPPORT AND INTEREST AT ALL
LEVELS OF LEADERSHIP.

 IMPLEMENTATION OF
INFRASTRUCTURE
 CHARACTERISTICS OF HEALTH
CARE TEAM(E.G., A SHARED VISION
AND MISSION)

 GUIDELINE CHARACTERISTICS (E.G.,

IMPORTANCE OF THE GUIDELINE
TO CLINICIANS, CREDIBILITY OF
THE GUIDELINE)
WHY IS EBP IMPORTANT TO
NURSING PRACTICE?

 IT RESULTS IN BETTER
PATIENT OUTCOMES.

 IT CONTRIBUTES TO THE
SCIENCE OF NURSING.

 IT KEEPS PRACTICE CURRENT

AND RELEVANT.
 IT INCREASES CONFIDENCE IN
DECISION - MAKING

 POLICIES AND PROCEDURES ARE

CURRENT AND INCLUDE THE
LATEST RESEARCH, THUS
SUPPORTING JCAHO-READINESS.

 ESSENTIAL FOR HIGH-QUALITY

PATIENT CARE.
 IMPORTANCE OF EVIDENCE-
BASED PRACTICE IN NURSING
RESEARCH

 EBPHELPS NURSES PROVIDE

HIGH-QUALITY PATIENT CARE
BASED ON RESEARCH
AND KNOWLEDGE.
 INTEGRATING CLINICAL EXPERTISE,
PATIENT VALUES, AND THE BEST
RESEARCH EVIDENCE INTO THE
DECISION MAKING PROCESS.

 HELPS TO MAKE CLINICAL DECISIONS

WHICH ENHANCES THE OPPORTUNITY
FOR OPTIMAL CLINICAL OUTCOMES
AND QUALITY OF CARE.
 EBP
HELPS TO KEEP THE
KNOWLEDGE UP TO DATE.

 EBPINCORPORATES BEST
RESEARCH DATA AND BEST
CLINICAL JUDGMENT.
 ROLE OF NURSE IN
SUPPORTING EBP

 THE IMPORTANT
RELATIONSHIP OF NURSE
MANAGER SUPPORT TO
POSITIVE WORK, ATTITUDES
AND BEHAVIORS, AND STAFF
SATISFACTION.
 ALLOCATINGRESOURCES
AND ESTABLISHING THE
INFRASTRUCTURE.

 PERCEPTION OF SUPPORT
FOR CAREER
DEVELOPMENT .