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BackgroundConsideration needs to be given to a variety of factors that influence the implementation of evidence-based nursing practice (EBNP).AimThis study aimed to develop and validate a questionnaire that measures registered nurses’ competencies, beliefs, facilitators, barriers, and implementation of EBNP.MethodsMethodological cross-sectional study in which 612 registered nurses were selected by convenient sampling. A panel of six experts evaluated the content validity of the first draft of the EBP-CBFRI questionnaire. The final questionnaire was made up of 55 items. Reliability was determined by means of internal consistency. Construct, convergent, discriminant, and predictive validity was assessed.ResultsThe questionnaire has proven acceptable reliability and validity when used with registered nurses. The scale-level content validity index was .92. Cronbach’s α coefficient for the total questionnaire was .87. Exploratory factor analysis supported five significant factors that explained 64.8% of the variance. |