title: Nurses' beliefs about the conditions that hinder or support evidence-based nursing.
abstract: The aim of this study was to identify the conditions that Australian nurses believe support or hinder the development of evidence-based nursing. A survey instrument was developed from the results of content analysis of the UK and the USA research and of interviews with 12 Australian nurses. Eight hundred and sixteen nurses working in three large hospitals responded representing a response rate of 65%. Principal axis factor analysis of the survey results revealed six conditions that the participants believed were necessary for evidence-based nursing to take place. The results of this study may be used to develop models for the improvement of evidence-based nursing in Australia.
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing, Family and Community Health, University of Western Sydney and The Children's Hospital, Westmead, Australia. SueN@chw.edu.au
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Nagy
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lumby
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: McKinley
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Macfarlane
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001315:Australia; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D005260:Female; D006302:Health Services Research; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009726:Nurses / Q000523:psychology*; D009732:Nursing Care