EVIDENCE-BASED NURSING CARE AMONG SURGICAL NURSES
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- What is being studied
- The protocol lists: Measuring evidence-based nursing knowledge and practice levels using a scale.
- Who it may be relevant to
- Registry conditions: Nurse's Role. Basic parameters: from 18 years · All.
- What needs checking
- Age, condition and sex are only basic indicators. Prior treatment, laboratory values and other mandatory requirements appear in the eligibility criteria below.
- Where it takes place
- Center list to be confirmed — check the primary protocol.
- Next step
- Save the trial, show it to the treating physician, and confirm current recruitment with the study center. Costs, documents and travel →
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Official title
EVIDENCE-BASED NURSING CARE AT THE BOTTOM OF THE HIERARCHY: PRACTICE, BARRIERS, AND FACILITATORS
Overview
Background: There is a limited number of studies in Turkey that jointly evaluate the evidence-based practice levels of nurses working in surgical units, the barriers they encounter in practice, and the facilitating factors that support practice. In particular, understanding the extent to which evidence-based nursing practice beliefs predict evidence-based care practice behaviors is important for designing in-house training programs, creating clinical guidelines, and developing in-service mentoring systems. Purpose: This research was conducted to reveal the levels of evidence-based nursing practice among nurses working in surgical units, identify barriers to implementation, and define factors that facilitate implementation. It is anticipated that the findings will guide clinical managers, education planners, and policy developers in creating evidence-based improvement strategies. Methodology: The research is a descriptive-cross-sectional study. The population consists of nurses working in the Surgical Clinics at Uludağ University Faculty of Medicine Hospital in Bursa, Turkey (N:350). The sample calculation for the study was performed using the known population sample method. The minimum number of individuals required in the sample was calculated using the Raosoft sample calculation tool, yielding a sample size (n) of 184 when a 5% margin of error and a 95% confidence interval were applied.
Interventions
- Other Measuring evidence-based nursing knowledge and practice levels using a scale
Turkish Ministry of Health Uludağ University Faculty of Medicine Hospital Nurses working in surgical clinics will be assessed using the Research Use Barriers Scale and the Evidence-Based Practice Usage Scale to determine their levels of evidence-based nursing practice, the barriers they encounter, and the facilitating factors.
Primary outcome measures
- Evidence-Based Practice Usage Scale [Time frame: 6 months]
Secondary outcome measures (1)
- Research Usage Barriers Scale [Time frame: 6 months]
Eligibility criteria
Inclusion criteria
- Working as a Clinical Nurse (in surgical areas) at Uludağ University Faculty of Medicine Hospital, Ministry of Health, Republic of Turkey,
- Agreeing to participate in the study as a volunteer,
- Not having any visual, auditory, or psychological problems that would prevent them from completing the questionnaire and scales,
- Being a graduate of nursing school.
Exclusion criteria
- Not working as a nurse in the Clinical Department (surgical fields) at Uludağ University Faculty of Medicine Hospital, Ministry of Health of the Republic of Turkey,
- Not agreeing to participate in the research as a volunteer,
- Having any visual, auditory, or psychological problems that would prevent them from completing the questionnaire and scales,
- Not being a graduate of nursing school.
Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.
Healthy volunteers: Yes
Study design
- Observational model
- Cohort
Study locations
Center list to be confirmed — check the primary protocol.
Identifiers
NCT: NCT07370558 · 2025-9/6