Developing evidence-based practice: Experiences of senior and junior clinical nurses

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 62-73

  Gerrish, Kate ^a   Ashworth, Peter ^a   Lacey, Anne ^b   Bailey, Jeff ^c  

^a SHEFFIELD HALLAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^c BARNSLEY DISTRICT GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Clinical nurses; Evidence based practice; Questionnaire; Research implementation; Survey

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EDUCATION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; NURSE; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLIC RELATIONS; STANDARD; TIME;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE CLINICIANS; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; PROFESSIONAL AUTONOMY; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 40949117254     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: 13652648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2007.04579.x     Document Type: Article

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