Attitudes of Nurses Working in Private Hospitals About Evidence-Based Practices and Affecting Factors

Objective: The aim of the study was to determine the attitudes of nurses working in private hospitals about evidence-based practice and the affecting factors. Materials and Methods: The universe of the study consisted of nurses working in 10 private hospitals in the city center of Manisa, Türkiye (n=460). The data were collected from 214 nurses by visiting hospitals between 20 October 2022 and 20 December 2022 through face-to-face interviews. The nurses\' introductory characteristics questionnaire and the Attitude towards Evidence Based Nursing Questionnaire were used in this study. The attitude towards Evidence-Based Nursing Questionnaire consists of 15 items and three sub-dimensions as follows: beliefs and expectations towards evidence-based nursing, the intention of conduct towards evidence-based nursing, and feelings towards evidence-based nursing. Results: It was stated that 73.8% of the nurses knew the concept of evidence-based nursing and 68.2% applied evidence-based practices in their clinic. The mean score of the Attitudes towards Evidence-Based Nursing Questionnaire was found to be 61.5±8.8 (min=30 max=75). The total mean score of the Attitudes towards Evidence-Based Nursing Questionnaire was found to be statistically significantly higher in nurses working in service, who followed the current nursing literature, who knew the concept of evidence-based nursing, who applied evidence-based practices in their clinics and who knew the literature review. Conclusion: It is very important to determine the factors affecting the knowledge, attitudes and behaviors of nurses towards evidence-based practice and to organize training programs in this direction in terms of professional development and increasing the quality of health care.