Keywords

Clinical Practice Guidelines, Evidence-Based Practice, Nursing Education

 

Authors

  1. Key, Betty
  2. Owings, Clara R.
  3. Ford, Cassandra
  4. Graves, Barbara Ann
  5. Robinson, Trent

Abstract

Abstract: Research has demonstrated the ability of evidence-based practice (EBP) to enhance quality and reliability of health care, improve health outcomes, and reduce cost and health disparities. Nursing curricula often lack best practices for teaching EBP, as well as actual EBP course content, objectives, and activities, to advance student understanding of EBP. The unfortunate results are nurse graduates who do not value or perceive that they can use EBP. This study implemented an EBP assignment assessing clinical practice guidelines as a means of improving EBP beliefs in senior-level nursing students.