A Quasi-Experimental Study of the Effectiveness of Evidence-Based Practice Education Sessions on Nurses’ Knowledge and Attitude Regarding Evidence-Based Practice

Abstract

Background: Nursing activities are no longer accepted without Evidence-Based Practice (EBP). For that reason, nurses should have a positive attitude toward EBP. They should acquire good knowledge for enhancing their practices. This study aims to increase EBP knowledge and attitude among nurses in clinical practice. Materials and Methods: a quasi-experimental design was used to involve nurses in different private hospitals in Sulaimani city. A total of 37 nurses participated after giving a verbal consent, by convenient sampling. Knowledge and attitude levels were observed at baseline and after an intervention. Two EBP sessions were presented, and a modified questionnaire for assessing knowledge and attitude of EBP was used. SPSS version 25.0 was used for data analysis. Results: The mean age was (31 ± 7.7), they had administrative positions like head nurse (13.5%) and ward in charge (62.2%). The attitude levels were the same before and after the intervention as (97.3%) had a positive attitude. The proportions of the nurses with a good level of EBP knowledge were improved from 51.4% at baseline to 97.3% following the sessions. A statistically highly significant association was found between working area and level of attitude meanwhile, other variables did not represent any significant relationships p (0.02). There was a highly significant correlation between pre-and-post attitude scores at the p (0.002) meanwhile, no correlation was found between pre-and-post knowledge scores at the p (0.6).Conclusions: Evidence-Based Practice sessions can have positive impact on the nurses’ knowledge to consider in their daily practice.