@article{ajnr2021911,
author={{Alkhatib, Awad Hassan and Ibrahim, Ebtisam Abdullatif and Ameenuddin, Mohammed and Ibrahim, Ibrahim Abdullatif},
title={NursesĄŻ Knowledge, Perception, and Attitude towards Evidence-Based Practice at King Abdullah Medical City-Saudi Arabia},
journal={American Journal of Nursing Research},
volume={9},
number={1},
pages={1--7},
year={2021},
url={http://pubs.sciepub.com/ajnr/9/1/1},
issn={2378-5586},
abstract={Background: Health care organizations consider evidence-based practice as the gold standard for the provision of safe and compassionate health care. Aim of the study: The present study aims to assess the knowledge, perception, and attitude of nurses regarding evidence-based practice. Subjects and Methods: A descriptive design was utilized to achieve the aim of the study. The study included a random sample of (262) staff nurses who were responsible for providing nursing care to patients. Data were collected using three scales; knowledge scale, perception scale, and attitude scale regarding evidence-based practice. Results: The majority of the studied nurses had the knowledge and negative attitude regarding evidence-based practice and two-third of the studied nurses had a moderate level of perception regarding evidence-based practice. There was a statistically significant relationship between nursesĄŻ knowledge and their educational qualification and there was a statistically significant relationship between nursesĄŻ perception and their gender, educational qualification, and experience. Conclusion: There was a significant relationship between nursesĄŻ Knowledge, perception, and attitude towards evidence-based practice. Recommendations: Nursing managers should develop an evidence-based practice training program to help nurses to be familiar with EBP steps. Nursing managers should motivate the nurses who follow up the EBP with different incentives<b>.</b>},
doi={10.12691/ajnr-9-1-1}
publisher={Science and Education Publishing}
}