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Evaluation of a Hospital-Based Nursing Research and Evidence-Based Practice Mentorship Program on Improving Nurses'
Background:
Evidence-based practice (EBP) is a core requirement for nurses, contributing toward better clinical outcomes. Mentorship could prepare early adopters of EBP to create an EBP culture.
Method:
Nine nurses in an acute hospital in Singapore participated in a mentorship program throughout 2015. Mentees conducted ward-based EBP education sessions for nursing colleagues. The Evidence-Based Practice Questionnaire (EBPQ) was used to measure the program's effect on mentees' and their ward colleagues' knowledge, attitude, and practice of EBP. Both groups completed the EBPQ before and 3 months after completion of the program. Wilcoxon rank-sum tests were performed to compare changes in EBPQ scores.
Results:
Both mentees and ward colleagues reported improved posttest median scores for all EBPQ subscales and the overall score. However, mentees reported a larger magnitude of improvement.
Conclusion:
A hospital-based research and EBP mentorship program increases nurses' knowledge, attitude, and practice of EBP, creating an EBP culture change. [J Contin Educ Nurs. 2020;51(1):46-52.].
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