J Korean Acad Nurs Adm.  2013 Jan;19(1):39-47.

Implementation of Evidence Based Nursing Education into Nursing Management Clinical Practicum: Outcome Evaluation and Diffusion Strategies

• Park M

Abstract

PURPOSE
This practice study was done to describe the process and outcomes of application of Evidence Based Nursing (EBN) Education to nursing management clinical practicum and suggest strategies to diffuse EBN into nursing management education.
METHODS
Education on the evidence based nursing management process was provided to 65 senior nursing students from a university. Nursing management clinical practicum integrated with EBN. The setting was a five full day-clinical practicum. Group and individual training on EBN process with lectures, small group discussions, conferences, and educational prescription were provided. Outcomes were analyzed using paired t test for 65 participants.
RESULTS
Evidence based nursing competency increased significantly showing improvement in understanding EBN, formulating clinical question, searching & classifying the evidence, recognizing level of evidence, considering patient preference, and evaluating outcomes. Nursing students' access and use of evidence based information resource also improved.
CONCLUSION
The results of this study indicate that the application of EBN to nursing management clinical practicum is effective to improve EBN competency in undergraduate students and should be further applied in nursing education using the systematic strategies.

Keyword

Evidence based nursing; Education; Undergraduate

MeSH Terms

Congresses as Topic
Diffusion
Education, Nursing
Evidence-Based Nursing
Humans
Lectures
Patient Preference
Prescriptions
Students, Nursing

Figure

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  Figure 1 Changes in EBP competency.

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  Figure 2 Changes in accessibility of information source.

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  Figure 3 Changes in usability of information source.

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