Readiness for and predictors of evidence-based practice of acute-care nurses: A cross-sectional postal survey

Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 572-581

  Thorsteinsson, Hrund S ^a,b   Sveinsdóttir, Herdís ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ICELAND   (Iceland)

^b LANDSPITALI UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Iceland)

Author keywords

EBP activities; EBP beliefs; EBP beliefs scale; Evidence based practice; Nursing; Professional practice; Survey

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EVIDENCE BASED NURSING; HUMAN; ICELAND; MIDDLE AGED; POSTAL MAIL; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; VALIDATION STUDY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EVIDENCE-BASED NURSING; HUMANS; ICELAND; MIDDLE AGED; POSTAL SERVICE; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84905010588     PISSN: 02839318     EISSN: 14716712     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/scs.12083     Document Type: Article

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