Document Type

Dissertation

Title

Implementation of The Essential Competencies for Evidence-Based Practice in Baccalaureate Nursing Education

Authors

Elizabeth Whorley, Nova Southeastern University

Degree Name

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Nursing Education

Copyright Statement

All rights reserved. This publication is intended for use solely by faculty, students, and staff of Nova Southeastern University. No part of this publication may be reproduced, distributed, or transmitted in any form or by any means, now known or later developed, including but not limited to photocopying, recording, or other electronic or mechanical methods, without the prior written permission of the author or the publisher.

Department

College of Nursing

First Advisor

Julia Aucoin

Publication Date / Copyright Date

2018

Publisher

Nova Southeastern University

NSUWorks Citation

Elizabeth Whorley. 2018. Implementation of The Essential Competencies for Evidence-Based Practice in Baccalaureate Nursing Education. Doctoral dissertation. Nova Southeastern University. Retrieved from NSUWorks, College of Nursing. (46)
https://nsuworks.nova.edu/hpd_con_stuetd/46.

Abstract

Integrating evidence-based practice into healthcare education has been a recommendation for the past 16 years. Despite this, barriers still exist with the utilization of evidence-based practice. The purpose of this study was to describe the current state of EBP scholarship in the curriculum of baccalaureate pre-licensure nursing programs. Essential Competencies for Evidence-Based Practice in Nursing (Stevens, 2009) was utilized to measure the state of EBP scholarship. The research question stated: how is evidence-based practice scholarship addressed within baccalaureate pre-licensure nursing programs? The research design was guided by Rogers’ diffusion of innovations theoretical framework and the star model of knowledge transformation ©. The study was a non-experimental descriptive design, and a convenience sample of n=96 surveys from program leaders was evaluated. The findings from this study fill an identified gap in nursing literature and show that EBP is addressed within baccalaureate pre-licensure nursing programs, described by the leaders in the programs. Keywords: evidence-based practice competencies, baccalaureate pre-licensure nursing programs

Disciplines

Nursing

Keywords

Health and environmental sciences, Education, Baccalaureate pre-licensure nursing programs, Evidence-based practice competencies

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