multiple variables that affect evidence-based competency

Reply 1

According to the article some barriers that the group of student nurses had on EBP was that they lacked knowledge and skills and some factors were due to the school they attended or the gender (Labrague et al., 2019). Some things nurses can contribute to be able to continue with the EBP practice would be having hands on experience even if its voluntarily to be able to get more knowledge on EBP. Also having the nurses do research depending on factors they come across while in clinical can help them get EBP incorporated into their nursing education to be able to succeed in patient care more effectively in the future.

 

Labrague, L. J., McEnroe, P. D., D’Souza, M. S., Cecily, H. S. J., Fronda, D. C., Edet, O. B., Ibebuike, J. E., Venkatesan, L., Almazan, J. U., Al Amri, M., Mirafuentes, E. C., Cayaban, A. R. R., Al Yahyaei, A., & Bin Jumah, J. A. (2019). A Multicountry Study on Nursing Students’ Self‐Perceived Competence and Barriers to Evidence‐Based Practice. Worldviews on Evidence-Based Nursing,  16(3), 236–246. https://doi-org.westcoastuniversity.idm.oclc.org/10.1111/wvn.12364

 

 

Reply 2

In this week’s article, multiple variables that affect evidence-based competency were identified. In this study, 1383 nursing students participated from January 2016-August 2017.  This cross-country comparison revealed differences in nursing EBP competency, knowledge, skills, and attitudes. Nurses have little power in changing patient care policies and the lack of time in the clinical setting to implement the change (Labrague, 2019). Evidence based practice leads to positive outcomes but many 93% of nurses make their decisions based on personal experiences. They lack EBP training even though they understand the positive outcomes. They also might show a positive attitude about EBP, but do not follow through in practice. The systems currently in place lack resources for nurses working. The lack of time, resources, training and experience is affecting the outcomes of nurses using EBP (Li, 2019).

 

Labrague, L. J., McEnroe, P. D., D’Souza, M. S., Cecily, H. S. J., Fronda, D. C., Edet, O. B., Ibebuike, J. E., Venkatesan, L., Almazan, J. U., Al Amri, M., Mirafuentes, E. C., Cayaban, A. R. R., Al Yahyaei, A., & Bin Jumah, J. A. (2019). A Multicountry Study on Nursing Students’ Self‐Perceived Competence and Barriers to Evidence‐Based Practice. Worldviews on Evidence-Based Nursing, 16(3), 236–246.

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