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Objective: This research was planned in order to evaluate the attitudes of nurses and nursing students towards evidence-based nursing practices. Today, factors such as the management of information, the change in health care needs and preferences, and the prolongation of life have necessitated the use of evidence-based practices in nursing. This research was planned as a descriptive study. Methods: This study was conducted with nurses and intern nursing students. Data were collected with the Introductory Information Form and the Evidence-based Nursing Attitude Questionnaire (EBNAQ). Data were analyzed by number, percentage, Mann-Whitney U test, Kruskal-Wallis test and t test. Results: The mean score of EBNAQ was 61.25±8.105 for nurses and 61.94± 7.763 for students; The difference between the scores of the two groups was not significant (t=-.522; p=0.602). Sub-dimension mean scores of nurses and students were 29.19+0.352 and 29.56+0.524 for beliefs and expectations towards EBN, 15.60+0.218 and 15.70+0.371 for, intention of conduct towards EBN, 16.46+0.233 and 16.68+0.437 for feelings towards EBN, respectively. It was found that the place of duty, reading professional publications regularly, participation in scientific meetings, membership in professional associations, conducting research were crucial among the nurses, whereas gender factor affected the scores of EBNAQ in students (p <.05). Conclusions: EBNAQ scores of students and nurses were found to be good and there was no difference between the mean scores of nurses and students. Although the level of Evidence-Based Practice (EBP) belief is high in nurses and students, the intention to practice is at a lower level. The EBP attitude of female nursing students is more positive than that of males. Reading professional publications regularly, participating in scientific meetings and in clinical research activities improve the evidence-based nursing practice attitude in nurses. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
