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Background: Implementation of evidence-based practice within healthcare leads to improved patient outcomes, high quality care, job satisfaction, reduced nursing turnover, professional autonomy, and validates nursing practice. Although there is a plethora of research focusing on implementation of EBP, little attention has been given to assess organizational readiness for integration.

Aims/ Methods: The primary aims were to explore nursing beliefs and attitudes about EBP using the Evidence Based Practice Beliefs Scale (EBPB) and the culture and readiness among pediatric nurses for system wide integration of EBP using the Organizational Culture and Readiness for System-Wide Integration of Evidence-Based Practice (OCRSIEP).

Results: Overall pediatric nurses had an average score of 61.8 (SD on the EBPB (N=396). No statistical differences in EBPB scores by nursing roles were found, however, nursing leaders had higher scores than any other nursing role. The OCRSIEP had an average score of 84.98 (N=388).

Discussion: Overall, findings suggest that pediatric nurses believe that EBP results in the best clinical care for patients and that it can improve clinical care, but they lack the skills and time necessary to engage in the process.

Practice Implications: Developing EBP competencies may assist in preparing pediatric nurse leaders and front-line staff with integration of EBP into daily practice. This may positively impact organizational readiness by increasing confidence and intentionality needed to remove identified barriers and engrain EBP in the organization’s culture.

Publication Date

2021

Disciplines

Pediatric Nursing

Exploring Nurse Beliefs and Perceived Readiness for System-Wide Integration of Evidence-Based Practice in a Large Pediatric Health Care System

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