Multilevel National Analysis of Nursing Students ’ Perceived Opportunity to Access Evidence‐Based Tools During Their Clinical Learning Experience

AbstractBackgroundEasy ‐to‐access tools have been demonstrated to improve evidence‐based practice (EBP) competences among nursing students. However, students’ perception of access to EBP tools (e.g., clinical practice guidelines [CPGs], protocols) is unknown.AimsTo explore: (1) nursing students ’ opportunity to access EBP tools during their education, and (2) associated factors.MethodsA national cross ‐sectional study including all Italian nursing programs. Nursing students were deemed eligible according to the following inclusion criteria: Those who (1) were attending or just ended their practical rotation lasting at least 2 weeks at the time of the survey, and (2) expressed through written i nformed consent their willingness to take part in the study. Participants were asked about their perceived opportunity to access EBP tools during their most recent clinical learning experience (from 0 –not at all to 3 –always). A set of explanatory variables was collected at the individual, nursing program, and regional levels by using a questionnaire.ResultsNine thousand six hundred and seven (91.6%) out of 10,480 nursing students took part in the study. Overall, 4,376 (45.6%) students perceived not at all or only a small opportunity to access EBP tools during their most recent clinical rotation. In the multilevel analysis, factors promoting access were mainly set at the clinical learning environment level (high safety and nursing care quality, high self ‐directed le...
Source: Worldviews on Evidence-Based Nursing - Category: Nursing Authors: Tags: Original Article Source Type: research