Effect of Implementing Evidence-Based Nursing Practice Program on Critical Thinking Disposition among Internship Students

Background: As the principles of evidence-based beliefs in nursing take an
increasingly greater hold on nursing education, it is important to consider the range
of other critical thinking dispositions which is subordinated by this approach.
Dispositions of critical thinking based on beliefs of evidence-based data leads to
optimal nursing care for patients, based on patient-centered nursing actions. The
aim of the study was to evaluate the effect of implementing evidence-based
nursing practice program on critical thinking disposition among nursing internship < /div>
students. Research design: A quasi-experimental intervention design was used in
the present study. Subjects and Setting: the sample consisted of 125 internship < /div>
nursing students were invited to participate in the study. The study was conducted
at Fayoum University Hospitals (Medical& Surgical hospitals). Tools of data
collection: Data were collected by two tools: Evidence based practice beliefs scale
and critical thinking dispositions inventory questionnaire. Results: of the study
indicated that, post implementation total mean scores were significantly higher than
pre implementation total mean scores of variable measuring evidence based
practice beliefs and critical thinking dispositions. In addition, the correlation
between both evidence based practice beliefs and critical thinking dispositions,
there were statistically significant positive correlation between evidence based
practice beliefs and critical thinking dispositions among the studied nursing
internship students after implementation of the program. Conclusion: The
evidence based practice education training was effective in improving the critical
thinking dispositions of the studied nursing internship. Recommendation: based
on study findings, the researchers suggested that the evidence based practice
education program as a general education course for undergraduate nursing
students to support necessary critical thinking dispositions.