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María Isabel Viñas Jurado, Cipriano Viñas Vera
Objective: To determine the level of evidence based practice (EBP) among nurses in hospitals, and to analyse its association with the nursing practice environment (NPE), the professional experience, and the EBP training.
Method: Cross-sectional study. Data were collected from nurses in the Regional University Hospital of Málaga (Spain) between February and May 2019. The inclusion criteria were: (1) Spanish-speaking nurses who work in the Regional University Hospital of Málaga; and (2) those who had signed an informed consent. For the evaluation of the EBP level, the Health Sciences-Evidence Based Practice Questionnaire (HS-EBP) was used. NPE was evaluated with the Practice Environment Scale-Nursing Work Index (PES-NWI).
Results: 99 nurses participated in the study. The mean total score of HS-EBP was 380.39 (SD 67.39). EBP was positively correlated with NPE in hospitals and with EBP training. A negative relationship between EBP and professional experience was found.
Conclusions: The EBP among nurses in hospitals is positively related to the NPE in hospitals and to EBP training and negatively related with professional experience. NPE is a critical factor that can facilitate EBP among nurses.
