Fraza do cytowania: Belowska J, Zarzeka A, Panczyk M, Kot-Doniec B, Żmuda-Trzebiatowska H, Gotlib J Knowledge and attitudes of nurses after completion of specialist training in palliative nursing care against evidence-based professional practice. Piel Pol. 2015;4(58):425–429. Introduction and aim. The growing number of palliative-care-requiring patients in Poland, which is related to the growing length of life, generates a need for specialized nursing staff. New methods of treatment and approach to a terminal-stage patient require that nurses, being independent service-providers, gain knowledge of evidence-based practice. Assessment of the knowledge and ability to apply evidence-based practice (EBP) by nurses after their completion of specialist training in palliative care nursing.
Material and methods. 152 nurses taking part in a specialty examination in palliative care nursing (5 men); mean age: 40.23 (min. 27, max. 65, SD = 6.68), mean length of work: 18.01 yrs (min. 4, max. 37, SD = 7.98). 31% worked in a public hospital, 63% full-time, 43% as senior nurses. 30% had a master’s degree in nursing. Standardized Evidence-based Practice (EBP) Profile Questionnaire, quantitative and qualitative analysis.
Results. Only 39% of the nurses are aware of the importance and development of EBP in nursing and benefits resulting from its application. 23.5% have never assessed the methodological correctness of the scientific literature used and referred it to their own diagnosis (15%). 27% do not know the meaning of the term odds ratio and 21% have never come across the term forest plot. 39% declare the ability to gain access to scientific evidence and make use of electronic databases of scientific literature (36%). In making proper clinical decisions in their professional practice, nurses appreciate clinical practice more than results of scientific studies (44%).
Conclusions. 1. In connection with a foreseen growing demand for nursing services in the field of palliative care, there is a need to urgently complement and improve the knowledge and skills of nurses with respect to the use of the latest results of scientific research in their professional practice.
2. The absence of knowledge of the methodology of scientific research among nurses requires systemic changes in education in the field of nursing as well as in the curricula of specialist post-graduate education.
Key words: evidence-based medicine, evidence-based nursing practice, nursing, safety, nursing care quality.
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