Matthew Leach|Anne Hofmeyer|Amanda Bobridge
The impact of research education on student nurse attitude, skill and uptake of evidence?based practice: a descriptive longitudinal survey
University of South Australia|University of South Australia|University of South Australia
aims objectives measure impact undergraduate research education program attitude skill uptake evidencebased practice among undergraduate student nurses background contribution evidencebased practice clinical decisionmaking quality care patient outcomes welldocumented one approach improving evidencebased practice uptake clinical practice provision undergraduate research education notwithstanding impact research training nursing practice poorly established design descriptive longitudinal survey methods three hundred fifty four thirdyear nursing students enrolled bachelor nursing program large australian university invited pre phase 1 postcompletion phase 2 16week research education program participants asked complete evidencebased practice attitude utilization survey 82item online questionnaire measuring attitudes skills use evidencebased practice barriers facilitators evidencebased practice uptake results survey completed 84 24 participants phase 1 33 39 phase 1 participants phase 2 program exposure resulted significant improvement median skill use subscores median attitude subscore participants perceived inadequate skills interpretation appraisal application research findings clinical practice less barrier evidencebased practice uptake posteducation access online critical appraisal tools significantly useful facilitating evidencebased practice uptake posteducation conclusions findings suggest undergraduate research education may significant effect nursing students research skills use evidencebased practice minimise barriers evidencebased practice uptake posteducation relevance clinical practice undergraduate research education may play important role improving student nurse uptake evidencebased practice whether changes sustained transitioning student nurse registered nurse question research