Nursing practice, knowledge, attitudes and perceived barriers to evidence-based practice at an academic medical center

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 65, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 371-381

  Brown, Caroline E ^a   Wickline, Mary A ^a   Ecoff, Laurie ^b   Glaser, Dale ^c  

^a UCSD MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b SHARP MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c Glaser Consulting   (United States)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Barriers; Evidence based practice; Knowledge; Magnet hospitals; Nursing practice; Research utilization

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMMUNICATION DISORDER; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EDUCATION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; MALE; MASS COMMUNICATION; NURSING RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS; ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CALIFORNIA; COMMUNICATION BARRIERS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIFFUSION OF INNOVATION; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; NURSING RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 58449102119     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: 13652648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2008.04878.x     Document Type: Article

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