Investigation on evidence-based nursing ability of nurses and influencing factors analysis in a tertiary general hospital in Beijing

Objective To investigate the status and influencing factors of nurses' evidence-based nursing ability in a tertiary general hospital in Beijing. Methods A total of 463 nurses from a tertiary hospital in Beijing were selected for research by convenience sampling method. Evidence-based nursing practice ability rating scale was used to evaluate nurses' evidence-based nursing ability, and a self-designed influencing factor questionnaire was used to investigate and analyze the influencing factors. 463 questionnaires were collected and 463 were valid. Results The total score of 463 nurses with evidence-based nursing ability was (43.05±24.25) . The average score was (1.87±1.05) . The score of the evidence retrieval and evaluation ability dimension was (1.72±1.18) , the score of the evidence integration ability dimension was (1.54±1.21) , the score of the evidence dissemination ability dimension was (1.89±1.22) , and the score of situational evaluation and evidence application dimension was (2.20±1.04) . Univariate analysis showed the scores of nurses' evidence-based nursing ability were different with 10 different characteristics: initial education, final education, working years, English level, whether received evidence-based training, knowledge of evidence-based nursing, and whether considered evidence-based nursing is helpful for clinical work, considered whether it is necessary to carry out evidence-based practice projects, whether to consult the literature, whether you have tried evidence-based nursing practice, the differences were statistically significant (P<0.05) . Multiple linear regression analysis showed years of work, whether to consult the literature, and considered whether it is necessary to carry out evidence-based practice projects, whether you have tried evidence-based nursing practice were the factors affecting the nurse's evidence-based ability score. Conclusions In this study, the level of evidence-based nursing ability of nurses needs to be improved. The nurses, who are with longer working years, limited literature consulting, consider no need to carry out evidence-based practice, and have no evidence-based practice experience, have lower ability in evidence-based practice. It is suggested that nursing managers should pay attention to the cultivation of evidence-based nursing ability of senior nurses, organize literature review and evidence-based nursing training to increase knowledge, create an organizational environment for evidence-based nursing to change attitudes, give full play to leadership to support evidence-based nursing behaviors of nurses, and improve their evidence-based nursing ability. Key words: Nurses; Evidence-based nursing; Ability; Influencing factors