Evidence-based practice and related information literacy skills of nurses in Singapore: an exploratory case study.

Increased demand for medical or healthcare services has meant that nurses are to take on a more proactive and independent role intending to patients, providing basic treatment and deciding relevant clinical practice. This, in turn, translates into the need for nurses to be able to translate research and evidence into their practice more efficiently and effectively. Hence, competencies in looking for, evaluating, synthesizing and applying documented information or evidence-based practice becomes crucial.

Adopting evidence-based practice in clinical decision making: nurses' perceptions, knowledge, and barriers.

Objective: Evidence-based practice (EBP) provides nurses with a method to use critically appraised and scientifically proven evidence for delivering quality health care to a specific population. The objective of this study was to explore nurses' awareness of, knowledge of, and attitude toward EBP and factors likely to encourage or create barriers to adoption. In addition, information sources used by nurses and their literature searching skills were also investigated.

Nurses' perception of evidence-based practice at the National University Hospital of Singapore.

Background: A study was conducted at Singapore's National University Hospital to elicit registered nurses' attitudes, knowledge, barriers, facilitating factors, education, and training regarding evidence-based practice.

Methods: A 13-question survey that was administered to all registered nurses yielded 1,114 (75.4%) usable returns for analysis.