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Kenneth P Nickles1, Deborah W Mathews, Heather Nimmagadda

  • 1Kenneth P. Nickles, EdD, RN, is Nurse Manager Acute Mental Health, Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center, North Chicago, Illinois. Deborah W. Mathews, MSN/MS/MA, RN, is Associate Chief Nurse Mental Health (Retired), Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center, North Chicago, Illinois. Heather Nimmagadda, MS, RN-BC, APN, is Nurse Educator, Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center, North Chicago, Illinois. Mary E. Bailey, BSN, RN, is Nurse Supervisor (Retired), Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center, North Chicago, Illinois. Tina M. Cox, MSN, MSM, APN, CNS-BC, is Nurse Manager Primary Care, Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center, North Chicago, Illinois. Michelle Franklin, MSN, RN, is Safe Patient Handling Coordinator, Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center, North Chicago, Illinois. Alfreda Rhodes-King, DNP, MSN, BSN/BS, RN, is Nurse Educator, Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center, North Chicago, Illinois. Cynthia Standish, MSN, RN-BC, is Nurse Educator, Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center, North Chicago, Illinois. Elise Teichman, MSN, RN-BC, WCN, AGNP-C, is Nurse Educator, Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center, North Chicago, Illinois. Mary Hagle, PhD, RN-BC, FAAN, is Nurse Scientist, Clement J. Zablocki VA Medical Center, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Journal for Nurses in Professional Development
|May 29, 2019
PubMed
Summary

Nurses require institutional support and education to implement evidence-based practice (EBP) and research effectively. This study found varying levels of EBP knowledge among nurses, highlighting educational needs for better clinical decision-making.

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