<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><sec id="j_FON-2019-0019_s_007_w2aab3b7b5b1b6b1aab1c17b1Aa"><h3>Objective</h3><p>The challenge of employing evidence-based practice (EBP) is multifarious and varied. Nursing interventions supported by research evidence have been exposed to progress positive patient outcomes, while its implementation is faced with various obstacles. This study aimed to identify obstacles in employing EBP by nurses in their clinical settings.</p></sec><sec id="j_FON-2019-0019_s_008_w2aab3b7b5b1b6b1aab1c17b2Aa"><h3>Methods</h3><p>This descriptive design study was conducted at Benha University Hospital with a convenient sample of 154 nurses. Two tools were utilized: (I) sociodemographic data sheet, which included sociodemographic characteristics of the participants, and (II) interview scale, which contained two parts: (1) obstacles scale, which contained obstacles that impede nurses from the utilization of EBP, and (2) questions to rank the three greatest obstacles in employing EBP by nurses.</p></sec><sec id="j_FON-2019-0019_s_009_w2aab3b7b5b1b6b1aab1c17b3Aa"><h3>Results</h3><p>The greatest EBP obstacle ranked by nurses was the organizational limitations (90.9%), followed by research quality (86.9%) and research accessibility (51.0%), while individual characteristics (35.9%) were ranked as the least obstacle. There was a significant statistical correlation between organizational limitations, research quality as well accessibility-related obstacles and nurses’ age, level of education, as well their years of work experience (<italic>P</italic>&lt;0.05).</p></sec><sec id="j_FON-2019-0019_s_010_w2aab3b7b5b1b6b1aab1c17b4Aa"><h3>Conclusions</h3><p>Findings of this study showed series of obstacles in employing EBP by nurses in their clinical settings, stressing the call for expansion of nurses’ capabilities related to EBP utilization in patients’ care.</p></sec></abstract>

ObjectiveThe challenge of employing evidence-based practice (EBP) is multifarious and varied. Nursing interventions supported by research evidence have been exposed to progress positive patient outcomes, while its implementation is faced with various obstacles. This study aimed to identify obstacles in employing EBP by nurses in their clinical settings.MethodsThis descriptive design study was conducted at Benha University Hospital with a convenient sample of 154 nurses. Two tools were utilized: (I) sociodemographic data sheet, which included sociodemographic characteristics of the participants, and (II) interview scale, which contained two parts: (1) obstacles scale, which contained obstacles that impede nurses from the utilization of EBP, and (2) questions to rank the three greatest obstacles in employing EBP by nurses.ResultsThe greatest EBP obstacle ranked by nurses was the organizational limitations (90.9%), followed by research quality (86.9%) and research accessibility (51.0%), while individual characteristics (35.9%) were ranked as the least obstacle. There was a significant statistical correlation between organizational limitations, research quality as well accessibility-related obstacles and nurses’ age, level of education, as well their years of work experience (P<0.05).ConclusionsFindings of this study showed series of obstacles in employing EBP by nurses in their clinical settings, stressing the call for expansion of nurses’ capabilities related to EBP utilization in patients’ care.

Obstacles in employing evidence-based practice by nurses in their clinical settings: a descriptive study

Frontiers of Nursing

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ObjectiveThe challenge of employing evidence-based practice (EBP) is multifarious and varied. Nursing interventions supported by research evidence have been...

Obstacles in employing evidence-based practice by nurses in their clinical settings: a descriptive study

Article Category: Original article

Published Online: Jul 10, 2019

Page range: 123 - 133

Received: Sep 12, 2018

Accepted: Dec 07, 2018

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/FON-2019-0019

Keywords
evidence-based practice, clinical settings, obstacles

© 2019 Manal Hamed Mahmoud and Zizi Fikry Mohamed Abdelrasol, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Obstacles in employing evidence-based practice by nurses in their clinical settings: a descriptive study

Article Category: Original article

Published Online: Jul 10, 2019

Page range: 123 - 133

Received: Sep 12, 2018

Accepted: Dec 07, 2018

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/FON-2019-0019

Keywordsevidence-based practice, clinical settings, obstacles

© 2019 Manal Hamed Mahmoud and Zizi Fikry Mohamed Abdelrasol, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Keywords
evidence-based practice, clinical settings, obstacles