Nurses' Attitudes and Beliefs Toward Evidence-Based Practice

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Wednesday, 19 July 2006

This presentation is part of : Collaborative Teams Initiatives

Sandra A. Picard, BSN, RN, Nursing, Mercy General Health Partners, Muskegon, MI, USA, Linda M. Thiel, DNSc, RN, McAuley School of Nursing, University of Detroit Mercy, Grand Rapids, MI, USA, Carol Opalek, MSN, RN, Nursing and Medicine, Mercy General Health Partners, Muskegon, MI, USA, and Gay Landstrom, MS, RN, Patient Care Services, Mercy General Health Partners, Muskegon, MI, USA.

Learning Objective #1: Discuss development and psychometrics of the “Nurses Attitudes and Belief Toward Evidence-Based Practice” tool.
Learning Objective #2: Identify attitudes and beliefs of nurses that impact evidence-based practice.

This presentation will discuss the development and use of the “Nurses’ Attitudes and Beliefs Toward Evidence-Based Practice” (NABEBP) tool. The tool was developed as part of a University school of nursing and community hospital initiative to introduce EBP into a community hospital setting. Psychometric and findings from the study will be presented.

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