J Korean Clin Nurs Res.  2024 Apr;30(1):1-10. 10.22650/JKCNR.2024.30.1.1.

Effects of Critical Thinking Disposition, Digital Literacy, and Nursing Informatics Competence on the Competency in Evidence-Based Practice among Clinical Nurses

• Park SU
• Choi SY

• KMID: 2555875
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.22650/JKCNR.2024.30.1.1

Abstract

Purpose
This study aimed to investigate the competency in evidence-based practice, critical thinking disposition, digital literacy, and nursing informatics competence, and to identify the factors influencing the competency in evidence-based practice among nurses.
Methods
The participants in this study were 196 nurses from a university hospital in J-city. Data were collected from December 1 to December 30, 2023. The collected data were analyzed with the SPSS 26.0 program using descriptive statistics, independent t-test, one-way analysis of variance, Scheffé test, Pearson's correlation coefficients, and multiple regression analysis.
Results
The results showed that the factors influencing the competency in evidence-based practice included nursing informatics competence, critical thinking disposition, digital literacy, and having a master's degree. The participants with a master's degree demonstrated higher competency in evidence-based practice compared to those with a three-year degree or a four-year degree, and a total explanatory power was 53.1%.
Conclusion
In this study, critical thinking disposition, digital literacy, and nursing informatics competence were influential factors in competency of evidence-based practice. Therefore, a variety of intervention programs should be developed to enhance the impact of these factors on nurses’ competency in evidence-based practice.

Keyword

Nurses; Critical Thinking; Literacy; Nursing Informatics; Evidence-Based Practice