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Evidence-based practice utilization and associated factors among nurses working in Amhara Region Referral Hospitals, Ethiopia

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  • Zewdu Bishaw Aynalem
  • Kassahun Gebeyehu Yazew
  • Mignote Hailu Gebrie

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Background: Applying evidence-based practice during care provision is essential because it improves the quality of care, reduces health care costs, and increases patient and family satisfaction. However, information on evidence-based nursing practice and associated factors were not well studied and documented in the study area. Hence, this study aimed to assess utilization and associated factors of evidence-based practice among nurses working in Amhara Region Referral Hospitals, Ethiopia. Methods: An institution-based cross-sectional study was conducted from March 18 to April 16, 2019, in Amhara Region Referral Hospitals. A simple random sampling technique was used to select 684 respondents. Data were collected using a pretested and self-administered questionnaire. Data were entered into Epi Info version 7.1.2.0 and exported to SPSS version 22.0 for analysis. The bivariable analysis was used primarily and variables with p-value

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  • Zewdu Bishaw Aynalem & Kassahun Gebeyehu Yazew & Mignote Hailu Gebrie, 2021. "Evidence-based practice utilization and associated factors among nurses working in Amhara Region Referral Hospitals, Ethiopia," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 16(3), pages 1-15, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0248834
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0248834
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    1. Katarzyna Młynarska & Elżbieta Grochans & Magdalena Sylwia Kamińska & Anna Maria Cybulska & Mariusz Panczyk & Ewa Kupcewicz, 2022. "Sociodemographic and Work-Related Variables Affecting Knowledge of, Attitudes toward, and Skills in EBNP of Nurses According to an EBPPQ," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(14), pages 1-18, July.

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