Mehdi Hosseinzadeh1, Mohammad Sahebalzamani2*, Nassibeh Alinejad3
Introduction and purpose: Nowadays, evidence-based practice is known as a new and reliable method in medical science and taken into consideration need to enhance the quality of clinical care, this study was carried out in order to determine the level of awareness, attitude, ability, and facilities of implementing evidence-based practice among nurses. Methods: In this study, 170 nurses working in the hospitals affiliated with Tehran University of Medical Sciences in 2015-16 were selected by a stratified random sampling method. Data collection instrument was a researcher-designed questionnaire that included 5 sections. Its validity was checked through content validity, and test-retest methods were employed to measure its reliability which was 0.84. The collected data were analyzed using SPSS 10.0. Findings: The results of this study showed that the nurses’ awareness about evidence-based practice was average. Their attitude toward evidence-based practice was positive. Their ability in evidence-based practice was unfavorable. And they sometimes had access to the facilities of implementing evidence-based practice. Conclusion and discussion: The nurses need structured and systematic training about implementing evidence-based practice. In order to obtain evidence-based practice, it is necessary to absorb the support of hospitals’ senior managers, to create organizational culture to support this approach, and to prepare necessary facilities in order to put this approach into practice.
