title: Factors affecting evidence translation for general practice nurses.
abstract: This paper explores the domains of influence affecting practice nurses' ability to find, evaluate and use clinical evidence. A cross-sectional survey of general practice nurses (n = 590) in Victoria, Australia in 2008 provided data for a principal components analysis. The research replicates a study undertaken in the UK using the Developing Evidence-Based Practice Questionnaire. Five domains of influence on nurses' translation of evidence were identified: skills in finding/reviewing evidence; barriers to finding/reviewing evidence; knowledge from published sources; knowledge from other sources; and barriers or facilitators to change. Each domain was interpreted as underlying the relationship of nurses with evidence-based practice and was comparable to the original study's findings when subjected to factor analysis. Findings from this study show that the Developing Evidence-Based Practice Questionnaire-Au is a valid and useful instrument in determining the influences on practice nurses' ability to effect knowledge translation and conduct practice based on evidence. Given these findings, a new model is proposed that explains the influence of a number of domains on Australian general practice nurses' translation of knowledge into practice.
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing, Midwifery and Nutrition, James Cook University, Cairns Campus, Smithfield, Queensland, Australia. jane.mills@jcu.edu.au
authors.forename: Jane
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Mills
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Field
authors.forename: Robyn
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Cant
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002983:Clinical Competence; D055318:Evidence-Based Nursing; D005260:Female; D058006:General Practice; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009726:Nurses; D000078329:Workforce