A Study of Iranian Nurses' and Midwives' Knowledge, Attitudes, and Implementation of Evidence-Based Practice: The Time for Change Has Arrived

Worldviews on Evidence-Based Nursing

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 325-331

  Heydari, Abbas ^a   Mazlom, Seyed Reza ^b   Ranjbar, Hossein ^c   Scurlock Evans, Laura ^d  

^a MASHHAD UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b 37552Mashhad University of medical sciences   (Iran)

^c TORBAT HEYDARIYEH UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WORCESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Evidence based practice; Midwifery; Midwives; Nurses; Nursing

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EVIDENCE BASED NURSING; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; IRAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MIDWIFE; NURSING CARE; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PREGNANCY; QUESTIONNAIRE; STANDARDS;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EVIDENCE-BASED NURSING; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; IRAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MIDWIFERY; NURSING CARE; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; ORGANIZATIONAL INNOVATION; PREGNANCY; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84939254371     PISSN: 1545102X     EISSN: 17416787     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/wvn.12052     Document Type: Article

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