Evidence-based practice readiness study supported by academy nursing informatics expert panel

Abstract

The importance of evidence-based practice (EBP) has been widely discussed in the literature. 1 Donaldson N.E. Rutledge D.N. Ashley J. Outcomes of adoption: measuring evidence uptake by individuals and organizations. Worldviews Evidence-Based Nurs. 2004; 1: S41-S51 Crossref PubMed Scopus (44) Google Scholar , 2 Institute of Medicine Committee on Quality of Health Care in AmericaCrossing the Quality Chasm. National Academy Press, Washington, DC2001 Google Scholar , 3 Kerfoot K.M. Out with computer literacy, in with information literacy: The nurse manager's challenge for the 21st century. Seminars Nurs Managers. 2002; 10: 114-116 PubMed Google Scholar , 4 McNeil B.J. Elfrink V.L. Bickford C.J. Pierce S.T. Beyea S.C. Averill C. et al. Nursing information technology knowledge, skills, and preparation of student nurses, nursing faculty, and clinicians: A US survey. J Nurs Ed. 2003; 42: 341-349 PubMed Google Scholar , 5 Pravikoff D.S. Donaldson N.E. Online journals: Access and support for evidence-based practice AACN Clinical Issues:. Advanced Practice in Acute and Critical Care. 2001; 12: 588-596 Crossref PubMed Scopus (8) Google Scholar , 6 Staggers N. Gassert C.A. Curran C. A Delphi study to determine informatics competencies for nurses at four levels of practice. Nurs Research. 2002; 51: 383-390 Crossref PubMed Scopus (170) Google Scholar , 7 Stetler C.B. Evidence-based nursing: A long day's journey into the future. Worldviews Evidence-Based Nurs. 2004; 1: 3-5 Crossref PubMed Scopus (7) Google Scholar Defined as “the integration of best research evidence with clinical expertise and patient values,” 8 Sackett D.L. Straus S.E. Richardson W.S. Rosenberg W. Haynes R.B. Evidence-based medicine: How to practice and teach EBM. Churchill Livingstone, London2000 Google Scholar its incorporation into healthcare processes has been emphasized by accrediting bodies, government agencies, professional organizations, healthcare systems, and payers, among others. Today's incredible need for current information for practice, the knowledge from research 9 Estabrooks C.A. Will evidence-based nursing practice make practice perfect?. Canadian J Nurs Research. 1998; 30: 15-36 PubMed Google Scholar that nurses practice based on what they learned in nursing school, the inadequacy and/or often outdated nature of usual information resources, time pressures, and the presence of the Internet and World Wide Web are all influencing factors in the pressure to conduct EBP.