title: Hospital readiness for undertaking evidence-based practice: A survey.
abstract: Despite the fact that evidence-based practice has increasing emphasis in health care, organizations are not always prepared for its implementation. Identifying organizational preparedness for implementing evidence-based practice is desirable prior to application. A cross-sectional survey was developed to explore nurses' perception of organizational support for evidence-based practice and was implemented via a self-enumerated survey completed by 234 nurses. Data were analyzed with descriptive and inferential statistics. Nurses reported that implementation of evidence-based practice is complex and fraught with challenges because of a lack of organizational support. A conceptual framework comprising three key factors: information resources, nursing leadership, and organizational infrastructure was proposed to assist health authorities in the implementation of evidence-based practice. Suggestions of how organizations can be more supportive of research utilization in practice include establishing a library, journal clubs/mentoring programs, nurses' involvement in decision-making at unit level, and a local nursing association.
authors.affiliation: Nursing Faculty, Danang University of Medical Technologies and Pharmacy, Danang City, Vietnam.
authors.forename: Thi Ngoc Minh
authors.initials: TN
authors.lastname: Nguyen
authors.affiliation: School of Medicine, Flinders University, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.|School of Medicine, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.
authors.forename: Anne
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Wilson
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D055318:Evidence-Based Nursing; D005260:Female; D006761:Hospitals / Q000639:trends*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016294:Models, Nursing; D009726:Nurses / Q000523:psychology*; D015279:Organizational Culture; D016730:Program Development / Q000592:standards*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014744:Vietnam
keywords: Vietnam; conceptual framework; evidence-based practice/evidence-based nursing; leadership; organizational readiness