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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.
Abstract:
By 2020, most clinical decisions should be supported by best evidence. Therefore, nurses need institutional support and education about evidence-based practice (EBP) and research. The aim of this study was to describe nurses' self-assessed knowledge of EBP and research. Findings revealed nurses' knowledge of EBP and research ranged from no knowledge to high knowledge with opportunities for education. Providing for the use of best evidence is a dynamic process involving clinicians, educators, and administrators.
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